David Letterman is remembering Peter Lassally as a heroic figure whose influence extended far beyond late-night television. “Any retelling of Peter Lassally’s life will be heroic,” Letterman wrote in ...

The Daily Show' marked its 30th anniversary Wednesday night with a 16-minute highlights package spanning three decades of ...

Thirty years ago this week, on July 22, 1996, The Daily Show aired its first episode. To mark Wednesday’s 30th anniversary, LateNighter editor at large Bill Carter is tracing the Comedy Central series ...

Thirty years ago today, on July 22, 1996, The Daily Show aired its first episode. To mark the anniversary, LateNighter editor at large Bill Carter has traced the Comedy Central series’ remarkable ...

The most impactful producer in the history of late-night television died Sunday in Los Angeles. One of the kindest, most generous and most revered men in the history of show business also passed away.

Craig Kilborn, flanked by Daily Show co-creators Madeleine Smithberg and Lizz Winstead. (Photo: Madeleine Smithberg) Thirty years ago this week, on July 22, 1996, The Daily Show aired its first ...

Tiffany Haddish gave Jimmy Kimmel Live!'s summer guest-host rotation a strong start, while an all-repeat edition of Byron Allen's CBS late-night block posted gains across every half-hour.

Peter Lassally, the legendary late-night producer who died Sunday at age 93, spent decades producing the medium’s most famous hosts—but he made only one appearance on the other side of a late-night ...

Turns out there was even more to Bill Maher’s twisty road to the Mark Twain Prize than we knew. Maher was first informed he’d receive the prize months before it was publicly reported—and Donald Trump ...

Most everyone thought the taping was over. Colbert said no. There was one more act of the show, and nobody was to release the audience. McKenna had the rundown in his hand. Everything on it had been ...

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A quick note to fellow media reporters: LateNighter pays to license Nielsen ratings data in order to independently cover late-night TV viewership trends. If these figures inform your own reporting, ...