Tue, May 19
Before deciding to put Jay Leno in prime time, NBC offered its 8 p.m. timeslot to Oprah Winfrey. NBC Universal CEO Jeff Zucker said that the notion of Oprah having a nightly show in prime time wasn’t a new idea. NBC talked to Ms. Winfrey about two years ago, Mr. Zucker said. She passed but said she migh...
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source: NYT > Television
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source: gawker.com
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source: Huffington Post
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source: Huffington Post
I watched Jay Leno's prime time debut Monday night and learned: 1) Don't watch Jay Leno's new prime time show; it's dull and overly scripted.... I watched Jay Leno's prime time debut Monday night and learned: 1) Don't watch Jay Leno's new prime time show; it's dull and overly scripted. 2) Don't w...
Published Mon, Sep 21
Charles Warner: What I Learned From Jay Leno's Prime Time Debut: Part II 
source: Huffington Post
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Published Fri, Sep 18
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source: Huffington Post
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source: boards.nbc.com
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Published Tue, Sep 15
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source: Huffington Post
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