'Tonight Show' Spikes with Jay's Johnny Tribute
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"The Tonight Show With Jay Leno" scored near-record ratings Monday with its tribute to the man who made the show a national institution during his 30-year run as host.
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Conan O'Brien will succeed Jay Leno as host of the "Tonight" show at the end of Mr. Leno's current five-year contract.
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Colin Farrell doesn't want to see a repeat of his latest   Tonight Show appearance.
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Conan O'Brien said he was looking forward to "being on at a time when people can see me" when he replaces Jay Leno as host of the "Tonight" show in five years.
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By TIM CUPRISIN  When David Letterman strolls out on the stage of the Ed Sullivan Theater tonight at 10:30 on CBS' "Late Show," he'll mark 25 years in late-night TV.  It's not a record. After all, Johnny Carson sat behind the desk at NBC's "Tonight Show" for three decades.
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Chart-topping 1960s crooner Jay Black may not have much these days, but he has his name.
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Comedian Johnny Carson, the king of  U.S. late-night television as host of NBC's "The Tonight Show"  for nearly 30 years, died on Sunday at age 79 after a long  battle with emphysema.
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NEW YORK Sept. 27, 2004 - NBC chose the 50th anniversary of the &quot;Tonight&quot; show on Monday to announce that Jay Leno will be succeeded by &quot;Late Night&quot; host Conan O&#39;Brien in five years or thousands of jokes from now.
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In the first competitive move in what may become a booking blitz, David Letterman has booked Robin Williams as the first guest on his late-night show when he returns to the air.
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Television everyman Regis Philbin talks about his appearance as Dick Clark's fill-in on New Year's Eve and his career thus far in an interview with The Times.
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Rival talk show hosts Jay Leno and David Letterman are fighting again, turning up the heat on the serious business of late-night comedy ratings.
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Los Angeles - Jay-Z has recruited several friends to replace R Kelly who was fired from their joint Best Of Both Worlds US tour. Guest star P Diddy joined Jay-Z at his New York show along with Mary J Blige.
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NEW YORK  - David Letterman's Monday  night tribute to his mentor Johnny Carson was his highest-rated  show in almost two years, according to preliminary data  released by Nielsen Media Research.
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First he conquered Canada. Now Conan O&#39;Brien is set to conquer Tonight. NBC announced yesterday that the 41-year-old late night talk show host will replace Jay Leno as host of NBC&#39;s The Tonight Show.
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Do you miss Johnny Carson's comic monologues on the "Tonight" show? So does he, apparently. "When he reads the paper in the morning, he can think of five jokes right off the bat that he wishes he had an outlet for," said Peter Lassally, one of his former producers, who's now helping guide Craig Ferguson's career on CBS' "The Late Late Show."
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For one night, Jay Leno and Jimmy Kimmel will solve the problem of booking guests during the writers' strike by appearing on each other's show.
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Confusion surrounded presidential candidate Mike Huckabee's appearance on Jay Leno's show and Hillary Clinton was set to appear with David Letterman as TV's late-night funnymen prepared to return to the air Wednesday night.