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A Tale of Two Maybe-Mistresses: Meet Sandra Bullock and Kate Winslet's Competition
Maureen O'Connor · 03/18/10 08:55AMConan O'Brien to Wage War With Alex Trebek?
Richard Lawson · 03/17/10 10:25AMConan O'Brien's Magic Touch Makes 'I'm With Coco' Guy Rich
Maureen O'Connor · 03/14/10 02:21PMTried in Boston, Tried in New York
Richard Lawson · 03/11/10 05:04PMConan O'Brien Reveals Promo Poster For His New Comedy Tour
Mike Byhoff · 03/11/10 11:02AMAndy Richter Goes Off on Jay Leno and NBC on Live! With Regis and Kelly
Mike Byhoff · 03/09/10 11:17AMAndy Richter filled in for Regis to co-host Regis and Kelly today. In addition to interviewing the always charming James Spader, Richter had his first opportunity to speak his mind about the Late Night Debacle. He did not hold back.
Random Person Conan Followed on Twitter Already Shilling Like a Star
Maureen O'Connor · 03/08/10 10:02PMNBC Deletes Message Board Overrun with Conan Separatists (and a Weird Yale Theater Plug)
Maureen O'Connor · 03/03/10 04:23AMHopefully "Millionaire and His Wife" Will Be Updated to "Billionaire" In New Gilligan's Island Film
Adrian Chen · 03/03/10 12:08AMVintage Clip: Conan Covers the New England Primaries for Jay Leno
Frank Cozzarelli · 03/02/10 02:04PMHoward Stern Makes a Rare TV Appearance to Castigate Jay Leno
Mike Byhoff · 03/02/10 11:40AMGrowing Up Leno: A Confession of Sorts
Matt Cherette · 03/01/10 09:10PMJay Leno Stars in New, Extended, Curling-Themed Tonight Show Promo
Matt Cherette · 02/26/10 08:51PMA Guidette, a Real Housewife, and Dina Lohan Walk Into a Bar...
Maureen O'Connor · 02/25/10 05:15AMConan O'Brien is President of the Twitterati
Ryan Tate · 02/24/10 09:02PMNBC's New Tonight Show Promo a Slap in Conan O'Brien's Face
Matt Cherette · 02/18/10 11:35PMAs the world awaited (still does) Johnny Weir's free skate routine at the Olympics, NBC aired a promotional ad for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. And, honestly, the choice of song proves the network never cared about Conan O'Brien.
cityfile · 02/08/10 04:45PM
• Super Bowl XLIV made history last night: It's now the most-watched TV program in U.S. history, having bypassed the finale of M*A*S*H in 1983. [THR]
• Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have filed suit against the Rupert Murdoch's News of the World for reporting the couple was separating. [Guardian]
• Talks between Fox and Conan O'Brien seem to be moving ahead. As for the Super Bowl ad featuring Letterman and Leno, Letterman was reportedly interested in having Conan appear as well, although it didn't pan out.
• Ellen DeGeneres makes her debut on American Idol tomorrow. Meanwhile, talks to have Howard Stern replace Simon Cowell next season are progressing.
• Mixed news for the magazine business: newsstand sales fell in the second half of 2009, although the situation was even worse a year ago. [NYT, AdAge]
• Sarah Palin won't have to fly to NYC to tape her appearances on Fox News: The network is building its new "contributor" a TV set in her living room. [NYT]
• After dominating the box office for seven weeks, Avatar was dethroned by Dear John this weekend, although it remained No. 1 internationally. [MTV]
• Ads for Snickers, Doritos, and Google were big winners with Super Bowl viewers this year. As for the Motorola spot starring Megan Fox, she may be the first person in history to have had a "thumb double." [Reuters, NYT, NYM]
Conan Looks for Payout on CPW; Madoff Buyer Revealed
cityfile · 02/08/10 09:47AM• Conan O'Brien's tenure as Tonight Show host has ended, but it looks like he and wife Liza may be planning to stay in LA, since they're reportedly looking to unload their penthouse duplex at the Majestic on Central Park West. The 17th and 18th-floor spread, which features three terraces and Central Park Views, is being "quietly" shopped around for $35 million. [NYP]
• The buyer of Bernie and Ruth Madoff's penthouse has been revealed. It's Al Kahn, the CEO of 4Kids Entertainment and the man behind Pokemon and the Cabbage Patch Kids, who is said to be buying the place at at 133 East 64th Street for "just under" the asking price of $8.9 million. [NYP, previously]
• Jimmie Johnson has unloaded one apartment and picked up another. The Nascar driver has sold his 3,200-square-foot loft at 32 West 18th Street, which he put on the market last year, for $4 million. Meanwhile, he and his wife paid $8.33 million for a condo in the Superior Ink building on W. 12th St. [NYT]