Word: leno
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...LENO'S prime-time show bombs. Maybe try an on-air sex confession...
...Civil Rights Movement. We regret the omission." Silverman has been tracking media-related corrections ever since. Regret the Error's annual "best of" list went up Dec. 16 (you can find it here). Reading it is like taking a stroll through the aftermath of a particularly amusing Jay Leno "Headlines" skit. (Read TIME's Top 10 'Fails...
Letterman took heat - when Howard Stern is criticizing your treatment of women, you know you've screwed up - and the questions came thick: Would viewers turn to Conan O'Brien or Jay Leno, if CBS didn't have to get rid of him altogether? And could Letterman tell sex jokes about politicians anymore? (See the top 10 political sex scandals...
Early on, Letterman handled his embarrassment in a way politicians in scandals could learn from: quickly, directly and without excuses. But there could still be fallout, personal and professional. He might alienate some traditional-minded former Leno viewers. Even barring sexual-harassment lawsuits or intern eruptions, don't expect Obama to be booked on the show again anytime soon...
TINA FEY, after her show 30 Rock won its third straight Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series on Sept. 20. NBC executives have said that programs like the new The Jay Leno Show are more affordable to produce than scripted ones...