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• TBS canceling comic George Lopez's talk show

  August 10, 2011 4:58 PM

  NEW YORK (AP) - The TBS network is canceling George Lopez's nightly talk show. The network says Lopez's Thursday night show will be the final one. "Lopez Tonight" is in its second season. The comic gave up his 11 p.m. time slot to make room for Conan O'Brien,... more »

• `The Pacific,' `Glee,' top Emmy Awards nominees

  July 8, 2010 9:03 AM

  "Glee," the spunky TV musical comedy about high school misfits and the teachers who shepherd them, was a top Emmy nominee Thursday with 19 bids, including for best comedy series and stars Matthew Morrison and Lea Michele. The leading nominee was the gritty, unsparing World War II drama, "The... more »

• Conan O'Brien to make TBS his new late-night home

  April 12, 2010 12:49 PM

  Conan O'Brien is headed to TBS to host a late-night talk show expected to debut in November. The network said Monday that the program will air Mondays through Thursdays at 11 p.m. Eastern, shifting TBS' "Lopez Tonight," starring George Lopez, to midnight. Monday's surprise announcement comes the same day O'Brien... more »

• Jay, Conan's next fight may be over an Emmy

  March 31, 2010 10:42 AM

  A new front is about to open in the late-night war between Conan O'Brien and Jay Leno: the battle for Emmy love. While probably a longshot, there's at least the possibility that the TV Academy this summer could end up nominating NBC's "The Tonight Show" twice in the outstanding... more »

• O'Brien is in talks with Fox for a talk show

  March 21, 2010 9:30 AM

  The next few months could keep Conan O'Brien very busy. For starters, he needs to keep posting those random tweets on his recently opened Twitter account. Then in April, he hits the road for a cross-country comedy tour that's scheduled to last two months. And by mid-May,... more »

• Andy Richter says tour with Conan O'Brien is "a possibility"

  March 9, 2010 10:41 AM

  Andy Richter says a tour with Conan O'Brien is "a possibility." The Hollywood Reporter says the tour would start the middle of next month and could also involve O'Brien's bandleader, Max Weinberg. Unlike O'Brien, who can't be on TV until September, Richter co-hosted "Live With Regis and Kelly." Richter says... more »

• Resilient Leno may face challenges on return

  March 1, 2010 11:07 AM

  When Jay Leno and his experimental 10 p.m. program, "The Jay Leno Show," went dark just before the Olympics, much of the buzz about his return to late night revolved around who would follow him back to his old time slot at 11:30 once he resumes hosting duties at "The... more »

• Leno: NBC booted him from Tonight Show

  January 28, 2010 11:32 AM

  Jay Leno says he was "devastated" when NBC executives asked him to leave "The Tonight Show" in 2004 because they wanted to give the program to Conan O'Brien. Leno told Oprah Winfrey on Thursday's episode of her talk show that he told "a white lie on the air" when... more »

• NBC and Conan reach exit deal

  January 21, 2010 10:19 AM

  NBC says it has reached a deal with "Tonight" host Conan O'Brien for his exit from the show, allowing Jay Leno to return to the late-night program he hosted for 17 years. The deal is worth a reported $45 million. Network spokeswoman Allison Gollust confirmed the deal early Thursday but... more »

• Comedian Jay Leno addresses late-night shuffle

  January 19, 2010 11:27 AM

  The prime-time host, Jay Leno, offered his take on the impending NBC late-night shake-up in a monologue Monday, and defended "Tonight Show" host Conan O'Brien as a "great guy" who isn't to blame for the scheduling shuffle. The NBC veteran also explained how he ended up in a prime-time... more »

• Conan's ratings soar as NBC exit nears

  January 17, 2010 10:26 AM

  Conan O'Brien's ratings are soaring as he nears a bitter exit from NBC's "Tonight Show," his ridicule of his network executives apparently resonating in a country filled with the unemployed. His ratings Friday were 50 percent higher than they've been this season, and he beat CBS' David Letterman, according... more »

• Leno-O'Brien troubles become SNL fodder

  January 17, 2010 10:07 AM

  "Saturday Night Live" weighed in on the Jay Leno-Conan O'Brien late-night brouhaha even though the show's executive producer has had close ties to O'Brien. In SNL's opening sketch last night, cast members playing Leno and O'Brien were shown appearing on CNN's "Larry King Live." O'Brien was portrayed as somewhat humorless,... more »

• NBC exec: Conan is 'chicken-hearted, gutless'

  January 15, 2010 2:06 PM

  NBC Sports executive Dick Ebersol has defended Jay Leno against comedic barbs from Conan O'Brien and David Letterman in the wake of NBC's request to move "The Tonight Show" to 12:05 a.m. According to The New York Times, Ebersol called O'Brien and Letterman "chicken-hearted and gutless to blame a... more »

• O'Brien jokes after turning down network's talk show shuffle

  January 13, 2010 10:27 AM

  NBC may be lacking drama in its prime time schedule, but its late night lineup is making up for it. Conan O'Brien provided the latest twist Tuesday, turning thumbs down on the network's planned talk show shuffle. On Tuesday night the Tonight Show's Conan O'Brien joked "I'm Conan O'Brien... more »

• Conan says no thanks to NBC

  January 12, 2010 3:41 PM

  Conan O'Brien says he's rejecting NBC's attempt to move "The Tonight Show" to a post-midnight slot to accommodate Jay Leno's return to late-night. In a statement Tuesday, O'Brien says that NBC has given him a scant seven months to try to establish himself as host of "Tonight." NBC... more »

• Conan O'Brien hits head during 'Tonight' stunt

  September 26, 2009 9:48 AM

  NBC says Conan O'Brien hit his head during a stunt for the "Tonight Show" and the production was halted. The accident occurred Friday. O'Brien was being examined at a hospital, according to a person close to the production. The person, who lacked authorization to discuss details of the matter, spoke... more »