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'Nightline' on Top with Letterman, Conan in Repeats - Posted October 29, 2009
With David Letterman and Conan O'Brien in repeats, ABC's "Nightline" returned to first place in Total Viewers ahead of CBS' "Late Show" and NBC's "Tonight" show, a position it last held in early September. Letterman remained in first place in the A25-54 demo. All three programs were down in viewers... [TVNewser]

Letterman Writer Opens Up About 'Sexually Charged Atmosphere' - Posted October 28, 2009
•Tonight on HLN's "The Joy Behar Show," Behar will have the exclusive television interview with former David Letterman writer-turned Sabrina author, Nell Scovell regarding the online article she has penned for Vanity Fair about the "hostile, sexually charged atmosphere" she experienced as the only woman writer at Letterman's show in the... [TVNewser]

Former Letterman Writer Reveals Late Night's Dirty Secret: No Women Writers - Posted October 27, 2009
Today's Vanity Fair article by former "Late Night with David Letterman" writer Nell Scovell starts out with some pretty pitiful statistics: "At this moment, there are more females serving on the United States Supreme Court than there are writing for "Late Show with David Letterman," "The Jay Leno Show," and "The Tonight... [FishBowlNY]

Digital Azbee Finalists Announced|New York Not For Sale|Fortune Plans To Cut Issues|Letterman Sex Tape - Posted October 22, 2009
WebNewser: ASBPE anoouned its digital Azbee Web Site of the Year finalists today, a list that included BusinessWeek, CIO, InfoWorld and TechRepublic. AdAge: New York Magazine is not for sale, New York Media CEO Anup Bagaria told staff in an internal memo today. Wall Street Journal: Fortune planning to publish one-quarter fewer issues... [FishBowlNY]

'Nightline' Still Outdrawing Conan - Posted October 22, 2009
CBS' "Late Show with David Letterman" remained in first place last week as ABC's "Nightline" came in a close second. NBC's "Tonight Show" was in third by a gap of 1.42M viewers. This makes 17 weeks that "Nightline" has had more Total Viewers than Conan O'Brien's program (four weeks... [TVNewser]

Sarah Palin to Appear on Oprah Next Month...Allegedly - Posted October 20, 2009
Former GOP veep candidate/Alaska governor Sarah Palin is scheduled to appear on Oprah Winfrey's day-time talk show on November 16th, according to Roger Catlin at the Hartford Courant. She has a book coming out. It's called "Going Rogue." Watch those typos or it's Going Rouge. Which sounds like an even worse medical... [FishBowlLA]

CBS News Investigating Halderman - Posted October 14, 2009
Felix Gillette reports in the NY Observer that the CBS News investigative unit is following through on claims that it would look into the David Letterman/Joe Halderman saga: On Oct.3, two days after news broke of the alleged blackmail attempt of David Letterman by 48 Hours producer Joe Halderman, CBS Evening News... [TVNewser]

Rush Yanks The Media's Chain|USA TODAY Publisher Addresses Circ Decrease|Wasserstein Hospitalized|NYT Cancels Subscriptions|Letterman Still Facing Challenges - Posted October 12, 2009
Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy TVNewser: Rush Limbaugh appeared on the "Today" show this morning, talking about how he becomes news by tweaking the media: "I know how to yank their chain. I know how to send them into insanity. I know how to make... [FishBowlNY]

Letterman #1 Last Week, 'Nightline' #2 - Posted October 9, 2009
After Bill Clinton and Barack Obama helped boost CBS' "Late Show" ratings the week prior, David Letterman's program saw its audience average decrease 880K (330K in the A25-54 demo) week-to-week, though it still came in first. ABC's "Nightline," which had a big week of its own two weeks ago, saw... [TVNewser]

Sunday Show Ratings: October 4, 2009 - Posted October 8, 2009
While NBC's "Meet the Press" retained its first place rank in Total Viewers last Sunday, CBS' "Face the Nation" was #1 in the A25-54 demo. "CBS Sunday Morning," which had a segment on Paul Shaffer featuring David Letterman, which was taped before his extortion explanation, was the lead-in to "Face." "Sunday... [TVNewser]

Letterman Blackmailed: Joe Halderman Speaks: 'I'm Not Trying to Hide or Run.' - Posted October 7, 2009
For the first time since his arrest a week ago on charges he tried to extort $2 million from David Letterman, CBS News producer Joe Halderman is talking, though he's not saying much. FOX 5 WNYW caught up Halderman at his Norwalk, CT home earlier today. "I can't make any comment and... [TVNewser]

Lunch: Joan Collins Holds Court at Table One, Plus Barbara Walters & Vernon Jordan - Posted October 7, 2009
— DIANE CLEHANE The dining room at Michael's was buzzing as boldface names settled in to plot their next big move and dish over their Cobb salads. We overhead plenty of chatter about the David Letterman and 48 Hours Mystery producer Robert "Joe" Halderman scandal -- sorry, but it's all off the... [FishBowlNY]

Letterman Blackmailed: Did a '48 Hours' Mystery Inspire Halderman? - Posted October 7, 2009
Gawker has a theory that alleged David Letterman extortionist Robert "Joe" Halderman got the idea for the plot after working on a specific story for CBS' "48 Hours" where he was a producer: The story originally aired in February, but the August re-broadcast was updated with new reporting based on developments in... [TVNewser]

Morning Reading List 10.07.09 - Posted October 7, 2009
Good morning FishbowlDC! Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning Reading List? Drop us a line. Yesterday's featured desk was Christina Bellantoni's new office at TPM. Ken Hanner is the only FBDC reader to guess it correctly. Today we have Uncle... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List 10.06.09 - Posted October 6, 2009
Good morning FishbowlDC! Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning Reading List? Drop us a line. Guess who's moving into their new office and whose desk is featured above. Hints: she's already tweeted this pic and she's also the only other... [FishBowlDC]

Letterman Blackmailed. Dave Apologizes: "I Got My Work Cut Out For Me" - Posted October 5, 2009
After explaining in embarrassing detail the extortion plot against him Thursday night, tonight David Letterman took time to apologize to his staff and his wife. Here's the transcript released by Worldwide Pants: "I'm terribly sorry that I put the staff in that position. Inadvertently, I just wasn't thinking ahead. And, moreover, the... [TVNewser]

CBS Tries To Remove Unauthorized Videos Of Letterman's Extortion Explanation - Posted October 5, 2009
The New York Times reported last night that CBS had worked over the weekend to scrub the Internet of any unauthorized videos of David Letterman's revelation of extortion on his show Thursday: "Copies of the segment were uploaded almost immediately to YouTube by users, but many of them were flagged by CBS... [FishBowlNY]

Keith Olbermann on Joe Halderman: 'This is Exactly the Guy We Knew' - Posted October 4, 2009
On his MLB blog Baseball Nerd, MSNBC's Keith Olbermann writes about having known Joe Halderman, the CBS News producer arrested in an extortion plot against David Letterman. ...when I made my television debut as the New York correspondent for CNN Sports in 1981, Robert J. "Joe" Halderman was the chief assignment... [TVNewser]

Letterman Blackmailed: CBS Execs Didn't Know About Plot Until Final Hours - Posted October 3, 2009
More details are being revealed in the case of "48 Hours" producer Joe Halderman in the alleged extortion plot against David Letterman. The New York Times reports Halderman had gone to work Thursday, even attended a show meeting before being arrested outside the the CBS Broadcast Center. And despite this... [TVNewser]

David Letterman on CBS 'Sunday Morning', But Not Talking About That - Posted October 2, 2009
In an interview taped Tuesday, two days before he testified before a Manhattan grand jury in the alleged extortion case involving him, David Letterman sat down with CBS' Anthony Mason for an interview for "Sunday Morning." It's for a story on Letterman's sidekick of 27 years Paul Shaffer. Shaffer has a new... [TVNewser]

Letterman Blackmailed: Who is Robert 'Joe' Halderman? - Posted October 2, 2009
Robert Halderman, who as of this writing is still an employee of CBS News, though suspended, has posted $200,000 bail and is free tonight. Newsday's Verne Gay has been keeping a running thread of information from several anonymous sources on the "48 Hours" producer who went by the name of "Joe" and... [TVNewser]

Letterman Blackmailed, CBS News Employee Arrested. "I Need to Protect My Family. I Need to Protect Myself. I Hope to Protect My Job" - Posted October 2, 2009
A CBS News "48 Hours" employee is under arrest accused of trying to blackmail David Letterman. The employee was arrested yesterday, three weeks after a package was left in Letterman's car that included, in Letterman's words "creepy" information about the "Late Show" host. CBSNews.com reports the employee has been suspended pending the... [TVNewser]

Morning Reading List 09.30.09 - Posted September 30, 2009
Good morning FishbowlDC! Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning Reading List? Drop us a line. A White House reporter used the made-for-SNL-word "strategery" in a question posed to press secretary Robert Gibbs at yesterday's briefing. Funny man Gibbs, referring to... [FishBowlDC]

Obama's "Late Night" With Letterman - Posted September 22, 2009
Yesterday, Robert Gibbs refused to give the WH press corps a preview of President Obama's "Late Show with David Letterman" appearance... Q. Does the President have any funny anecdotes for David Letterman tonight? MR. GIBBS: Well, I'm not going to preview them here, for goodness sakes. Q. Well, so we can get... [FishBowlDC]

For Round Six, The Top Ten - Posted September 21, 2009
Insiders tell us the "Late Show with David Letterman" taping is happening right now with Pres. Obama and it includes the Top 10 reasons Obama came on the show. They include: Obama thought it would be fun to see someone else get heckled; the appearance was part of a cash for clunkers... [TVNewser]

ABC's 'Nightline' #1 Again - Posted September 11, 2009
For the week of August 31, "Nightline" was able to top new episodes of "Late Show with David Letterman" and "The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien" in both Total Viewers and the A25-54 demo. This marks 11 consecutive weeks that "Nightline" has bested "The Tonight Show," a stat that was... [TVNewser]

Anna Wintour Visits Letterman - Posted August 25, 2009
Last night, Vogue editor Anna Wintour stopped by "Late Show with David Letterman" to discuss the upcoming Vogue-centric documentary The September Issue and all the press Wintour has been getting recently in advance of the film. Wintour was charming, funny and engaging, even making light of Maureen Dowd's description of her... [FishBowlNY]

Morning Reading List 08.25.09 - Posted August 25, 2009
Good morning FishbowlDC! Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning Reading List? Drop us a line. In honor of DC's Restaurant Week, we're bringing back a little Patrick Gavin flavor. Photo above- what restaurant did FBDC dine at for lunch yesterday?... [FishBowlDC]

With Letterman in Reruns, 'Nightline' is Back on Top - Posted August 13, 2009
ABC's "Nightline" returned to the top spot in Total Viewers last week drawing 3.25M Total Viewers. The show came in second in the A25-54 demo to "The Tonight Show" as Conan O'Brien continues to win with younger viewers but struggles in the Total Viewer category. O'Brien, with new programs, came in... [TVNewser]

Katie Couric, Rachel Maddow Make Late Night Rounds - Posted July 30, 2009
Tuesday night it was Katie Couric on the Late Show with David Letterman. Last night Rachel Maddow was on the Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien. Corporate synergy at its finest. While Couric revealed she was once asked out by Michael Jackson, and other stuff, Maddow talked about Pres. Obama's choice of brew... [TVNewser]

Three Weeks at #1 for Nightline - Posted July 16, 2009
For the third week in a row, ABC's "Nightline" has placed first in Total Viewers against Conan O'Brien and David Letterman. Last week, Nightline narrowly beat out both "The Late Show" and "The Tonight Show" thanks in large part to strong viewership following the Michael Jackson memorial. The last time "Nightline"... [TVNewser]

Palin-Palooza: Media Spoofs, Speculations and Spectacles - Posted July 10, 2009
NY Times: Maureen Dowd walks a mile in Sarah Palin's parka with a spoofed diary entry. HuffPo on David Letterman on Palin: Was it something I said? NY Observer speculates "Palin to Punditry? Probably Not." Washington Examiner looks at Palin's ability to maintain the media's attention. Politico questions the... [FishBowlDC]

Obama & The Press: A Match Made In Ratings Heaven? - Posted July 6, 2009
"Obama should change his middle name from Hussein to Nielsen," said Gail Shister, a writing instructor at the University of Pennsylvania (and TVNewser columnist) to AP's David Bauder for a piece on President Obama's relationship with the networks. Strong public interest in the president and his policies explains why so many people... [FishBowlDC]

Nightline #1 in Late Night Last Week - Posted July 2, 2009
Buoyed by their health care special with Pres. Obama and two days of coverage on the death of Michael Jackson ABC's "Nightline" was #1 among Total Viewers last week, outperforming NBC's "The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien" and CBS' "Late Show with David Letterman." Conan was still tops in younger viewers. The... [TVNewser]

More Michael Jackson Ratings News - Posted July 1, 2009
• Monday's "Nightline" outperformed Conan O'Brien and David Letterman. "Nightline" drew 4.2M Total Viewers, to Conan's 3.08M and a Letterman rerun which brought in 3.33M. In addition to Jackson, Monday's "Nightline" reported on the Bernard Madoff sentence. • The 48 Hours special anchored by Katie Couric last night won its time slot... [TVNewser]

YouTube Launches Reporter Center|Wikipedia Co-Founder Helped The Times|Hachette Reorganizes Auto Brands|Atlantic City Paper's Editor Says Goodbye With Top Ten List|Spitzer Blogs For HuffPo - Posted June 29, 2009
WebNewser: YouTube launched its Reporters Center today, featuring instructional videos, tips and advice from journalists like Katie Couric, Bob Woodward, The New York Times's Nicholas Kristof, and Arianna Huffington. New York Times: More information about the lengths the Times went to to keep reporter David Rohde's kidnapping off the media's radar: Wikipedia... [FishBowlNY]

"Nightline" Beats "Letterman" and "O'Brien" For Third Straight Night - Posted June 29, 2009
"Nightline," which devoted their Friday show to Michael Jackson, outperformed both CBS' "Late Show with David Letterman" and NBC's "The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien," according to Nielsen fast affiliate time period data. Friday marked the third night in a row Nightline came in first in Total Viewers. Nightline - 4.193M Total... [TVNewser]

"Nightline" Takes First with Michael Jackson News - Posted June 26, 2009
Last night's "Nightline" anchored by Martin Bashir with coverage on the death of Michael Jackson was seen by 5.26 million Total Viewers, outdrawing David Letterman's 4.36 million on CBS and Conan O'Brien's 3.94 million on NBC.... [TVNewser]

Health Care Special Last At 10, But First at 11:35 - Posted June 25, 2009
The ABC News special edition of Primetime "Questions for the President: Prescription for America" drew 4.7 million Total Viewers - last in the time slot but ABC's best 10pm audience in six weeks. NBC's "The Philanthropist" won the time period with 7.4M and CBS' "CSI NY" was second with 7.3M. ABC's program... [TVNewser]

Late Night Race Tightens, Nightline Finishes #2 in A18-49 - Posted June 18, 2009
The late-night race is tightening, as just 36,000 Total Viewers separated the three programs last week. NBC's Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien finished first in all categories, followed by CBS' Late Show with David Letterman and ABC's Nightline. Nightline finished 2nd in the A18-49 demo, but a close third in the... [TVNewser]

Lunch: Hoda Kotb & Bravo's Housewives Hold Court - Posted June 17, 2009
— DIANE CLEHANE It was SRO at Michael's today, and although the place was filled to the brim with movers and shakers of every stripe, all eyes were on table one: Today's Hoda Kotb presided over a raucous lunch with a trio of Real Housewives from Bravo's compulsively watchable franchise. Tongues wagged... [FishBowlNY]

Gov. Palin Makes TV Rounds - Posted June 12, 2009
In what was originally billed as an exclusive, NBC Today Show's Matt Lauer interviewed Gov. Sarah Palin this morning. We learned later this morning just how exclusive Lauer's interview was- Palin also did an interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer this morning, to air later today on The Situation Room. On Today, Lauer asked... [FishBowlDC]

Gov. Sarah Palin on Today, Then CNN - Posted June 12, 2009
Gov. Sarah Palin appeared on NBC's Today show, in a lengthy interview with Matt Lauer. For more than five minutes, the topic of David Letterman took center stage. She called his comments "a sad commentary on where we are as a culture, as a society, to chuckle and laugh through [such]... [TVNewser]

Governor Palin Is Not Amused - Posted June 12, 2009
Sarah Palin appeared on the Today Show with Matt Lauer this morning and spoke about the controversial jokes made about her and her daughter by David Letterman. From the Today Show website: Palin said that the attitude displayed in Letterman's routine "does contribute to some acceptance of abuse of young women." She... [FishBowlLA]

Matt Lauer Gets Exclusive Live Interview With Gov. Sarah Palin - Posted June 11, 2009
Where will Gov. Sarah Palin make her first televised response to David Letterman? NBC's Today show. Matt Lauer interviews Palin live tomorrow morning on Today. Palin will be live from Texas, where she made an announcement today regarding the Alaska pipeline project. The NBC release says Palin will talk about the pipeline,... [TVNewser]

Nightline In Second Place in Late Night - Posted May 7, 2009
ABC's "Nightline" came in second again last week in Total Viewers behind Jay Leno but ahead of David Letterman. Letterman edged the ABC News show in younger viewers, however. "Nightline" is up 18% compared to the same week last year while NBC's "Tonight Show" was flat and CBS' "Late Show" increased... [TVNewser]

With Abdul On and Leno Out, Nightline Wins Late Night - Posted April 24, 2009
ABC's Nightline outperformed both NBC's Tonight Show with Jay Leno and the Late Show with David Letterman in the Nielsen overnight metered markets last night. Nightline had a 3.7 HH rating, while Leno had a 3.1 and Letterman had a 2.7. In younger viewers (A25-54) Nightline had a 1.8 to Leno's... [TVNewser]

With New Late Shows, Letterman Still Loses to Nightline - Posted April 23, 2009
ABC's Nightline beat CBS' Late Show with David Letterman last week in both Total Viewers and the A25-54 demo — with the late night show back in original episodes. NBC's Tonight Show with Jay Leno was #1. All three shows declined week-to-week in the demo, with only Nightline down in Total Viewers. Show Network A25-54 Total... [TVNewser]

O'Reilly Talks Rush, Beck, Penn on Letterman - Posted April 1, 2009
FNC's Bill O'Reilly spent a rare three segments on the Late Show couch talking to David Letterman last night. The interview had none of the '06 fireworks, but did touch on some more serious topics. O'Reilly and Letterman had a lengthy discussion about whether Rush Limbaugh was the head of the Republican... [TVNewser]

Leno Wins Big With Obama, But Nightline Beats Letterman - Posted March 26, 2009
With the strong ratings Thursday night for President Barack Obama's appearance on NBC's Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC won the late night week big last week. But ABC's Nightline topped CBS' Late Show with David Letterman in both Total Viewers and the A25-54 demo. It was the 11th consecutive week Nightline... [TVNewser]

David Letterman Marries Longtime Girlfriend - Posted March 23, 2009
David Letterman has tied the knot. The late night host announced during a taping of tonight's show that he has married his longtime girlfriend and mother of their son, Regina Lasko. CBS is apparently not releasing clips but here's some quotes:On Thursday, at 3 PM, March 19, 2009 at... [FishBowlNY]

Letterman on Maddow: "You're Tremendous At This Job" - Posted March 17, 2009
MSNBC's Rachel Maddow continued her late night tour on CBS' Late Show with David Letterman last night, and Letterman had high praise for the host. "This woman is very smart, and can talk great," Letterman says he thinks while watching her show. "Sometimes you see a lot people on TV and you... [TVNewser]

Lunch: Liz Smith, Frank Langella & A Bevy of Social Swans - Posted March 11, 2009
— DIANE CLEHANE The streets may be eerily empty these days (at least you can always get a cab), but you can pretty much count on a full house on Wednesdays at Michael's. Today the dining room was buzzing as media mavens and a fair share of fashionistas made the scene. Before... [FishBowlNY]

CNBC and Santelli's 'No Comment' After Daily Show Segment - Posted March 6, 2009
CNBC's response to Jon Stewart's Daily Show rant about the network after Rick Santelli's cancellation? Nothing yet. The Associated Press' David Bauder writes about the back story, and CNBC spokesman Brian Steel's response. "CNBC's Steel said neither the network's executives nor Santelli would comment on Stewart's broadcast," writes Bauder. • Related: Gawker has... [TVNewser]

Stewart Unloads on CNBC After Santelli Cancellation - Posted March 5, 2009
What happens when you cancel on a comedy show? David Letterman displayed what he would do when Sen. John McCain canceled in September. And last night, after CNBC's Rick Santelli canceled on Friday ("I guess the phrase would be 'bailed out'" said Jon Stewart), The Daily Show's Stewart showed his method... [TVNewser]

Rush Limbaugh A Weekend Cable Draw - Posted March 3, 2009
When Rush Limbaugh speaks... Fox News and CNN each aired Limbaugh's keynote speech to the CPAC Saturday afternoon. It was the biggest draw all weekend on cable news. • From 4:46pm-6:20pmET Fox News averaged 511,000 A25-54 demo viewers and 2.22M Total Viewers. The network peaked at 6pm with 602,000/2.73M. FNC also... [TVNewser]

Nightline Tops Late Show Last Week - Posted February 27, 2009
ABC's Nightline topped CBS' Late Show with David Letterman last week in Total Viewers and the A25-54 demo. Compared to the same week last year, Nightline grew 24% in Total Viewers and 11% in the demo. It also continues to close the gap with NBC's The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (which... [TVNewser]

Patrick Goldstein Pans Oscars, Fans React Sensibly...Just Kidding - Posted February 23, 2009
LAT's Patrick Goldstein is a critic/blogger. He's supposed to give his expert opinion about stuff. That's what he's paid to do. And so he did. He didn't like last night's Oscars: From Jackman's strangely self-conscious low-rent opening musical number to Ben Stiller's very inside-the-Beltway spoof of Joaquin Phoenix's recent appearance on David... [FishBowlLA]

What is it About David Letterman that Brings Out the Crazy in People? - Posted February 13, 2009
In light of Joaquin Phoenix's meltdown/performance art appearance on David Letterman the other night The Daily Beast has put together a collection of seven talk show "train wrecks" the majority of which, for some reason, seem to have taken place on Letterman. Go figure. Here's an old one with... [FishBowlNY]

Now We'll Coin the Phrase 'Joaquin Through an Interview' - Posted February 12, 2009
As soon as this happened we started getting emails from people sending us this clip. It's a weird interview. Joaquin Phoenix is clearly on something. Prompting David Letterman to say, "Joaquin, I'm sorry you couldn't be here tonight." Seeing someone high doesn't make us nervous - it's seeing someone who's brother over-dosed in... [FishBowlLA]

Morning Reading List 02.04.09 - Posted February 4, 2009
Good Morning FishbowlDC! Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning Reading List? Drop us a line or let us know in the tips box below. We're dropping the "Muesli"... just join us after the jump!... [FishBowlDC]

Kimmel Moving to Nightline's Slot? Not So Fast - Posted January 28, 2009
The New York Times' Bill Carter brings up the idea of Jimmy Kimmel moving up a half-hour into Nightline's slot. However in the article, Anne Sweeney, president of the Disney-ABC Television Group, "denied there was any plan for action in the short or long term, saying that no change in status... [TVNewser]

Palin: "Katie, You're Not The Center of Everybody's Universe" - Posted January 8, 2009
In a YouTube clip from an upcoming documentary, Gov. Sarah Palin blasts the media, and specifically Katie Couric, for the way they treated her during the campaign. The documentary is "Media Malpractice," by filmmaker John Ziegler. "I never saw how it came across but my understanding was that so many of the... [TVNewser]

CNBCers Around The Dial - Posted January 7, 2009
Squawk Box co-anchor Becky Quick appeared last night on CBS' Late Show with David Letterman (she explained what "Squawk Box" means to the talk show host):And today on the Ellen DeGeneres show, Maria Bartiromo was a guest:... [TVNewser]

Franken and Davis on Letterman - Posted January 6, 2009
The internets are being flooded with old film clips of new Senator-to-be-soon-elect Al Franken. This one we really like because it reminds us how much has changed in late night television. Now it's all promo tours after promo tours. Franken and his then partner Tom Davis, were going to be working... [FishBowlLA]

The Ticker: Anchorman, Quick, Chetry... - Posted January 5, 2009
> Who is the media titan who, "aspired to be a news anchor and worked briefly as a weatherman"? WebNewser has the answer. > CNBC's Becky Quick, co-anchor of Squawk Box, is scheduled as the second guest on tomorrow's Late Show With David Letterman. > CNN had the "most foot-kissing... [TVNewser]

Nightline Edges Letterman - Posted December 18, 2008
ABC's Nightline finished ahead of CBS' Late Show with David Letterman in the A25-54 demo last week. The ABC News show tied Letterman in Total Viewers. It is the third week in a row ABC has topped CBS. Nightline is up 13% in Total Viewers and 5% in the demo year-to-year.... [TVNewser]

Cooper Talks Phelps, Peril on Letterman - Posted December 9, 2008
Anderson Cooper appeared on CBS' Late Show with David Letterman last night and discussed the upcoming "Planet in Peril" on CNN (airing Thursday at 9pmET) and his recent interview with Michael Phelps for 60 Minutes. "I recognize that it is a planet in peril, and that it's too late," said Letterman. "If... [TVNewser]

Nightline Saved By Leno's Move to Primetime? - Posted December 8, 2008
If tonight's news proves true — that Jay Leno will stay with NBC and move to a prime time slot — new life has just been breathed into the once-left-for-dead Nightline. The increasingly successful news show has been in jeopardy for months with the threat of Jay Leno leaving NBC and bringing... [TVNewser]

Couric Accuses Letterman of "Stealing Our Video" - Posted November 21, 2008
Following up on our follow-up about Katie Couric's appearance on Wednesday's Late Show with David Letterman, Couric called in to last night's show to discuss the topic Letterman "forgot to ask" — the day Sen. John McCain canceled on Dave only to show up with Katie. "I was all prepped to chat... [TVNewser]

Katie Couric, Before the Late Show - Posted November 20, 2008
Earlier today we wrote about how last night on his show David Letterman steered clear of asking Katie Couric about his lifting of Couric's recent interview with John McCain, which was done without Couric's knowledge. Well, on her YouTube channel Couric brought it up herself. This behind-the-scenes video shows Couric and... [TVNewser]

Nightline Beats Letterman, But Leno Back On Top - Posted November 20, 2008
ABC's Nightline topped CBS' Late Show with David Letterman in Total Viewers and the A25-54 demo last week, beating the program each night. Year-to-year, Nightline is up 15% in Total Viewers and 7% in the demo. Nightline topped both NBC's Tonight Show and CBS' Late Show in both categories for the first... [TVNewser]

What Dave Didn't Ask Katie - Posted November 20, 2008
Last night on the Late Show, David Letterman chatted with Katie Couric about her role as both anchor and managing editor of the CBS Evening News, her "post-election hangover" and those Palin interviews. Couric detailed the time-line of her interviews, which subsequently got the most press. She questioned why one of her... [TVNewser]

Letterman Talks to Katie Couric About the Palin Interviews: 'The Newspaper Question Was an Easy Question' - Posted November 20, 2008
Katie Couric was on David Letterman last night talking about the now infamous series of interviews she did with Sarah Palin. Couric concedes the foreign policy questions were not the easiest to answer, she also says she asked Palin about what she read because "it was really just something I... [FishBowlNY]

Couric and Letterman Heart Palin - Posted November 20, 2008
This is Katie Couric and David Letterman last night discussing the interview that exposed Sarah Palin...as well Sarah Palin. "She was afraid of offending people that don't read." Offers Letterman. We also take this opportunity to point out that Letterman is becoming a dead ringer for Senator turned Secretary of Health... [FishBowlLA]

Couric Sits Down With Lieberman (and Letterman) - Posted November 19, 2008
Katie Couric will interview Sen. Joe Lieberman today in Washington, D.C. to air tonight on the CBS Evening News. It's his first interview since it was announced he will hold on to his chairmanship of the Senate Homeland Security Committee. Couric will be back in New York by this evening, and will... [TVNewser]

Nightline Wins Big Over Leno, Letterman - Posted November 13, 2008
Thanks to huge numbers on Election Night, ABC's Nightline beat NBC's Tonight Show with Jay Leno and CBS' Late Show with David Letterman in both Total Viewers and the A25-54 demo. It was the first time the program beat both shows (when they were in first-run programming) in both categories since... [TVNewser]

Lunch: Jane Fonda & Jerry Seinfeld -- That's Entertainment! - Posted October 29, 2008
— DIANE CLEHANE It's always those random celebrity sightings at Michael's that make my weekly Wednesday visits much more fun. Today certainly didn't disappoint. When a little birdie told me Jerry Seinfeld would be holding court on table one today, I knew I was in for it. When he strolled in sporting... [FishBowlNY]

Mitch Semel at "The Intersection of News and Comedy" - Posted October 24, 2008
Gail Shister TVNewser Columnist CNN's first foray into funny is no joke, Mitch Semel says. "This is our opportunity to treat news differently," says Semel, executive producer of "D.L. Hughley Breaks the News." "It's just an hour a week. It doesn't change what the network is." "Hughley" debuts at 10pmET Saturday. Produced on the set... [TVNewser]

First Ever "Dual" Obama-Clinton Interview Scores for ABC - Posted October 21, 2008
Billed as "their first dual interview ever," Cynthia McFadden's campaign trail chat with Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton lifted ABC's Nightline last night. The interview tied the Late Show with David Letterman and pulled ahead of the Tonight Show with Jay Leno in metered markets. CBS - Letterman 3.4... [TVNewser]

King Wants McCain To Make Good on Palin Promise - Posted October 20, 2008
Larry King Live has not seen Sen. John McCain as a guest since July or Gov. Sarah Palin as a guest ever. And now the program is making a public appeal. A post on King's blog asks if "LKL" is next to "make up" with McCain, following David Letterman. Appearing before the... [TVNewser]

Live From New York: The Candidates As Comedians - Posted October 17, 2008
While comedians were impersonating the presidential candidates at 30 Rock, a few blocks away the presidential candidates were taking a shot at impersonating comedians. Both Sen. John McCain and Barack Obama took to the podium at the annual Alfred E. Smith Dinner at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel last night, and each... [TVNewser]

Nightline's Highest Viewership Since Relaunch - Posted October 5, 2008
For the fifth straight week, ABC's Nightline beat CBS' Late Show with David Letterman in both Total Viewers and the A25-54 demo. Last week it was a bigger milestone for Nightline — the program saw its highest total viewership since the relaunch in November 2005. Both networks grew week-to-week in both... [TVNewser]

"Katie's Airing Part 17 Tonight" - Posted October 5, 2008
Gov. Sarah Palin was the topic of discussion when NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams guested on the Late Show with David Letterman on Friday. Williams and Letterman talk the VP debate, Couric and Gibson's interviews of Palin and if he thinks he'll get a chance to interview her as well: ... [TVNewser]

CBS Not Happy About McCain Video Letterman 'Jacked' From Couric - Posted September 26, 2008
One day we imagine people will look back on the last eight years and maybe think it strange how the country became dependent on its late-night comedians to address the obvious. In the meantime, CBS execs are apparently pissed off at David Letterman for using internal CBS feed of John... [FishBowlNY]

Olbermann OK With Anchor Change: "I Can Say What I Think" - Posted September 25, 2008
He filled in at the last minute after Sen. John McCain canceled, and still MSNBC's Keith Olbermann was nearly upstaged by the Republican nominee for president Wednesday night on the Late Show. Several times during the two-segment interview with Olbermann, David Letterman showed McCain during various stages of his interview with Katie... [TVNewser]

Katie Couric Gets John McCain For Evening News - Posted September 24, 2008
He may have canceled an appearance on one CBS show, but Sen. John McCain will appear for an exclusive interview on another. Katie Couric gets the only evening news interview with Sen. John McCain since his decision to temporarily suspend his campaign and his call to delay Friday's debate. Couric also spoke with... [TVNewser]

McCain Out, Olbermann In On Letterman - Posted September 24, 2008
One of the side stories to Sen. John McCain's announcement that he would suspend his campaign, go to Washington D.C. to help with the bailout talks and push to postpone Friday's debate is that he would be canceling tonight's appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman. So who takes his place?... [TVNewser]

World News, Nightline Strong With Palin - Posted September 12, 2008
The first part of Charlie Gibson's interview with Gov. Sarah Palin gave World News some of its best ratings in months, while it boosted Nightline over both The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and The Late Show with David Letterman. According to Nielsen fast affiliate data, World News averaged 9.732 million Total... [TVNewser]

Nightline Tops Letterman During RNC - Posted September 11, 2008
For the week of September 1, ABC's "Nightline" outperformed CBS's Late Show with David Letterman among Total Viewers and the A5-54 demo. This marks "Nightline's" eighteenth victory (plus one tie) over Letterman in the demo and the thirteenth victory (plus two ties) over Letterman among Total Viewers. "Nightline" also continues... [TVNewser]

Nightline Tops Letterman During DNC - Posted September 7, 2008
For the seventeenth week this season, ABC's Nightline outperformed CBS' Late Show with David Letterman in the A25-54 demo and for the twelfth time in Total Viewers. The wins are for the week of Aug. 25, during coverage from the DNC. Nightline grew week-to-week, as did Letterman. Year-to-year, Nightline is up 8%... [TVNewser]

Study on Late-Night Humor Omits Some Comedians - Posted August 24, 2008
Center for Media and Public Affairs did a study on late-night political jokes. LAT's Top of the Ticket Reports: The study covered all jokes between Jan. 1 and July 31 in late-night monologues by Jay Leno, Conan O'Brien, David Letterman, Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert. Apparently, Jimmy Kimmel was not deemed funny... [FishBowlLA]

Another Strong Week for Nightline - Posted August 14, 2008
ABC's Nightline again topped CBS' Late Show with David Letterman last week. The ABC News program beat Letterman in the A25-54 demo but lost in Total Viewers. The Tonight Show with Jay Leno came in first in both measurements. This is the fifth week in a row Nightline has either beaten... [TVNewser]

Edwards Affair: Mainstream Media Post-Mortem - Posted August 10, 2008
As the John Edwards affair story continues to sink in, it's time for some mainstream media self-reflection. The New York Times' Richard Perez-Pena and Bill Carter look at why there was a, "reticence of the mainstream media," in covering the story. After noting MSNBC only touched on the story by way of a... [TVNewser]

Nightline Ties Letterman in Demo - Posted August 7, 2008
After three weeks in a row in front, ABC's Nightline tied CBS' Late Show with David Letterman in the A25-54 demo last week and lost the lead in Total Viewers. Week-to-week, both programs saw drops in the demo, while just ABC declined in Total Viewers. NBC's Tonight Show with Jay Leno remained in... [TVNewser]

How the Cablers Have Covered (or Not Covered) the Edwards Story - Posted August 4, 2008
Since the John Edwards National Enquirer story broke more than a week ago, the cablers have largely ignored it. There are various theories as to why that's the case. But as time goes on, producers are finding creative ways to work the story in. Fox News Channel has covered the story the most,... [TVNewser]

Nightline Beats Letterman for Third Straight Week - Posted July 31, 2008
The good news keeps coming for Nightline. The ABC News program topped CBS' Late Show with David Letterman in Total Viewers and the A25-54 demo for the third straight week. The last time Nightline beat Letterman for three consecutive weeks was during the writer's strike last Nov/Dec. But then, Letterman was... [TVNewser]

Nightline Beats Letterman, Again - Posted July 24, 2008
After all the talk about what the future might hold for ABC's Nightline, the show continues to perform well this summer, beating the Late Show with David Letterman for the second week in a row. And it comes during a week when CBS aired original broadcasts of Letterman. Last week also marks... [TVNewser]

ABC's Full Court Press for Nightline - Posted July 17, 2008
As TVGuide's Stephen Battaglio pointed out in this story after attending ABC's presentation at the TCA Wednesday, "The PR department of ABC News has been touting Nightline's recent strong ratings performance against The Late Show with David Letterman." Well, this afternoon we got another press release, with these bold headlines: "NIGHTLINE" PLACES SECOND... [TVNewser]

Nightline Touts Win Over Letterman - Posted July 14, 2008
ABC has taken out ads in the industry trade magazines, Multichannel News, Broadcasting & Cable and Variety as well as in The Wall Street Journal today trumpeting a win in the new C3 Nielsen measurement over the Late Show with David Letterman. The win comes in the A25-54, W25-54 and W18-49 demographics... [TVNewser]

Nightline 's Late Night Growth - Posted July 11, 2008
ABC's Nightline finished second in the ratings last week in both Total Viewers and the A25-54 demo. Nightline posted its highest delivery in both categories since the week of May 19th, and week to week, Nightline increased among Total Viewers (up 3%) and A25-54 (up 8%). Nightline was up 7% compared... [TVNewser]

Morning Reading List, 03.21.08 - Posted March 21, 2008
Good morning Washington. Quickly navigate Morning Reading List: REVOLVING DOOR | NEWSPAPERS | TV | ONLINE MEDIA | MAGAZINES | WEST WING REPORTAGE | JOBS Most of you will watch NCAA basketball this weekend. REVOLVING DOOR A release announced, "Science News, the weekly magazine of the Society for Science & the Public, has named Judy Lewis... [FishBowlDC]

LAT In 90 Seconds - Posted February 15, 2008
What's The Hottest Thing In Hollywood? A octogenarian. Tina Daunt focuses her column today on Norman Lear, 81, who is inspiring the under-30 set to vote in record numbers. Daunt mentions a party he threw at the Beverly Hills Post Office last year. We feel pretty cool because we were there.... [FishBowlLA]

Lunch At Michael's: Paging George Clooney! Fern Mallis is Saving You a Seat at Fashion Week! - Posted January 23, 2008
— DIANE CLEHANE What recession? The dining room at 55th & Fifth was buzzing with the usual assemblage of bold face names, social swans and television types that tucked into their Cobb salads with gusto while digesting some of the week's harrowing headlines. Hollywood figured heavily into many of today's conversation with... [FishBowlNY]

Morning Reading List, 01.03.08 - Posted January 3, 2008
Good morning Washington. It's Caucus Day! Quickly navigate Morning Reading List: REVOLVING DOOR | NEWSPAPERS | TV | ONLINE MEDIA | MAGAZINES | RADIO | JOBS You are torn as to whether The New York Time's hiring of Bill Kristol was a wise choice. REVOLVING DOOR Roll Call's Moira Bagley -- a FishbowlDC hottie -- is... [FishBowlDC]

LAT In 90 Seconds - Posted January 3, 2008
Leno = Corny: Audience members at The Tonight Show described Jay Leno -- the former stand-up comic who is currently back on air without his writers -- as "90% as funny." Band Camp: Reporter Liam Gowing writes the final (we think) chapter about his experiences at rock'n'roll fantasy camp. Unsurprisingly for an... [FishBowlLA]

Golden Globes: Show Will Go On? - Posted January 2, 2008
Deadline Hollywood Daily seems to think so, reporting that the Hollywood Foreign Press Association is in the process of making an interim agreement with the Writers Guild of America, not unlike the WGA's agreement with David Letterman. It's hard to tell which way, strategically, WGA should go on this one. ... [FishBowlLA]

Who's A WGA Strike Winner? Gimme An E! - Posted November 5, 2007
Well, we guess there's a benefit to putting all your eggs in Kim Kardashian's ass after all. As the writers' strike simmers, the network that boasts virtually no writers (nope, that 11-year-old on a stripper pole thing was not scripted), is expected to get a few more viewers, or so says... [FishBowlLA]

BREAKING: McCain Tells Letterman He's Running - Posted February 28, 2007
Senator John McCain will announce his presidental campaign in April according to ABCNews.com. While taping the Late Show on CBS, McCain told David Letterman that he'll give a formal speech to that effect in early April. Tune in tonight.... [FishBowlLA]

Letterman @ 25: Video Tribute - Posted February 1, 2007
Tonight, David Letterman celebrates 25 years on late night television on the Late Show. Like we did for James Brown, FishbowlNY put together a little video tribute featuring some of our favorite moments from his years at both NBC and CBS. Enjoy. RELATED: Letterman's First Monologue, Feb. 1, 1982 [DotComedy] Letterman's First... [FishBowlNY]

Pelosi's 'State Of The Union' Blink-Count: Whose Idea Was It First? - Posted January 26, 2007
Stephen Colbert's?: Jimmy Kimmel's: David Letterman's? Said Letterman in introducing the bit: "This is good — I don't think this is the kind of thing you'll see on any other show."... [FishBowlNY]

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