Jay Leno

 United States Jay Leno will say goodbye to NBC's "The Tonight Show" on Friday, 17 years after he replaced Johnny Carson as host, no doubt echoing the thanks Carson offered his audience in 1992 for making his run on the program both worthwhile and possible. ...

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By Tempo I've known about this for a while.  I've talked a lot about this with Jay.  I am thrilled," O'Brien told his studio audience during the taping of Tuesday's show. Letterman also made a little joke in his monologue about NBC's late-night moves, Verne Gay writes. UPDATE: Leno talked about the new...

By Tempo Leno will sign off as host of The Tonight Show on May 29, 2009. His new show will showcase many of the features that have made Leno America's late-night leader for more than a dozen years. Signature elements will include his opening monologue and well-known comedy segments "Headlines," "Ja...

By Tempo In 2004, NBC announced that “Late Night” host O’Brien would eventually take over “The Tonight Show,” but for years NBC has been trying to find ways to keep Leno in the fold. Other broadcast networks, particularly ABC, were reportedly very interested in securing his services.

By Tempo “I do things on the Internet, my own short films. Nobody is paying for it,” said Joe Medeiros, an NBC picketer and the head writer for “The Tonight Show W ith Jay Leno.” UPDATE: To see how many new episodes of your favorite shows are left, check out the Futon Critic's handy list.

By Tempo Most late-night shows, including “The Colbert Report,” “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart,” “The Late Show with David Letterman” and “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” are expected to go into repeats this week. For more complete information on how the strike may affect specific shows, see t...