Tag: Conan O'Brien (14-18 of 18)

Jan 12 2011 02:23 PM ET

TBS: We'll air 'Conan' forever at these ratings (but O'Brien says he has other plans)

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Photo credit: Meghan Sinclair

Ratings for Conan O’Brien’s TBS talk show may have dropped notably since his mega-hyped fall debut, but that doesn’t faze his network’s programming chief.

Michael Wright, head of programming at TBS, says that O’Brien’s current nightly average (around 1 million adults 18-49), and his relatively youthful median audience age (33), is good enough to keep renewing the show.

“I discount the first week’s ratings, as anybody should for a talk show or even a scripted program,” said Wright after entertaining TV critics visiting the Conan set. “It’s landing right about where we expected it to. At this number, Conan will run as long as he wants it to.”

Which sounds great for Coco fans, but also prompts a follow-up: How long does O’Brien want to continue as a talk show host?

Luckily, O’Brien was standing ten feet away, and had something to say on the subject — and a few words David Letterman, Jay Leno, NBC and whether he’s a sex symbol too. READ FULL STORY »

Dec 29 2010 08:47 PM ET

Conan O'Brien rocks the under-34 set

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conan-obrienImage Credit: TBSAdults between the ages of 18-34 have definitely drifted to TBS to get their late night fix: Through his first six weeks at his new network, Conan O’Brien has ranked as TV’s top late-night talk show among adults 18-34, according to TBS stats. The median age of CONAN was 33 for the first six weeks - tying with TBS’s Lopez Tonight as late-night TV’s youngest talk show.

CONAN wrapped up the last week before the holidays (Dec. 20-23) with an average of 530,000 adults 18-34. Overall, the show averaged 1.3 million viewers for the week.

During the period from Sept. 28 to Dec. 27, TBS has ranked in second place among all basic cable nets in adults 18-34 and adults 18-49, behind ESPN. USA finished at No. 3 in both demos.

Nov 15 2010 12:01 AM ET

'Dancing With the Stars': Could Bristol Palin actually win?!? InsideTV looks into disco-crystal ball on podcast

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Bristol Palin may look like she doesn’t even want to be there half the time, but apparently lots of other people must want her on Dancing With the Stars, because the “teen activist” keeps on surviving week after week when other, clearly better dancers are shown the door. Which leads to many questions: How is this happening? Are fans of her politician mother voting along party lines for daughter Palin in droves? And could Bristol actually … gulp … win? Annie Barrett and Michael Slezak join me on the always non-partisan InsideTV podcast to break it all down while also examining the big verbal dust-up between sassy Maks and sometimes lucid Carrie Ann. Plus: Someone admits to actually liking Survivor: Nicaragua‘s NaOnka, we grade the first week of Conan O’Brien’s new TBS talk show, and give our picks for the funniest Modern Family cast member. You can download all the insanity straight to your mp3 player, or click on the player below to enjoy all the podcast magic on your computer right here, right now. And if you have a question for InsideTV, you can tweet it to @InsideTVPodcast. So get your dancing shoes on, click on the player below, and we’re off! READ FULL STORY »

Nov 12 2010 03:49 PM ET

'Conan' is the most watched late-night show of the week among young viewers

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According to TBS reports, Conan O’Brien’s new talk show, Conan, averaged 2.2 million viewers between ages 18-49 in its first week, topping all other late-night programs. A total of 4.2 million tuned in to Conan‘s Nov. 8 premiere, and the show averaged 2.9 million viewers for the week, with a projected median age of 32. “Conan is a big hit among young viewers, with a median age that is more than two decades younger than the show’s rivals on broadcast,” said Michael Wright, executive vice president, head of programming for TBS, TNT and Turner Classic Movies (TCM).

Read more:
‘Conan’: What Is/Isn’t Working

Nov 12 2010 12:01 AM ET

InsideTV podcast: EW experts weigh in on Conan's first week and pick the funniest person on 'Modern Family'

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Image Credit: Meghan Sinclair/Team Coco; Mitch Haddad/ABC

New network, new start time, same old Conan. Or is it? InsideTV is here to break down the first week of Conan and tell you (and him) what is and isn’t working so far on O’Brien’s new TBS talk show. Michael Slezak and Annie Barrett join yours truly to hand out our grades for week number one. Listen on, and see if you agree. But that’s not all we’re debating this week: We also give our picks for the funniest Modern Family cast member. (How will Mike and Annie take it when they learn how clearly right I am and clearly wrong they are?) There are also plenty of reality shenanigans to be discussed and dissected. You will sit in stunned silence as someone on our panel admits to actually rooting for Survivor‘s most hateful contestant ever NaOnka. And we will sit in stunned silence as we try to figure out how Bristol Palin has made it all the way through to the Dancing With the Stars final four. Is she the worst final four contestant ever? We’ll let you know! You can download all the insanity straight to your mp3 player, or click on the player below to enjoy all the podcast magic on your screen right here, right now. Plus, if you have a question for InsideTV, you can tweet it to @InsideTVPodcast. And now, herrrrrrrrrrrrrrre’s Conan!

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