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It’s Official: Seth Meyers Named Late Night Host NBC taps SNL head writer to replace Tonight Show-bound Jimmy Fallon

NBC on Sunday locked in the final piece of its late-night schedule, naming Seth Meyers the host of Late Night. The Saturday Night Live head writer and “Weekend Update” mainstay…

May 12, 2013, 3:41 PM EDT

A.J. Clemente's On-Air Gaffe Sparks Whirlwind Media Tour Anxiety-ridden blunder garners 15 minutes of fame

No one probably could have guessed 48 hours ago that A.J. Clemente's dubious broadcast debut would get flipped into 15 minutes of fame. But since getting fired by KFYR-TV in…

April 24, 2013, 1:17 PM EDT

It’s Official: Fallon Will Succeed Leno as Tonight Show Host Longtime NBC host will step down next spring

After weeks of poorly contained leaks and a public airing of grievances, NBC on Wednesday made it official, confirming that Jimmy Fallon will succeed Jay Leno as the host of…

April 3, 2013, 2:04 PM EDT

N.Y. Media Fumbles, Fights Its Way Through Sandy Twitter jerk fools CNN, Letterman and Fallon tape shows, Gossip Girl grounded

It was the biggest storm in New York in nearly 80 years, and while most of the city's media were prepared to meet the challenge, some were not. For example,…

October 30, 2012, 2:12 PM EDT

There Goes the Neighborhood: Jimmy Kimmel to Move to 11:35 p.m. ABC talk-show host to take on Letterman, Leno

Jimmy Kimmel is taking a seat at the grown-ups’ table, where he’ll square off with the senior members of the late-night establishment. Beginning Jan. 8, 2013, ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! will…

August 21, 2012, 4:22 PM EDT

Letterman, Ferguson Renew CBS Deals Extensions will keep late-night lineup intact through 2014

Although he was passed over to replace his friend and mentor Johnny Carson in the Tonight Show chair, David Letterman will have the last laugh. The Late Show host has…

April 3, 2012, 2:26 PM EDT

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