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Study of late-night comics leaves out Jimmy Kimmel, Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert

Reporters who cover politics and media had their undies in a bunch Wednesday over a study conducted by the Center for Media and Public Affairs announcing, “late night TV talk show comedians have told more jokes about Mitt Romney than about all Democrats combined since the party nominating conventions.”

 

Oprah Winfrey's OWN network axes 'The Rosie Show'

Rosie O'Donnell

Oprah Winfrey's OWN network is pulling the curtain on "The Rosie Show" after five months on the air.

 

'The Rosie Show' Premieres Tonight: What Can You Expect?

'The Rosie Show' Premieres Tonight: What Can You Expect?

Rosie O'Donnell is back! The Queen of Nice sits down with actor Russell Brand for her show's premiere, airing on OWN at 7 pm Stand-up comedy. Fun music. Longer-then-usual celebrity chats. These are some of the features we can expect on The Rosie Show ...

 

Rosie O’Donnell gets ready for ‘The Rosie Show’ on OWN [Video]

Rosie O’Donnell gets ready for ‘The Rosie Show’ on OWN [Video]

Thanks to the Oprah Winfrey Network, Rosie O’Donnell will be back on television on Oct. 10, airing right before Winfrey’s new “OWN Your Life: The Oprah Class.”

In the meantime, OWN has released the first teaser trailer.

 

MSNBC's Schultz off air because of remark

MSNBC's Ed Schultz is off the air for more than a week after calling a fellow talk-show host a vulgar term.

 

DVRs give 'Conan' the lead among young viewers

DVRs give 'Conan' the lead among young viewers

After two months on the air, Conan O'Brien's late-night talk show is the favorite of younger viewers - that is, when DVR usage is factored in, according to basic-cable network TBS.

 

Conan's first night whips rivals in viewership

TBS says Conan O'Brien was welcomed back to television by more than 4.1 million viewers. The former host of "The Tonight Show," who left NBC eight months ago, returned to late night Monday with a new talk show, "Conan," which premiered on basic-cable network TBS.

Senh: All this means is that he'll probably settle back into his usual ratings before he hosted "The Tonight Show," which was about 2.3 million viewers. 4.1 million viewers for a debut is solid, but not spectacular.

 

Conan O'Brien returns to late-night TV with ease

Conan O'Brien returns to late-night TV with ease

Conan O'Brien relaunched his TV career on Monday night with a stylishly back-to-basics hour that radiated hard-won lessons from his brief stay hosting "The Tonight Show."

 

Conan O'Brien Moves to Warner Bros. Lot for New Late-Night Show

Conan O'Brien isn't just moving to a new network, he's moving to a new office.

 

Conan O'Brien takes show to TBS

Conan O'Brien takes show to TBS

Ousted "Tonight Show" host Conan O'Brien will return to late-night television in November with a show on cable channel TBS, the network said Monday.

 

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