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Conan Gets Just 41K More Viewers Than George Lopez

Kate Schwartz — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 10:34:39 CST

George Lopez's late-night talk show got booted to midnight to make room for Conan O'Brien. Sacrifices have to be made in the quest for fortune, right? Eh, maybe. Turns out Conan is barely more popular than Lopez Tonight was. The redhead's TBS show officially turned one this week, and the...

TBS Cancels Lopez Tonight

John Johnson — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 14:24:18 CDT

George Lopez is out of the talk-show business as of this week. TBS has abruptly canceled his Lopez Tonight , and the final show will air tomorrow night, reports TV Line . The decision not to order a third season comes after TBS moved the show to midnight last November to follow...

George Lopez Not a Conan Fan

Evann Gastaldo — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 08:10:22 CDT

Watch out, Conan: George Lopez doesn’t like you any more than you like Jay Leno. Lopez’s “the lady doth protest too much” moment of overexcited glee at O’Brien’s arrival on TBS was all an act, sources tell the New York Post . Unsurprisingly, Lopez didn’t actually want his show to be...

Jersey Shore Stars Parody Hurt Locker

M. Morris — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:05:00 CST

If The Hurt Locker wins the Best Picture Academy Award Sunday, the cast and crew will surely consider it a great honor—their second in a week. Click the link to see Jersey Shore cast members performing an homage to the Iraq war drama. Yes, there's a hair joke. Pay...

Leno? Conan? Bah! Bring Back Arsenio

Kevin Spak — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 11:29:00 CST

Jay Leno failed at 10pm, but one host could make that time slot work: Arsenio Hall. For one thing, prime time needs some color. Minorities have made some inroads on the late-night schedule, from BET’s Mo’Nique Show to Fox’s Wanda Sykes Show , “but let’s be honest,” Jozen Cummings writes for...

George Lopez Lands TBS Talk Show

Harry Kimball — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 13:17:22 CDT

Comedian George Lopez will hit the late-night airwaves later this year with a TBS talk show, Variety reports. The 11pm gabfest will begin airing in November, Mondays through Thursdays. The still nameless show will follow the regular late-night mold, with celebrity guests, stand-up comedians, and musical performances. Lopez himself will...

Follow Big Bucks to Small Screen

Sophie Goldstein — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 16:50:52 CDT

On the boob tube, prime-time stars aren't the ones who are really cashing in. Think daytime talk-show titans, a syndicated sitcom legend, and a reality humiliation expert. Forbes lists the top 20 earners: Oprah Winfrey, $260 million Jerry Seinfeld, $60 million Simon Cowell, $45 million

Oprah Tops List of TV's Biggest Earners—Again

Colleen Barry — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 03:57:35 CDT

Talk show diva Oprah Winfrey continues her reign as the Queen of Media, topping Forbes' list of 2007's 20 highest earning TV stars with a whopping $260 million. Jerry Seinfeld came in a distant second with $60 million—mostly from residuals. They were followed by Simon Cowell ($45 million), David...