Posted: Wednesday 26th October 2011 at 9:27am by Paul
President Barack Obama was interviewed on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno yesterday.
The US President was on a whirlwind three-day fundraising tour for elections next year.
The first part of the interview was the most serious, as Obama discussed the recent crisis in Libya, the war in Iraq and terrorist threats.
The second part of the interview was a bit more light-hearted as the President talked about his family’s TV viewing habits, giving up smoking since taking up office and wanting to give out candy at Halloween when Michelle always wants to promote healthy food instead.
Boston.com – “Obama to Leno: Libya a recipe for success”
Posted: Wednesday 10th March 2010 at 9:15pm by Paul
Jay Leno’s second tenure on The Tonight Show started last week amid much controversy over the ousting of former host Conan O’Brien.
The first show on Monday 1st March gained a huge amount of viewers for NBC who have been struggling of late – not just in late night but across the board. He said “It’s good to be home. I’m Jay Leno, your host… at least for a while… I’ll admit I’m a little bit nervous, not because it’s my first night back, but because I know Dave [Letterman] and Oprah [Winfrey] are watching”.
However, since that first show The Tonight Show has been falling behind and the Late Show With David Letterman is now leading the ratings war.
TV By The Numbers report ““The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” (3.2/8 in metered-market households) trailed CBS’s “Late Show with David Letterman” (3.5/9) while topping ABC’s “Nightline (2.7/) and “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (1.3/4) in Nielsen’s 56 metered markets” and “◦In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” (1.1/5) ranked #1 among the major networks in the time period over “Late Show” (1.0/5), “Nightline” (1.1/4) and “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (0.9/4)”.
However, certain guests like Sarah Palin have helped boost ratings for certain shows.
Will The Tonight Show With Jay Leno stand the test of time? I guess we’ll wait and see.
Digital Spy – “Leno: ‘It’s good to be back on Tonight’”
Examiner – “TV Ratings News: Leno’s ‘Tonight Show’ now trailing Letterman…”
TV By The Numbers – “Early Tuesday Results Indicate Split Decision…”
Posted: Sunday 31st May 2009 at 12:38am by Paul
It was Jay Leno’s final episode of The Tonight Show on Friday night. Conan O’Brien takes over from Monday night.
The guests on the final episode of The Tonight Show With Jay Leno were new host Conan O’Brien and musician James Taylor.
Jay’s new 10pm weeknight show called The Jay Leno Show begins later this year on NBC.
Click here to watch the Conan interview
Posted: Saturday 30th May 2009 at 12:59pm by Paul
Just two shows remaining. On Thursday’s show Jay spoke to Billy Crystal and there was music from Prince.
Click here highlights from the Billy Crystal interview
Posted: Saturday 30th May 2009 at 12:57pm by Paul
On the Wednesday show Jay welcomed Wanda Sykes.
Click here for video clips from the show
Posted: Wednesday 27th May 2009 at 10:42pm by Paul
Arnold Schwarzenegger and Dwight Yoakam were guests on Tuesday.
Click here for video clips from the show
Posted: Tuesday 26th May 2009 at 11:42pm by Paul
It’s the final week of The Tonight Show With Jay Leno.
Leno’s still making news, as on Monday’s show Mel Gibson announced he is about to become a father again with his eighth child due soon. Mel says this makes him “Octo-Mel”.
Click here to watch Mel Gibson on The Tonight Show
