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The War for Late Night: When Leno Went Early and Television Went Crazy

by Carter, Bill | HC | Good
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Condition
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“Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ...
Binding
Hardcover
Weight
1 lbs
Product Group
Book
IsTextBook
No
ISBN
9780670022083
Book Title
War for Late Night : When Leno Went Early and Television Went Crazy
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
Item Length
9.3 in
Publication Year
2010
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Illustrator
Yes
Item Height
1.4 in
Author
Bill Carter
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Performing Arts
Topic
Television / History & Criticism, Television / Genres / Reality, Game Shows & Talk Shows, Entertainment & Performing Arts
Item Weight
22.8 Oz
Item Width
6.4 in
Number of Pages
416 Pages

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A dramatic account of the politics and personalities behind NBC's calamitous attempt to reinvent late-night television. When NBC decided to move Jay Leno into prime time to make room for Conan O'Brien to host the Tonight show-a job he had been promised five years earlier-skeptics anticipated a train wreck for the ages. It took, in fact, only a few months for the dire predictions to come true. Leno's show, panned by critics, dragged down the ratings-and the profits-of NBC's affiliates, while ratings for Conan's new Tonight show plummeted to the lowest levels in history. Conan's collapse, meanwhile, opened an unexpected door of opportunity for rival David Letterman. What followed was a boisterous, angry, frequently hilarious public battle that had millions of astonished viewers glued to their sets. In The War for Late Night, New York Times reporter Bill Carter offers a detailed behind-the-scenes account of the events of the unforgettable 2009/2010 late-night season as all of its players- performers, producers, agents, and network executives-maneuvered to find footing amid the shifting tectonic plates of television culture.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
067002208x
ISBN-13
9780670022083
eBay Product ID (ePID)
26038706067

Product Key Features

Book Title
War for Late Night : When Leno Went Early and Television Went Crazy
Number of Pages
416 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2010
Topic
Television / History & Criticism, Television / Genres / Reality, Game Shows & Talk Shows, Entertainment & Performing Arts
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Performing Arts
Author
Bill Carter
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
1.4 in
Item Weight
22.8 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
6.4 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Lccn
2010-034988
Grade from
Twelfth Grade
Dewey Decimal
791.45/6
Lc Classification Number
Pn1992.77.T63c375
Copyright Date
2010

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    Mr. Carter really did another tremendous job with his research and neutral standing just as he did in "The Late Shift".