Conan O'Brien

  • Conan O’Brien Taken to Hospital

    “The Tonight Show” host hits head during stunt, but is expected to be fine. NBC will air repeat tonight.

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  • Conan Repeats Beat Dave Originals

    Conan O’Brien kept up his late-night winning streak last week, decisively beating David Letterman in demos despite being in repeats.   In what’s becoming a familiar storyline, Letterman– who offered all-new shows last week opposite O’Brien’s reruns– came out ahead in viewers.   According to Nielsen data for the week of Aug. 17-21, NBC’s "The…

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  • Jay Leno Ready for Primetime Battle

    “If we go down in flames, we’ll be laughing on the way down.”

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  • NBC: We Shouldn’t Have Called Conan King

    NBC latenight chief Rick Ludwin is admitting the network messed up when it declared Conan O’Brien the king of late night after one week of ratings.   "I think it was premature," Ludwin said of NBC’s press release crowning O’Brien king. "We were very proud of the show (and its ratings). And there were those…

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  • Tight Late-Night Race Not Fazing NBC

    “A major change like this happens only once in 17 years. There are going to be shifts that go on.”

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    Daniel Frankel
    Tight Late-Night Race Not Fazing NBC

  • Conan’s Tribute to Ed McMahon

    Video from “The Tonight Show” Tuesday night.

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    Conan O’Brien

  • Week 1 Verdict: Conan’s No Leno

    After a long “Tonight Show” reign, late-night’s neck-and-neck now, with some giving Letterman a slight edge.

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    Daniel Frankel
    Week 1 Verdict: Conan’s No Leno

  • Watch Conan’s N.Y.-L.A. Run

    O’Brien races through Chicago’s Wrigley Field, the St. Louis arch and even a doll museum to get to his new “Tonight Show” gig.

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    Wrap Staff

  • Conan’s ‘Tonight Show’ Rules Late Night

    Debut is best performance for a Monday-night installment of the program in four years.

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    Dan Frankel

  • Now That Jay Leno’s Headed to Primetime, Some Advice For NBC

    And so it’s ended. Last Friday, Jay Leno made his last joke, welcomed his successor and signed off from latenight television. And so it begins. Come September, Leno hosts the first broadcast network primetime show in recent memory to air every weeknight at 10 — “stripped” scheduling in TV-speak. NBC’s hinted about what the show…

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  • Leno on Letterman, Fame … and Kimmel vs. Conan

    On the eve of his final “Tonight Show,” Jay gives a candid, personal interview.

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    Lauren Horwitch
    Leno on Letterman, Fame … and Kimmel vs. Conan

  • Four Ways NBC Can Still Save Leno

    NBC’s denying internet rumors that the nightly 10 p.m. show is being axed — if it’s not too late, here are some options they can try

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    Four Ways NBC Can Still Save Leno