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David Letterman got some help from perfect-game pitcher Matt Cain to brush back Jay Leno with a little chin music.

For all the criticism NBC endured for its failed Jay Leno experiment at 10 p.m. weekdays in 2009, you can at least credit the network for identifying a problem that… More

NBC’s attempt to mount a three-hour block of prime-time comedies came out pretty much as expected Thursday night, with each show performing at or around their usual viewership levels. The… More

Hey, you can’t be faulted for trying. That is pretty much what outgoing NBC Universal chief Jeff Zucker had to say about his failed experiment to give late-night vet Jay… More

By FRAZIER MOORE, AP Television Writer “The War for Late Night” (Viking, $26.95), by Bill Carter: An ancient fable tells of the greedy little boy who reached into a jar… More

It’s Conan 4, Jay 0! If you’re keeping score, that’s the tally of Emmy Award nominations for the short-lived “Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien” versus “The Jay Leno Show,” NBC’s… More

There’s no doubt NBC took a great gamble when it altered its schedule to reinstate Jay Leno as host of ‘The Tonight Show.’ Looking at ratings – and public opinion… More

NEW YORK — After a smashing return, Jay Leno appears headed to a battle with David Letterman for late-night television supremacy. The Nielsen Co. says Leno averaged 5.6 million viewers… More

NEW YORK — Without a TV show to do every night, Conan O’Brien is taking his act on the road. The former host of ‘Tonight Show‘ announced a 30-city theater… More

NEW YORK — Andy Richter, Conan O’Brien’s sidekick at ‘The Tonight Show,’ is acknowledging some ill will toward NBC and Jay Leno in the wake of the network’s late-night upheaval…. More