When O’Brien refused NBC’s request to push “The Tonight Show” to 12:05 a.m. so that the “Jay Leno Show” could have its long-held 11:35 p.m. slot, he subsequently exited as host and was ...

The former "Tonight Show" host says his peers fail to appeal to the "whole audience." What world does he live in?

In July, CBS announced it is pulling the plug on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, citing “financial” reasons. Host Stephen ...

The one-time "Saturday Night Live" writer said the "Happy Gilmore" star infused the stalwart sketch series with much-needed ...

``Quite frankly, I don't want to see anybody go through that again,'' he said. On his show Monday, Letterman wished O'Brien ``all the best'' and repeatedly mocked the idea of a 2009 changeover.

Here is the full text of the statement released by Tonight Show Conan O'Brien this afternoon, confirming that he would not accept a 12:05 a.m. time slot for his show and would not follow Jay Leno ...

CNN aired a look at Jay Leno ‘s life and career Friday, but the special omitted a key part of the story — CNN head Jeff Zucker ‘s role in the famous 2009 Leno- Conan O’Brien late-night ...

Jay Leno returned to TV tonight to reclaim his old "Tonight Show" seat, which he had handed off to Conan O'Brien just nine months ago. The second coming aired only 19 days after NBC pulled the ...

O’Brien’s stint, though, was short-lived, marred by low ratings and NBC’s ultimate decision to bring back Leno as host. O’Brien’s final episode as “Tonight Show” host took place Jan ...

On CNN's Reliable Sources, host Howard Kurtz laid out what the public perception of Jay Leno was during the late night debacle: a scheming bad guy who plotted to get rid of Conan O'brien in order ...

Going out with a bang. Conan O’Brien easily beat CBS’ David Letterman in his last week as host of NBC’s ‘The Tonight Show,’ averaging 5.3 million viewers for the week.

The late-night TV hosts have their loyal celebrities they can count on. June 10, 2009— -- For Conan, it's Will Ferrell. Leno has Oprah and Seinfeld. Julia Roberts and Drew Barrymore favor ...