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...than a decade, the host of NBC's Late Night had been passed over for the job as Johnny Carson's successor on the Tonight Show. But he parlayed that slight into a lucrative new contract at CBS and his own 11:30 p.m. show to compete with Jay Leno. The crowds that jammed his studio audience gave him standing ovations every night; his Top 10 lists became a national obsession. The ratings soared, surpassing Leno's. Dave was a winner, and America loved...
...Late ShiftThe new HBO movie about the network battle over Leno and Letterman arrives looking like something of a period piece. Based on Bill Carter's 1994 book, this is essentially the story of Letterman's victory: how he outsmarted the network suits and became the most sought-after personality in television. Since then, Letterman's show has dropped to third place in the ratings, while it's Leno who has the hot hand. Still, the film is more entertaining than one might have expected, says TIME's Richard Zoglin. "The backstage network shenanigans have been deftly digested...
...Leno, whose late-night success has lightened the load for big-chinned individuals everywhere, has scored another big win. He has sold a book idea about his life to HarperCollins for $4 million. Just as on his show, somebody else will be writing his material...
...next five weeks, TV viewers in New Hampshire and Iowa will see more of the G.O.P. presidential candidates than they will see of David Letterman and Jay Leno combined. The candidates have already aired more ads in the battleground states than in any primary campaign in history. Richard Stengel analyzes some of the most telling ones...
RISING STAR OF THE YEAR: Alicia Silverstone. Runner-up: Edward Burns, ethnic auteur of The Brothers McMullen, made for $25,000 Comeback of the year: Jay Leno, with the help of dancing Itos and a CBS slump. Runner-up: Philippine Congresswoman Imelda Marcos...