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How Conan O'Brien Beat Leno and Letterman: Social Media

Bolstered by some 2 million Twitter followers, a first-of-its-kind social media strategy, and an innovative digital team, Conan soared back onto the late-night scene with huge ratings, besting David Letterman and arch-nemesis Jay Leno with 4.2 million viewers. READ»

Conan O'Brien: King of Social Media

Using online tools from Facebook and Twitter to Foursquare and YouTube, Conan O'Brien has shown that social media is a force to be reckoned with.READ»

Conan O'Brien Pulls a Leno on Lopez, Heads to TBS for 11 p.m. Show in November

TBS just got a little oranger.According to a Time Warner press release, pale, string-dancing late night comic Conan O'Brien is heading to TBS, and will be bumping George Lopez's Lopez Tonight to midnight. Conan has been trying to ...READ»

Late-Night Spat Good for NBC's Bottom Line, Creative Types, Ice-T

So far all this NBC mishegas has cost the network and its affiliates plenty of dough, not to mention programming credibility, viewer goodwill and general pop culture coolness. Some estimates have pegged Jay Leno's move to 10 p.m. as ...READ»

Conan vs. NBC: The Online Propaganda War Heats Up

Conan O'Brien addressed the "People of Earth" on Tuesday, saying he had no intention to support NBC's bid to move The Tonight Show into a later time slot and make him play leapfrog with Jay Leno. The move means that geek fans may lose ...READ»

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Funny Business

How comedians clarify brain-fuzzing statsREAD»

Jay Leno's Last Tonight Show

After some 3,800 episodes, Jay Leno will relinquish his 11:35 p.m. slot to Conan O'Brien. Jimmy Fallon is already in O'Brien's old slot. Here's our take on Leno's last monologue: * After 17 years, Jay Leno is stepping down as ...READ»

Mercedes Hybrid F-Cell Roadster Kicks It (Very) Old School

Most next-generation concept cars have futuristic dashboards and electricity consumption monitors, but the Mercedes F-CELL hybrid roadster is a blast from the turn-of-the-century past. The roadster can only reach a turtle-like ...READ»