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  • Johnny Carson, with sidekick Ed McMahon (left), reigned for nearly 30 years on late-night TV. His nightly viewership, averaging as much as 15 million, was more than the current audience of "Tonight" successor Jay Leno and CBS rival David Letterman combined. (Associated Press)

    Heeere's Johnny Carson, an 'American Masters' film

    Johnny Carson didn't invent late-night talk shows. He didn't invent their desk-and-couch format, the monologue, the sidekick or the obligatory house band. So what set Carson apart? Finding out is the mission of "Johnny Carson: King of Late Night," a two-hour "American Masters" portrait premiering Monday.


  • Glenn Beck has last Fox News Channel show

    Glenn Beck said goodbye to Fox News Channel on Thursday, airing his final show before going into business for himself. He told his fans that he was determined "to his last breath" to fix this country.


  • Keith Olbermann returns to the air on Current TV

    Keith Olbermann has returned to the air promising "a newscast of contextualization."


  • BOOK REVIEW: The film producer looks back

    There are three kinds of books in this world: good, bad and good-bad. A good-bad book is one you know you shouldn't be reading, but if anyone tried to take it, they'd have to pry it from your cold, dead hands. "When I Stop Talking ..." is a near-perfect example of such a book.


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