Jay Leno
Summary
James Douglas Muir "Jay" Leno (born April 28, 1950) is an American stand-up comedian and television host. From 1992 to 2009, Leno was the host of NBC's The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Beginning in September 2009, Leno started a primetime talk show, titled The Jay Leno Show, which aired weeknights at 10:00 p.m. (Eastern Time, UTC-5), also on NBC. After The Jay Leno Show was cancelled in January 2010 amid a host controversy, Leno returned to host The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on March 1, 2010. Jay Leno was born in New Rochelle, New York, on April 28, 1950. His mother, Catherine (ne Muir), a homemaker, was born in Greenock, Scotland, and came to the United States at age 11.
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Media Decoder Blog: NBC Executive and Leno Said to Have Clashed Over Jokes
Three executives close to the situation said that NBC’s entertainment chief had taken offense to jokes that Jay Leno made last month about NBC’s ratings struggles.
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NBC Executive and Leno Said to Have Clashed Over Jokes
Three executives close to the situation said that NBC's entertainment chief had taken offense to jokes that Jay Leno made last month about NBC’s ratings struggles.
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Numbers Don’t Lie: NBC Should Replace Jay Leno With Jimmy Fallon Now
"I'm totally taking your job. You know that, right?" (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife).
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Media Decoder Blog: Conan O'Brien to Host White House Correspondents Dinner
The choice of hosts at the dinner has veered from safe (Jay Leno) to near-scandalous (Stephen Colbert).
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Conan O'Brien to Host White House Correspondents Dinner
The choice of hosts at the dinner has veered from safe (Jay Leno) to near-scandalous (Stephen Colbert).
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The World's Buzziest Brands
NBCUniversal Integrated Media launched the Brand Power Index (BPI) in 2010 to pinpoint the 500 brands consumers are talking about the most. The BPI’s methods for measuring the impact of multilayered marketing campaigns were born from some of the same techniques NBCU uses to evaluate the success of its own partnerships.
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Super Bowl ads review: touchdowns, fumbles ... and Scientologists | Michael Solomon
Tide provided a high-water mark and we cheered ourselves hoarse for Bud, but can't we pull the plug on that nut Psy?.
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Media Decoder Blog: Kimmel Gains in Coveted 18-49 Age Group
The ABC late night host outdrew his two older competitors, David Letterman and Jay Leno, among the younger viewers prized by advertisers, though his show lagged slightly in overall audience numbers.
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Kimmel Gains in Coveted 18-49 Age Group
The ABC late night host outdrew his two older competitors, David Letterman and Jay Leno, among the younger viewers prized by advertisers, though his show lagged slightly in overall audience numbers.
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Media Decoder Blog: On Second Night in New Slot, a Ratings Slide for Kimmel
Jimmy Kimmel saw his viewership drop to 2. 86 million viewers from 3. 09 million on Tuesday night, meaning he finished third in viewers on his second night airing at 11:35, behind Jay Leno and David Letterman.
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