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The Late Shift: Letterman, Leno, and the Network Battle for the Night [Paperback]

Bill Carter (Author)
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March 1996
The basis of an HBO cable-television movie special, the behind-the-scenes story of the ratings battle between the television networks, NBC and CBS, and their top comedians, David Letterman and Jay Leno. Reprint. TV tie-in.


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Carter, who covers the television industry for The New York Times, writes of the corporate battles surrounding late-night talk shows in the wake of Johnny Carson's retirement.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Carter, a media reporter for the New York Times , provides an inside account of one of the hottest behind-the-scenes power struggles in the history of television: the battle for Johnny Carson's vacant seat on the Tonight Show.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 491 pages
  • Publisher: Hyperion (March 1996)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0786889071
  • ISBN-13: 978-0786889075
  • Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.1 x 1.3 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #703,007 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A remarkable achievement, May 16, 2000
Bill Carter has written an extraordinary book.Structurally-given the mass of information,biographical detail and anecdotes involved-this could have ended up as a mess,but in fact it is clear,coherent and quite exceptionally well-balanced.Carter has to tell a fairly complicated (certainly very convoluted)story,and he does so brilliantly.He also has to find space to acknowledge and evaluate a broad range of opinions,and,again,he does so with remarkable discipline and even-handedness.Even if one knows little about the magnificent Letterman and the super-professional Leno,this book is still too interesting,too insightful and too fair-minded to miss.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Engrossing, March 1, 2000
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This review is from: The Late Shift: Letterman, Leno, and the Network Battle for the Night (Paperback)
A thoroughly entertaining and insightful look at these two personalities and the even more entertaining and often comical workings of corporate broadcasting. A must for anyone who mixes business and talent relations for a living.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars "Fast and Dramatic; When Carson left LATE NIGHT exploded !!, April 12, 1998
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This review is from: The Late Shift: Letterman, Leno, and the Network Battle for the Night (Paperback)
Johnny Carson will forever be KING OF LATE NIGHT, for 30 years his wit and charm set a standard in after evening programming. In this excellent book Bill Carter analyzes who will get the late night institution; "Nice Guy" Jay Leno or "Razor Sharp" Dave Letterman. It also explores how when Johnny left he not only set NBC on fire he put ALL of late night programming up in flames. GREAT BOOK! Must Read!
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