And so the ping-pong game continues. Conan O'Brien just said he won't do The Tonight Show if it's pushed back after midnight ET .His statement addressed to the "People of Earth" contends he believes moving the show from "tonight" to the next day would "seriously damage what I consider to be the greatest franchise in the history of broadcasting"...

2010

Jan

THE BIZ: WHITHER JAY LENO? By Diane Werts

Hate to say I told you so, but well, I told you (them) so. Last spring, months before The Jay Leno Show launched -- and crashed -- in NBC's 10 p.m. ET weeknight slot, I wrote a column dissecting how the network's affiliates might be the idea's downfall...Now word's out that they're trying to find ways to wiggle out of the mess they made...

2010

Jan

FLICK PICKS: IT'S A W.C. FIELDS GIFT By Diane Werts

Never tell me I'm drunk. I'll just say, "And you're crazy. But I'll be sober tomorrow, and you'll be crazy for the rest of your life." That's one of my favorite W.C. Fields gems to be heard in Sunday's Turner Classic Movies triple feature...

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