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have been in breach of contract by refusing to move the show and presumably entitled to no such compensation. O'Brien's staff of almost 200 would receive $ 12 million divided in their departure, making the total of the settlement $ 45 million. O'Brien's final episode aired on Friday, January 22, ending his relationship with NBC after 22 years. Leno resumed hosting
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upward trend. Some observers considered the portrayal of O'Brien's ouster as being specifically about the host's ratings to be spin, as it ignored O'Brien's far less expensive contract (and thus far less expensive buyout), O'Brien's improving ratings before the controversy, and O'Brien's younger demographics, all of which suggested profitability.
3343:, mismatched juxtapositions and/or unintentionally inappropriate items (wedding announcements with peculiar name combinations were a recurring theme). The segment usually starts out with a fake, humorous Headline during the introduction for the segment, such as Arabs Wish Bush "A Happy Shoe Year!", usually reflecting some current event.
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that he had accepted it, noting that he wanted to avoid repeating the hard feelings that had somehow developed with
Letterman, and called O'Brien "certainly the most deserving person for the job" in the wake of his (Leno's) eventual departure. Five years later, what was to have been the final episode of
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Angeles (usually Hollywood Boulevard, Melrose Avenue or Universal Studios). Most responses are
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in the aftermath of the fallout, he responded: "Well, if you look at where ratings were, it was already destructive to the franchise". Leno was criticized for his remark, which contradicted his statement that "I think Conan is doing fine" mere months earlier, after which O’Brien's ratings were on an
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in 2009. The network shocked Leno, who had been consistently number one in the time period, when he was told that he would be fired in five years, with O'Brien taking over the slot at that time. Leno told his audience about this unique network decision at the beginning of his next show, mentioning
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under Allen survives. In this recording, Allen states during his opening monologue that "this show is going to go on forever"; although in context (and as part of a series of jokes) Allen refers to the fact the program is scheduled to run late into the night, his statement has come to refer to the
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and receive a $ 33 million payout – effectively a buyout of his three-year contract, which was reputed to be approximately $ 12 million a year. NBC's earlier position that O'Brien did not have time-slot protection was seemingly abandoned by implication, as in that scenario O'Brien would
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claimed that Leno had an "ironclad" guarantee for $ 150 million if he had been taken off the air, far higher than what it would cost for O'Brien to depart the network. Skip
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audience by a decade compared with his predecessor, indicating that a generational shift was taking effect as O'Brien established himself in an earlier timeslot. Taking this into account, columnist Tom Shales assessed in August 2009 that O'Brien was in a better position than Leno had been when he
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never riveted the country's attention the way that Paar's had, but his more predictable approach eventually became part of the cultural landscape by virtue of the fact that the viewership, in a basically three-network paradigm, was infinitely more monolithic than it later became. Examples include
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pm program, rather than O'Brien's performance, had forced the need for line-up changes, while Leno's penalty clause all but guaranteed his continued presence on NBC late night after the cancellation of his primetime show. O'Brien's rating surge during the controversy was also seen by some of his
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Carson also frequently used guest hosts, especially after 1981 when he negotiated a contract that gave him numerous weeks off every year, as well as
Mondays. Frequent guest hosts (over 50 episodes each) included Joey Bishop (177 times, mostly in the 1960s), Joan Rivers (93, during the 1970s and
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aired for 30 seasons between
October 1962 and May 1992. Leno has the record of having hosted the greatest number of total televised episodes. Leno's record is due to the fact that, unlike Carson (who only produced new shows three days a week starting in the 1980s), Leno never used guest hosts on
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except that he was contractually prohibited from using a desk on the show. In a departure from network programming conventions of the time, the new show aired every weeknight at 10 p.m. Eastern/Pacific, competing with expensively produced narrative series on other networks and leading into
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stereo sound in 1984, at first sporadically, by audio engineer Ron Estes. Regular use of MTS began in 1985. In
September 1991, the show's start time was shifted by five minutes to 11:35, in order to give network affiliates the opportunity to sell additional advertising during their late local
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tenure, performing to significantly lower ratings than the primetime dramas it had replaced on NBC and trailing the competition. NBC had expected the drop, having calculated that lower ratings would be balanced by a talk show's correspondingly lower expense compared to more popular scripted
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living. Well, I've looked—and there isn't!" However, citing that he would prefer to do one prime-time show per week rather than five late-night installments, Paar eventually left the show two years later in March 1962, at the pinnacle of his success as host. The guests on the last show were
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pm news, which suffered a drastic drop in ratings (between 25%–50% nationwide) as a demonstrable result. As the affiliates rely on the revenue generated during the news, this generated a furor from the local stations and placed pressure on NBC to quickly fix the
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it is only open on Sunday and Thursday. It may interest you to know that my daughter was married in the W.C. and it was there that she met her husband. I shall be delighted to reserve the best seat for you, if you wish, where you will be seen by everyone'.
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traditional time slot, O'Brien spent the last few episodes debuting sketches that ostensibly would cost NBC an extremely large amount of money. The sketches used rare and expensive props (usually on loan) and contained media with unusually high licensing
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that aired shortly after the British actor had been caught publicly soliciting a prostitute. Leno's interview with Grant was widely watched due to the scandal, and Leno's fortunes in his rivalry with Letterman permanently turned around in its wake.
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was in place before delivering his opening monologue; Ed McMahon hosted the program's first 15 minutes instead. This persisted for nearly two years, until the show's start time was finally adjusted to 11:30 p.m. in January 1967.
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time slot, while O'Brien's supporters argued that the incumbent host had been denied the unambiguous transition, network support and time to grow that his predecessor had received. In addition, it was pointed out that Leno's
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slot at 11:35. Under this proposal, Leno's show would be shortened from an hour to 30 minutes, which would make the monologue, Leno's most popular segment, the essence of the program. This would move
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1980s), John Davidson (87), Bob Newhart (87), David Brenner (70), McLean Stevenson (58), Jerry Lewis (52, mostly in the 1960s), David Letterman (51, mostly between 1980 and 1981), and
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this claim in an interview. Though Brittenham refused to comment on the veracity of the publicly reported penalty figure, he allowed that "I think the facts speak for themselves."
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which were repeats of some of Carson's popular older albeit usually recent shows. Prior to the debut of
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in total viewers in early Fall, during which Letterman was receiving tabloid attention due to a
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since cutting ties with Carson in 1986. The show's opening sequence was directed by filmmaker
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to 12:05 a.m., a post-midnight start for the first time in its sixty-year history, while
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beat Leno's program in the ratings, for the first time since Leno returned to hosting
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on the newest and then lowest-rated radio and television network, the
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1962, with (L-R) Skitch Henderson, Johnny Carson and Ed McMahon.
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newscasts. On April 26, 1999, the show started broadcasting in
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became the first American television program to broadcast with
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4326:"Jay Leno Talks Back: An Exclusive Interview With B&C"
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Life) airs back-to-back editions of the show on weekends.
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since 1954. The program has been hosted by six comedians:
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was chosen as Paar's successor when Paar chose to leave
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later elaborated, noting that advertising revenue from
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replaced him as bandleader on June 7. On July 1, 2010,
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was based in New York City. In 1972, the show moved to
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in Florida in June 2014 to promote new attractions at
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Belloni, Matthew; Nellie Andreeva (August 13, 2009),
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pm IST/SLST – within 24 hours of the U.S. Broadcast.
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in 2015), and another by former permanent guest host
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on Monday and Tuesday nights with his own announcer (
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s' NYC Move To Save NBC $ 20 Million in Tax Credits"
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List of The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien sketches
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Series
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NBCUniversal. June 3, 2011. Retrieved June 4, 2011.
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American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
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3999:"'Tonight Show' Audience a Decade Younger"
3434:Many of Fallon's sketches moved over from
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1844:Conan O'Brien replaced Leno as host on
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7187:1954 American television series debuts
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5693:Max Weinberg and The Tonight Show Band
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4680:"Letterman Beats Leno in All Measures"
4652:Poniewozik, James (November 5, 2010).
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4076:"Affiliates' 'Leno' Optimism Flagging"
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2265:The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
1987:pm slot with which it was synonymous.
518:The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
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5475:"CNBC Life: Asia Weekend Programming"
5037:from the original on February 8, 2014
4916:
4865:Fallon Tonight (February 18, 2014).
4813:de Moraes, Lisa (December 30, 2013).
4741:
4500:from the original on January 25, 2010
4384:
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4074:Malone, Michael (December 19, 2009),
3975:
3755:De Moraes, Lisa (December 30, 2013).
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2416:is nearly identical to the format of
2334:As part of the transition to Fallon,
1935:pm lead-in would have on the local 11
1904:would largely maintain its lead over
1758:amid national and media controversy.
1338:Transition from Paar to Carson (1962)
549:on Saturday nights at 11:30 pm.
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6926:A Celebration of the Performing Arts
6912:A Celebration of the Performing Arts
6904:Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever
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4324:Malone, Michael (November 1, 2009),
4037:"Debate Over Effects of Leno's Show"
3976:Lyons, Margaret (January 13, 2010).
3813:
3811:
3525:adding citations to reliable sources
3496:
2635:replaced Leno's long-time announcer
2512:(who had previously led the band on
1952:, although the ratings of O'Brien's
474:Over the course of almost 70 years,
6450:The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
6442:Directly affected television series
5371:Australian Broadcasting Corporation
5056:Heldenfels, R.D. (March 16, 2008).
5002:Petski, Denise (January 13, 2016).
4678:Hibberd, James (November 4, 2010).
4385:Shain, Michael (January 20, 2000),
4364:Adalian, Josef (January 14, 2010).
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4192:Hibberd, James (January 10, 2010).
3836:from the original on April 26, 2009
3115:interviews: often featured actors
2594:, trumpeter John Audino, trumpeter
2461:Host Jack Paar, announcer/sidekick
1946:The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien
1914:The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
1840:The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
1568:) for the remainder of his tenure.
1473:for three years from 1963 to 1966.
1243:. A combo band conducted by Paar's
512:The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
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5539:Museum of Broadcast Communications
5228:. January 10, 2010. Archived from
5119:Museum of Broadcast Communications
5021:Collins, Scott (January 9, 2014).
4917:Block, Alex Ben (April 24, 2013).
4723:Collins, Scott (August 27, 2012).
4621:Piccalo, Gina (October 24, 2010).
4439:. January 21, 2010. Archived from
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3873:O'Connor, John J. (May 20, 1986).
3784:"Show Business: Late-Night Affair"
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4841:"Jay Leno's Final 'Tonight Show'"
4590:Pike, Julie (September 7, 2010).
4413:"Leno vs Conan (Skip Brittenham)"
4349:, January 4, 2010, archived from
4266:Graham, Mark (January 12, 2010).
4056:"Late-night booking wars heat up"
4035:Carter, Bill (October 11, 2009).
3950:Carter, Bill (January 15, 1993).
3818:Susman, Gary (January 27, 2004).
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2251:(Leno's first guest in 1992) and
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1645:, Joey Bishop, Merv Griffin, and
465:NBC's Burbank, California Studios
437:world's longest-running talk show
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4947:Dennis, Andrea (June 16, 2014).
4772:Late-Night TV Viewers Scattering
4298:Tucker, Ken (January 28, 2010).
4225:Carter, Bill (January 7, 2010).
4166:Finke, Nikki (January 7, 2010).
4092:Carter, Bill (January 7, 2009).
3875:"Johnny Carson's Two New Rivals"
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3064:The Saturday/Sunday Tonight Show
2540:, and was later replaced by the
2097:Leno's second tenure (2010–2014)
1588:alleged shortage of toilet paper
580:as well as performing sketches.
186:3,775 (under Leno, first tenure)
7143:The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
7135:The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
7127:The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
7119:The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
7111:The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
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7095:The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
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5990:Late Night with Conan O'Brien
4742:Flint, Joe (March 21, 2013).
3997:Carter, Bill (July 5, 2009),
3922:Carter, Bill (June 7, 1991).
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3420:List of Jimmy Fallon sketches
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730:1 month and 3 days
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6485:Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
6287:Triumph the Insult Comic Dog
5998:Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
4387:"Conan's $ 32m leap for joy"
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2830:has changed multiple times.
2426:staff, including house band
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1950:Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
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2775:When the show began it was
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6406:Key people / organizations
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4891:Bond, Paul (May 7, 2013).
3856:"A Johnny Carson timeline"
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4080:Broadcasting & Cable
3696:(throwing to commercial)
3091:The Weekend Tonight Show
2387:Universal Orlando Resort
2342:, where Fallon recorded
1576:when he played the game
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1160:Johnny Guarnieri Quartet
1130:. The new show, renamed
6885:Baryshnikov on Broadway
6252:Jimmy Fallon's sketches
4469:Bloomberg Business Week
3654:In India and Sri Lanka
3606:in Sub-Saharan Africa.
2751:Broadcasting milestones
1971:would be pushed to 1:05
1320:was the announcer, and
1239:, was also marketed as
1154:(later replaced by the
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998:Steve Allen (1954–1957)
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554:controversial departure
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6948:The Tracey Ullman Show
6839:The Carol Burnett Show
6831:The Carol Burnett Show
6823:The Julie Andrews Hour
6809:The Carol Burnett Show
6763:The Andy Williams Show
6755:The Andy Williams Show
6739:The Andy Williams Show
6536:"I'm with CoCo" poster
6510:The War for Late Night
5855:The War for Late Night
5729:Carnac the Magnificent
5449:"Comedy Central India"
5174:"Hollywood Tie-Line".
5121:. 2004. p. 2356.
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6328:The Amber Ruffin Show
5890:The Kids Tonight Show
5680:The Tonight Show Band
5403:on September 30, 2007
3903:on September 29, 2011
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3475:Sunday Night Football
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6815:The Dick Cavett Show
6801:The David Frost Show
6795:The Flip Wilson Show
6787:The David Frost Show
6731:The Garry Moore Show
6718:The Fabulous Fifties
6681:The Ed Sullivan Show
5796:The Steve Allen Show
5749:O'Brien era sketches
5142:"Paar Set On Tape".
4983:. September 30, 2014
4602:on September 7, 2012
4496:, January 21, 2010,
4476:on January 23, 2010.
4304:Entertainment Weekly
4268:"Conan Won't Do the
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3829:Entertainment Weekly
3824:icon Jack Paar dies"
3660:Comedy Central India
3590:in the Philippines,
3521:improve this article
3429:Jimmy Fallon in 2007
2916:Allen, Paar, Carson
2469:during the Paar era.
2442:Music and announcers
2238:2014 Winter Olympics
2207:and Conan O'Brien's
2074:2010 Winter Olympics
1719:Jay Leno (1992–2009)
1659:The Ed Sullivan Show
1464:The Jerry Lewis Show
1156:Mort Lindsey Quartet
1080:The Ed Sullivan Show
1039:hosting duties with
970:Weekend Tonight Show
627:The Steve Allen Show
375:late-night talk show
272:Universal Television
229:Production companies
195:2,028 (under Fallon)
183:4,531 (under Carson)
7312:Burbank, California
6980:Saturday Night Live
6964:63rd Academy Awards
6858:Saturday Night Live
6747:The Danny Kaye Show
6641:The Alan Young Show
5789:Broadway Open House
5754:Fallon era sketches
5483:. February 3, 2012.
5251:Ruhlmann, William.
5232:on January 13, 2010
5202:on December 5, 2010
5177:The Washington Post
5145:The Washington Post
4633:on October 28, 2010
4596:The National Ledger
4443:on January 26, 2010
4353:on December 2, 2018
4206:on January 12, 2010
4022:The Washington Post
3796:on November 4, 2012
3669:Also, in Sri Lanka
3662:on Weeknights at 11
3265:Funk & Wagnalls
3257:hermetically sealed
3208:, was a segment on
3136:Abbott and Costello
3073:September 28, 1975
3014:Saturday Night Live
2861:September 27, 1954
2811:On March 19, 2009,
2737:Megan Thee Stallion
2515:Broadway Open House
2367:Saturday Night Live
2111:Leno and President
1637:, and most notably
1560:into Studio One of
1558:Burbank, California
1470:The Jimmy Dean Show
720:Al "Jazzbo" Collins
611:Mary Kay's Nightcap
591:Broadway Open House
569:Saturday Night Live
543:Saturday Night Live
340:Broadway Open House
44:The title card for
7159:The Colbert Report
7151:The Colbert Report
7012:Tracey Takes On...
7004:Dennis Miller Live
6897:Night of 100 Stars
6657:Your Show of Shows
6649:Your Show of Shows
6553:1992 host conflict
6292:Who Made Huckabee?
6029:The Max Weinberg 7
5830:1992 host conflict
5712:Recurring sketches
5455:on August 21, 2015
5429:. October 14, 2014
5161:The New York Times
5058:"Who's that lady?"
5008:Deadline Hollywood
4981:Deadline Hollywood
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4793:The New York Times
4550:on August 22, 2011
4419:, February 7, 2012
4255:. January 8, 2010.
4233:The New York Times
4172:Deadline Hollywood
4155:. January 8, 2010.
4098:The New York Times
4041:The New York Times
4003:The New York Times
3956:The New York Times
3929:The New York Times
3879:The New York Times
3762:Deadline Hollywood
3618:The Comedy Channel
3432:
3406:The Tonight Show's
3350:Stuff We Found on
3333:
3249:
3130:... and Costello:
3087:The Best of Carson
3085:Repeats; known as
3062:Repeats, known as
2981:February 17, 2014
2961:September 2, 1991
2941:September 8, 1980
2924:September 5, 1980
2904:December 30, 1966
2834:First run episodes
2823:visited Jay Leno.
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2728:Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2650:The Max Weinberg 7
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245:Carson Productions
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5226:TV by the Numbers
5128:978-1-57958-411-5
5100:978-0-06-084099-0
5031:Los Angeles Times
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4748:Los Angeles Times
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2554:Franklin Pangborn
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2172:Los Angeles Times
2167:The Tonight Show.
2089:on cable channel
2012:The Tonight Show.
1929:The Jay Leno Show
1922:The Jay Leno Show
1910:blackmail scandal
1892:The Jay Leno Show
1804:The Jay Leno Show
1534:Who Do You Trust?
1370:Who Do You Trust?
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