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FOX411: Jay Leno and NBC agree to new contract re-installing him as host, leaving Conan O'Brien without a job, report says

In hist first show since NBC announced they were pulling the plug on the 10:00 p.m. "Jay Leno Show," and moving him back to his former 11:35 p.m. slot, Leno didn't hold back.

"Welcome to 'The Jay Leno Show.' As you know, we're not just a show anymore, we are now a collector's item," he began.

Ratings drop for NBC talk show gave CBS more ad rev -- NBC's 10 p.m. Jay Leno debacle has been good for CBS, according to Eye entertainment prexy Nina Tassler.

Other networks have approached the "Tonight Show" host after NBC indicated it would return Jay Leno to his late-night time slot.

Although NBC shot down rumors Thursday that it would be canceling the low-rated “The Jay Leno Show,” unconfirmed reports indicate a major lineup shuffle may be in the works.

As co-host of MSNBC's Morning Joe, Mika Brzezinski has emerged as a leading voice on morning television. But success for the daughter of former national security adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski hasn't always come easy. Read our exclusive excerpt of Mika Brzezinski's ''All Things at Once.''

Comcast Corp. announced Thursday it plans to buy a majority stake in NBC Universal for $13.75 billion, giving the nation's largest cable TV operator control of the Peacock network, an array of cable channels and a major movie studio....

Much of the prime-time audience lost to NBC when Jay Leno moved into prime-time has gone not to its rivals but the digital video recorder.

NBC is poised to claim another Sunday primetime ratings victory with its big "Sunday Night Football" matchup between Indianapolis and New England, but ABC held up well as its core shows, including "Desperate Housewives," came in above average.

John Wells' gritty cop drama, unceremoniously canceled by NBC before its second season premiere, has been picked up by cable network TNT as many a TV insider expected.