{"product_id":"the-war-for-late-night-bill-carter-9780452297494","title":"The War for Late Night: When Leno Went Early and Television Went Crazy","description":"\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\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bill Carter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0452297494\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780452297494\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Plume Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/27\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.50w x 1.00d","brand":"Bill Carter","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44048626024703,"sku":"9780452297494","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_005c8dc8-49cb-4614-9530-3c609ae741ec.jpg?v=1684996867","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-war-for-late-night-bill-carter-9780452297494","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}