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Leno & Hasselbeck: Jokes Gone Horribly Wrong

Posted by Paul Hooson · Published: May 5, 2010 · Comments (3)

Jay Leno and Elisabeth Hasselbeck could sure use some new joke writers. Last night, Jay Leno told a joke that implied that Times Square bombing suspect was not only a member of Al Qaida, but even worse, a member of Team Coco. Conan O'Brien fans had to be thrilled at... [Full Story]

Sarah Palin's TONIGHT SHOW Appearance Good For Leno Ratings

Posted by Paul Hooson · Published: March 3, 2010

Jay Leno continues to draw much better ratings than the ill-fated Conan O'Brien version of the TONIGHT SHOW. Last night, with the help of Sarah Palin, he pulled in 5 million viewers, besting David Letterman by 1.6 million viewers who had Mitt Romney on. It was rather strange to see... [Full Story]

Jay Leno's TONIGHT SHOW Return Draws 6.6 Million Viewers

Posted by Paul Hooson · Published: March 2, 2010

Jay Leno's TONIGHT SHOW return drew in a staggering 6.6 million viewers, well crushing David Letterman's 3.8 million LATE SHOW viewers last night. During the Winter Olympics, there was heavy promotion for Jay Leno's return to the late night throne. Fortunately, there didn't appear to be any jabs at Conan... [Full Story]

Kevin Eubanks Jumping Ship From THE TONIGHT SHOW

Posted by Paul Hooson · Published: February 17, 2010 · Comments (2)

Kevin Eubanks is the latest fallout from NBC's late night mess. Reportedly, Kevin Eubanks wanted to have a deal similar to that of Max Weinberg, who could takes leaves when he wanted to play with Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band. However, it looks like leaving THE TONIGHT SHOW... [Full Story]

Jay Leno's Four Month Old Set Will Get Facelift, But Not Jay

Posted by Paul Hooson · Published: January 29, 2010 · Comments (5)

Barely used, Jay Leno's new studio will be given a facelift during the Winter Olympics downtime. When Jay Leno returns to the air as host of THE TONIGHT SHOW, the set will look should more resemble the traditional set, with a desk and other touches. But Jay Leno apparently won't... [Full Story]

Leno Tells Oprah About Strained Relations With Conan

Posted by Paul Hooson · Published: January 27, 2010 · Comments (1)

In an interview preview taped for the OPRAH show, Jay Leno told Oprah how he hasn't spoken to Conan O'Brien since the whole NBC late night schedule fiasco erupted. If anything, that alone tells just how strained the relations between the competing TONIGHT SHOW hosts has become. Jay Leno related... [Full Story]

It's Leno Vs. Conan Dueling Monologues

Posted by Paul Hooson · Published: January 14, 2010 · Comments (1)

Last night, the monologues of both Jay Leno and Conan O'Brien took sad and unfortunate turns as both comics turned their guns on each other, rather than at NBC. At 10pm, Jay Leno fired at Conan with the joke, "Nobody knows what is going on. Conan O'Brien, understandable, is very... [Full Story]

THE JAY LENO SHOW Officially Canceled by NBC

Posted by Paul Hooson · Published: January 10, 2010 · Comments (3)

You could just see this one coming all the way up Broadway. Today, NBC made the announcement that THE JAY LENO SHOW will officially end on February 12, 2010. Leno will then be moved to the later 11:35 time slot, while NBC hopes to keep both Conan O'Brien and Jimmy... [Full Story]

Poor Ratings May Shake Up Both Leno & Conan

Posted by Paul Hooson · Published: January 8, 2010 · Comments (1)

Rumors from reliable sources within NBC seem to indicate that both THE JAY LENO SHOW as well as THE TONIGHT SHOW with Conan O'Brien will likely face a big February shakeup due to poor ratings. Rather than canceling both shows, NBC will apparently move Jay Leno's show to it's previous... [Full Story]

Jay Leno Draws Huge 18.4 Million Viewers

Posted by Paul Hooson · Published: September 16, 2009

Jay Leno's new 10PM prime-time comedy show is a runaway success for NBC. On Monday, the show claimed a huge 18 million viewers, something that no NBC 10PM show has claimed since the peak years of ER. Leno's new show managed a great marketing coup by having singer Kanye West... [Full Story]

Jay Leno Might Face A Network Guest Shortage, But A Programming Advantage

Posted by Paul Hooson · Published: September 7, 2009 · Comments (1)

There are pretty good rumors that competing networks such as ABC, CBS and FOX consider Jay Leno's new prime time 10PM program to be enough of potential threat that they've banned their own network stars from appearing on his show. All of this might lead to something of a celebrity... [Full Story]

Jay Leno's 200+mph 60,000rpm Jet Turbine Motorcycle

Posted by Paul Hooson · Published: July 16, 2009

Comic Jay Leno is a proud owner of one of these great Allison aircraft/marine style jet turbine motorcycles produced by Marine Turbine Technologies. These bikes cost a cool $150,000. The Allison R-R 250 C18 engines weigh just 136 pounds, yet produce an awesome 317 horsepower and 425 foot pounds... [Full Story]

Jay Leno Is Hospitalized

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: April 24, 2009 · Comments (1)

Even in the hospital Jay Leno hasn't lost his sense of humor. The Tonight Show host, 58, canceled the taping of his talk show and checked into Providence Saint Joseph's Medical Center in Burbank on Thursday. No information has been released on the nature of the funnyman's ailment, but... [Full Story]

Leno Moving to Prime Time

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: December 9, 2008 · Comments (1)

NBC is expected to announce Tuesday that it has signed its late-night star Jay Leno to a new contract that will keep him at the network in a new format that will give him the 10 p.m. time period each weeknight for a show similar to the one he... [Full Story]

Jay Leno Archives

May 5, 2010

Leno & Hasselbeck: Jokes Gone Horribly Wrong

March 3, 2010

Sarah Palin's TONIGHT SHOW Appearance Good For Leno Ratings

March 2, 2010

Jay Leno's TONIGHT SHOW Return Draws 6.6 Million Viewers

February 17, 2010

Kevin Eubanks Jumping Ship From THE TONIGHT SHOW

January 29, 2010

Jay Leno's Four Month Old Set Will Get Facelift, But Not Jay

January 27, 2010

Leno Tells Oprah About Strained Relations With Conan

January 14, 2010

It's Leno Vs. Conan Dueling Monologues

January 10, 2010

THE JAY LENO SHOW Officially Canceled by NBC

January 8, 2010

Poor Ratings May Shake Up Both Leno & Conan

September 16, 2009

Jay Leno Draws Huge 18.4 Million Viewers

September 7, 2009

Jay Leno Might Face A Network Guest Shortage, But A Programming Advantage

July 16, 2009

Jay Leno's 200+mph 60,000rpm Jet Turbine Motorcycle

April 24, 2009

Jay Leno Is Hospitalized

December 9, 2008

Leno Moving to Prime Time

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