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Some More Fun Ways for Conan O'Brien to Screw Over NBC
Richard Lawson · 01/12/10 05:21PMGawker.TV: The Five Best Videos Ever of the Day
Whitney Jefferson · 01/12/10 04:30PMLookwell, Conan O'Brien's Hilarious Failed Pilot
Anderson Evans · 01/12/10 04:25PMStatement: Conan O'Brien Won't Do a Tonight Show after Midnight (Updates)
Ryan Tate · 01/12/10 03:28PMConan Remains Hip By Replacing Vampire Assistant With Avatar Na'vi
Anderson Evans · 01/12/10 02:00PMSure, for most of you, it was the monologue you were dying to see... but for others, for the die hards on Team Conan, the show didn't pay off until a few minutes in.
NBC's Problems Grow Bigger by the Minute
cityfile · 01/12/10 12:48PMNBC's late-night mess just got a little messier. Conan O'Brien says he is not willing to bump his show to 12:05am, since doing so "will seriously damage what I consider to be the greatest franchise in the history of broadcasting." But he isn't necessarily leaving NBC and says he hasn't received an offer to go elsewhere. Your move, Zucker. [NYT]
Colbert Report Can't Resist Piling on the Conan Situation
Mike Byhoff · 01/12/10 11:58AMThe Night Jay, Conan, Dave and Craig All Shredded NBC: Your Video Recap
Whitney Jefferson · 01/12/10 11:15AMFox Fighting to Filch Conan O'Brien?
Adrian Chen · 01/12/10 01:50AMConan O'Brien Eviscerates NBC, Jay Leno (UPDATED: So Do Letterman and Ferguson)
Matt Cherette · 01/12/10 12:00AMJay Leno Talks Cancellation, Possible New Time Slot on Tonight's Show
Matt Cherette · 01/11/10 10:22PMThe Jay Leno Show opened moments ago with more statements from the host regarding its cancellation and possible move to the 11:35 PM time slot currently occupied by Conan O'Brien, including confirmation of O'Brien's displeasure with the situation.
cityfile · 01/11/10 03:54PM
• NBC finally confirmed yesterday that it's canceling Jay Leno's 10pm show and moving him back to late-night. Whether Conan O'Brien stays at the network or jumps to Fox remains an open question for now. [NYT, TMZ, NYP]
• More bad news for NBC: The network expects to lose money broadcasting the Winter Olympics from Vancouver later this year, which would be a first. [NYT]
• Sarah Palin has signed on to join Fox News as a contributor. Exactly what she'll be doing there—and how much she'll get paid—is unclear. [NYT]
• In case you missed the front-page Times story about Fox News CEO Roger Ailes yesterday, he makes a ton of money for Rupert Murdoch, doesn't get along much with Murdoch's kids, and hates liberals. Oh, and he's armed. [NYT]
• TV news: NBC has ordered six new drama pilots for the fall now that the network is moving Jay Leno out of primetime; CBS reports it's close to signing David Letterman and Craig Ferguson to new contracts; and Fox is renewing Glee for a second season, which should come as a surprise to no one.
• Simon Cowell wasn't kidding when he said he was leaving American Idol? He'll depart the show after the current season to host The X Factor on Fox. [LAT]
• As many as 1,200 AOL employees could get pink-slipped this week. [NYT]
• Avatar continues to rake it in. The movie was No. 1 for a fourth straight weekend and has now grossed $1.34 billion around the world. [MTV]
• Erica Hill is saying goodbye to CNN and is joining CBS News. [NYDN]
• Tucker Carlson's politics site, The Daily Caller, launched today. [WaPo]
• Did NBC try to poach Barbara Walters last year? Seems so. [HP]
What Can Conan O'Brien Learn from The Late Shift?
Anderson Evans · 01/11/10 12:45PMLiLo's Hit-and-Run; Another Headache for Beyonce
cityfile · 01/11/10 07:44AM
• A photographer says he plans to file a lawsuit against Lindsay Lohan after her driver "nearly killed" him in a hit-and-run accident on Sunday. The paparazzo says he's "lucky to be alive" and now plans to make sure Lindsay "goes to jail" for her crimes despite the fact LiLo wasn't even the one driving, and the photographer only injured his wrist and never even had to go to the hospital. [TMZ, NYP]
• Have Derek Jeter and Minka Kelly set a date? According to the Post, which conducted an undercover investigation last week, the couple are planning to get married in November at the Oheka Castle on Long Island, which is where Kevin Jonas got married recently. [NYP]
• Another Beyoncé concert is stirring up controversy. Less than two weeks after she got into trouble for performing for Hannibal Khadafy comes the news that residents of Trinidad are up in arms over a $1 million Beyoncé concert planned for February 18. Locals claim it will divert from the country's annual Carnival celebration. [Sun]
NYPost: Conan 'Set to Bolt' from NBC
Maureen O'Connor · 01/11/10 06:59AMIn an article written with somewhat weaker language than its headline, the Post reports that Conan is "ready to fly the coop" (plus other peacock jokes) over Leno's decision to steal his time slot. Of Leno and the network, their anonymous source says, "This level of shittiness was not expected." [NYP]
What Will Conan O'Brien Do?
Adrian Chen · 01/11/10 12:45AMCelebrities Have Favorite 'Simpsons' Characters Just Like Us!
Adrian Chen · 01/10/10 11:08PMConan O'Brien Slams NBC, Mocks Jay Leno on The Tonight Show
Matt Cherette · 01/09/10 12:03AMJust moments ago on The Tonight Show, Conan O'Brien addressed the reports that NBC is giving the 11:35 PM time slot back to Jay Leno for the first time since the news broke—and he didn't hold back. Video inside.