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Leno, Fallon among those taking shots at Letterman Associated Press
NEW YORK - Will David Letterman's very public revelation of a new, very human flaw bring him closer to viewers, or will it cloud him in cliche showbiz debauchery? That was the question many were debating Friday, the day after the CBS "Late Show" host ...
October 03, 03:05 PM, GMANews

Ron Howard movie Parenthood reborn as NBC series GMANews.TV
LOS ANGELES - The 1989 movie "Parenthood" is going to be reborn as an NBC TV series. According to people familiar with NBC's plans, the "Parenthood" drama will be part of the network's lineup next season. The people declined to be identified because ...
May 04, 10:18 AM, GMANews

NBC broadcaster John Madden retires GMANews.TV
NEW YORK - John Madden is calling it quits. NBC said Thursday that the burly ex-coach who has been one pro football's top broadcast analysts has decided to retire. The 73-year-old Madden has been working for the past three seasons on NBC's Sunday nigh...
April 16, 11:18 PM, GMANews

NBC renews Friday Night Lights through 2011 GMANews.TV
LOS ANGELES - NBC is keeping the lights on for "Friday Night Lights." The acclaimed series has been renewed for two more 13-episode runs and will air through the 2010-11 season, the network said Monday. "Not only do we know the show is staying on, bu...
March 31, 11:59 AM, GMANews

NBC announces '30 Rock,' 'The Office' renewals GMANews.TV
UNIVERSAL CITY, California - NBC is renewing Tina Fey's "30 Rock" for the 2009-10 season, along with "The Office" and "The Biggest Loser." Besides the return of the comedies and the weight-loss reality show, NBC announced Thursday that it has set a pr...
January 16, GMANews

NBC moving Jay Leno to prime time TV: report Angelo Gutierrez
LOS ANGELES - NBC television is expected to announce on Tuesday that comedian Jay Leno will start a prime-time weeknight talk show next year after his planned retirement as star of "The Tonight Show," The New York Times reported. Leno's future has b...
December 09, 2008, 11:47 AM, ABS-CBN News

Report: Leno to stay at NBC, moving to prime time GMANews.TV
NEW YORK - The New York Times is reporting that NBC has signed its late-night star Jay Leno to a contract that will keep him at the network and move him to prime time. Under the new deal, Leno, whose "Tonight" show hosting job will go to Conan O'Brien...
December 09, 2008, GMANews

Borat star crashes NBC drama Medium GMANews.TV
NEW YORK - Even a make-believe psychic couldn't spot the scam when an actor disrupted a scene for "Medium" involving Patricia Arquette, who stars as psychic Allison DuBois in the NBC drama. After the unruly extra was ejected by security, the truth bec...
November 18, 2008, GMANews

Some NBC 'Heroes' to morph into villains GMANews.TV
LOS ANGELES - When we last saw "Heroes," those ordinary humans with extraordinary powers were tussling with an atypical foe: a writers strike that cut the NBC drama's second season short. Several months later, everyone on the show agrees the labor str...
September 19, 2008, GMANews

32 nominations for NBC Universal Malaya
NBC Universal Global Network-owned Asia channels, Sci Fi, Universal and Hallmark, secured a total of 32 nominations in the upcoming 60th Primetime Emmy Awards, underscoring the list of quality entertainment available on the channels.As a whole, NBC Uni...
August 18, 2008, Malaya

Newscasts ng Siyete, kahanay na ng CBS at NBC People's Tonight
ISANG mahalagang kaganapan sa kasaysayan ng Philippine broadcast ang naitala nu'ng Lunes nang pasinayaan ng GMA Network ang dalawang flagship newscast – 24 Oras at Saksi – at ipakita sa mga manonood ang bago nitong ultra-modern news set. "Dynamic a...
August 13, 2008, 05:34 AM, People's Tonight

NBC Universal off to fast start with Olympic ratings Reuters
NEW YORK - NBC Universal's Olympics coverage is drawing huge audiences, helped by the extravagant opening ceremony and swimming star Michael Phelps, and setting the stage for what could be record TV ratings for the Games. NBC Universal said t...
August 12, 2008, 10:27 AM, ABS-CBN News

NBC Universal off to fast start with Olympic ratings Reyma Deveza
NEW YORK - NBC Universal's Olympics coverage is drawing huge audiences, helped by the extravagant opening ceremony and swimming star Michael Phelps, and setting the stage for what could be record TV ratings for the Games. NBC Universal said the first t...
August 12, 2008, 06:54 AM, ABS-CBN News

Beijing Games opening night is a big TV draw for NBC GMANews.TV
NEW YORK - The colorful Olympics opening night ceremony from Beijing on NBC averaged 34.2 million viewers, making it the biggest television event since the Super Bowl. It was the biggest audience ever for an Olympic opening ceremony not held in the U....
August 10, 2008, GMANews

Nicole Richie to guest star as mean girl on NBC spy dramedy 'Chuck' GMANews.TV
NEW YORK - As Paris Hilton's sidekick on "The Simple Life," Nicole Richie showed a flair for comedy - and an impish glee at cracking jokes at others' expense. The 26-year-old celebutante will again display a caustic streak in an upcoming guest spot on...
June 27, 2008, GMANews

NBC's Brokaw picked to moderate "Meet the Press" ABS-CBNNews.com
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - NBC News picked veteran Tom Brokaw to moderate "Meet the Press" through the 2008 U.S. election season, NBC News President Steve Capus said on Sunday. Tim Russert, the longtime host of the Sunday morning news program who was kno...
June 23, 2008, 04:23 PM, ABS-CBN News

NBC says Fallon to succeed O'Brien on 'Late Night' GMANews.TV
NEW YORK - Jimmy Fallon's eighth-grade yearbook at St. Mary of the Snow in Saugerties, NY, listed him as "most likely to take over for David Letterman." Letterman's not going anywhere, but close enough: Fallon is succeeding Conan O'Brien as the host of...
May 13, 2008, GMANews

NBC says no way to O.J. Simpson on "Apprentice" Reuters
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Television network NBC on Thursday dismissed speculation that O.J. Simpson, who was acquitted in 1995 of murdering his ex-wife, would appear on an upcoming version of its reality TV program, "The Apprentice." "NBC representati...
April 25, 2008, 12:36 PM, ABS-CBN News

Jimmy Fallon to succeed Conan on NBC talk show Reuters
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Saturday Night Live" veteran Jimmy Fallon will take Conan O'Brien's place on NBC next year when O'Brien succeeds Jay Leno on "The Tonight Show, a person familiar with the deal said on Thursday. The two leading showbiz trade m...
April 25, 2008, 12:24 PM, ABS-CBN News

Jack Klugman sues NBC over profits from Quincy, M.E. show GMANews.TV
LOS ANGELES - Former Quincy, M.E. star Jack Klugman sued NBC Universal on Friday, claiming the studio is lying about the show's profits and owes him money. Klugman, 85, played the crime-busting Dr. R. Quincy on the show from 1976 to 1983. His 1976 c...
March 29, 2008, GMANews

NBC apologizes for Jane Fondas offensive word Reuters
LOS ANGELES Television network NBC apologized for itself and actress Jane Fonda on Thursday after she used an offensive word on the "Today Show."NBC called it "a slip" and said they did not mean to offend audiences.Fonda was on the program on Thursd...
February 18, 2008, Malaya

NBC apologizes for Jane Fonda 'C' word Reuters
LOS ANGELES - Television network NBC apologized for itself and actress Jane Fonda on Thursday after she used an offensive word on the "Today Show." NBC called it "a slip" and said they did not mean to offend audiences. Fonda was on the program on Thu...
February 15, 2008, 10:03 AM, ABS-CBN News

NBC News anchor Brian Williams hosts Saturday Night Live GMANews.TV
NEW YORK - He calls it his ''night off,'' but Brian Williams will spend it on the air as host of this week's ''Saturday Night Live.'' And though he will be broadcasting from NBC's 30 Rockefeller Plaza headquarters - the same building where he anchors ...
November 02, 2007, GMANews