Even Kevin Eubanks Wants to Ditch Jay Leno [Breakup]

When the guy you pay to like you won't stay, it's beyond redemption. People reports that Leno sidekick Kevin Eubanks—whom Letterman dubbed "the guy with the guitar who laughs at everything"—is heading for the door. [People]

New York Times’ Bill Carter at Work on a Late Shift Sequel [Late Night Wars]

Bill Carter, the New York Times' TV industry reporter who literally wrote the book on late night, is working on a new book for Viking that will focus on the recent drama between Conan O'Brien, Jay Leno and NBC.

Carter called us from California, where he's doing research. (Read more...)

The Jay Leno Show: 2009-2010 [And Now It's Dead]

The Jay Leno Show died today. It was five months old. Tonight, a half-dead zombie version of the show briefly rose from its deathbed to celebrate its own demise. This was as fun to watch as you might expect.

The Jay Leno Show's cause of death (Read more...)

Jay Leno’s Experimental Phase is Over [Late-Night Wars]

After five months, Jay Leno leaves prime time tonight, returning his "magic" to late night.

Jay Leno on His Late Show Super Bowl Promo: ‘A Good Joke Is a Good Joke’ [Late Night Wars]

You've read about the Cold War-level skulduggery that went into keeping that Letterman/Leno/Oprah Late Show promo secret in the days before the Super Bowl. Tonight, Jay Leno gave his side of the story on his show.

It was nothing that we didn't already know: Dave's producer (Read more...)

Scenes from The Tonight Show’s Final Wreckage [War Photography]

Most of Conan O'Brien's staff turned in their badges and Blackberries this weekend, and employee Aaron Bleyart documented the scorched earth affair. No, seriously, the place has been razed. NBC's preferred renovation appears to be explosives. [BAM]

NBC’s Revisionist History of Conan O’Brien’s Tonight Show: It Never Existed! [Late Night Wars]

How badly does NBC just want to put this Whole Conan Thing behind them? Via Peter Kafka at All Things Digital, so badly, they're trying to eradicate all history of it ever having existed from The Internet. What history? Exactly.

But come on, Peter Kafka. NBC wouldn't be (Read more...)

Leno Also Replaces Conan on NBC’s 30 Rock Mural [Final Indignities]

Conan O'Brien isn't just leaving the Tonight Show, he's also being excised from NBC's corporate propaganda. The embittered late-night ginger's already dead to corporate headquarters, judging by the mural in the lobby. Click through for before and after shots.

The "before" shot is from an October 2009 entry in (Read more...)