{"product_id":"the-war-for-late-night-when-leno-went-early-and-television-went-crazy-paperback","title":"The War for Late Night: When Leno Went Early and Television Went Crazy - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBill Carter\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBill Carter, executive producer of CNN's docuseries \u003ci\u003eThe Story of Late Night\u003c\/i\u003e and host of the \u003ci\u003eBehind the Desk: Story of Late Night\u003c\/i\u003e podcast, details the chaotic transition of \u003ci\u003eThe Tonight Show\u003c\/i\u003e from host Jay Leno to Conan O'Brien--and back again. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 2010, NBC's CEO Jeff Zucker, had it all worked out when he moved Jay Leno from behind the desk at \u003ci\u003eThe Tonight Show\u003c\/i\u003e, and handed the reins over to Conan O'Brien. But his decision was a spectacular failure. Ratings plummeted, affiliates were enraged--and when Zucker tried to put everything back the way it was, that plan backfired as well. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e No one is more uniquely suited to document the story of a late-night travesty than veteran media reporter and bestselling author, Bill Carter. In candid detail, he charts the vortex that sucked in not just Leno and O'Brien--but also Letterman, Stewart, Fallon, Kimmel, and Ferguson--as frantic agents and network executives tried to manage a tectonic shift in television's most beloved institution.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBill Carter\u003c\/b\u003e joined \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e as a national media reporter in 1989. He is the author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Late Shift\u003c\/i\u003e, two other books on the television industry, \u003ci\u003eMonday Night Mayhem\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDesperate Networks\u003c\/i\u003e, and has written numerous articles for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e and other publications. He has been a guest on \u003ci\u003eNightline, Today, CNN, Charlie Rose, NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other shows. He is the executive producer of CNN's docuseries \u003ci\u003eThe Story of Late Night\u003c\/i\u003e and host of the \u003ci\u003eBehind the Desk: Story of Late Night\u003c\/i\u003e podcast.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.3 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 27, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45845966389445,"sku":"9780452297494","price":25.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/U0tJWGp2Z0E1YnBGbWZWNzNPcnNLdz09.webp?v=1771396314","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/the-war-for-late-night-when-leno-went-early-and-television-went-crazy-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}