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It's not just that his new talk show Conan is attracting a huge audience -- more than 4.1 million for its first night -- but they're young as well. And advertisers are willing to pay a premium to reach these viewers because they're so difficult to find.
Conan O'Brien to Host New Late-Night Show on TBS
2:12PM 4/12/2010
TBS, the cable network owned by Time Warner, announced Monday that it will create a new late-night show for Conan O'Brien, who left The Tonight Show in January after NBC told him it was giving the 11:30 p.m. time slot back to Jay Leno.
Leno and NBC: Measuring Damage to a Late Night Brand
6:45PM 3/15/2010
NBC did serious harm to Jay Leno's public image when it tossed out its late-night succession plan in January. The number of people who view Leno unfavorably rose dramatically in the weeks after the network said it was moving him from 10 p.m. back to 11:30, displacing Conan O'Brien.
Being a celebrity has its perks, and becoming an Internet celebrity can lead to its own perks, as one Michigan woman is finding out after Conan O'Brien made her the only person he is following on Twitter.
Sarah Faith Killen, AKA @LovelyButton on Twitter, saw her life change overnight when O'Brien,...
Did you miss him? Jay Leno returns tonight to his long-time gig as host of the Tonight Show, and NBC is hoping it will be like he never left. Leno's first guests are Jamie Foxx, Olympic skiier Lindsay Vonn (straight from the Vancouver closing ceremonies, I hope she's awake!) and country singer Brad...
During Congressional testimony Thursday, top executives from Comcast and NBC Universal pledged to restore the luster of the beleaguered Peacock Network, which has suffered through low ratings, a dearth of hit shows, and most recently, the Leno-Conan debacle.
Conan O'Brien is out of a job now that his last gig on "The Tonight Show" has aired, but like many unemployed people, he'll probably find losing his job to be the best move of his career.
The $32.5 million severance he's getting from NBC is enough to take care of him for life, but that's not the...
It's official, as of a little after midnight Friday Pacific time -- Conan is exiting NBC to the tune of $32 million.
Cue the wailing from comedy fans and younger viewers. Their rallies and Tweets have gone unheeded -- so how can Conan diehards console themselves as they say goodbye?
Well, the...
Our long national nightmare is over: Conan O'Brien and NBC are parting ways in peace, if not amity. In a deal expected to be announced officially later Thursday, the network will pay the Tonight Show host $32 million to walk away.
The sniping among late night comedians has intensified over the last few days, as millionaire entertainers jostle for position in the great Jay Leno - Conan O'Brien conflict. A lot of fingers are pointing at one side or another, but the real blame lies with the NBC executive who started the whole thing.
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