david letterman. [ applause ] >> letterman's got his own show following carson on nbc.1 comes the inevitable announcement. the king of lay night will abdicate his throne. >> it's coming to an end next year. i've always wanted to be a shepherd. >> carson's bombshell -- >> johnny carson has made it official. >> -- sets off speculation of his successor. will be it letterman or leno? >> jay is sensational, and jay is our permanent guest host. but we have not made that announcement yet as to who the successor to johnny will be. >> secretly, the decision's already been made. >> really quietly, and with nobody in the business nothing it, they had a meeting, absolutely private meeting, with the nbc hierarchy and jay and his manager, and they guarantied him the show. and it was a huge blowup. >> just how pissed off are you? >> angry at jay leno about this? no. would i like to have the show? oh, sure. >> nbc has calculated that jay is very hard to work with. >> we have no guests on the show. >> he didn't play ball with them. and jay was very accommodating. so they felt more comfo

david letterman. >> reporter: and letterman has his own show following carson on nbc.n in 1991, comes this inevitable announcement, the king of late night will abdicate his throne. carson's bombshell. >> johnny carson has made it official. >> reporter: sets off a speculation of the successor, will it be letterman or leno? >> jay is sensational, and jay is the permanent guest host, but we have not made that announcement yet as to who the successor to johnny will be. >> reporter: secretly the decision has already been made. >> and really quietly, and with nobody in the business knowing it, they had a meeting absolutely private meeting with the nbc hierarchy and jay and his manager, and they guaranteed him the show. and it was a huge blow-up. >> just how pissed off are you? >> not angry at jay leno about this? >> no. would i like to have the show? oh, yeah, sure. >> nbc also calculated that dave is very hard to work with. >> and we have no guests on the show, just jerky activity. er. >> and he did not play ball with them, but jay was much more accommodating and so jay did

david letterman. >> and letterman has his own show following carson on nbc. and then in 19. -- 1991 comes the inevitable announcement, the king of late night is going to leave his throne. carson's bombshell. >> and johnny carson has made it official. >> it immediately sets off speculation on the successor. will it be letterman or leno? >> it is sensational, and jay is the permanent guest host, but we have not made that announcement yet as to who the successor to johnny is going to be. >> and secretly it had been made. >> and quietly with nobody in the business knowing it, they had a private meeting with the nbc hierarchy and jay's manager, and they guaranteed him the show. it was a huge blowup. >> just how pissed off are you? >> would i be angry at jay leno about this? no. would i like to have the show? oh, yes, sure. >> and nbc also calculated that dave is very hard to work with. >> and we have no guests on the show, do we? just jerky activity, don't we? and he did not play ball with them, and jay did, so they felt more comfortable with jay, and jay got the

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but jay is winning the time slot, beating letterman quite easily who is older than him.e's beaten kimmel who is much younger, also in that demo, as well. howie, i've gone back on forth on this on whether this is the right decision or not. my conclusion comes in math and logic. there is only one other show on television that wins its time slot on a weekly basis and that is "60 minutes." to get rid of leno now, they feared losing fallon, but his ability to do songs and parodies and imitations is something letterman and kimmel can't do. i think the reason why they're going with fallon now is they're afraid when letterman's contract ends in 2015 that fallon could jump to cbs and they're left with who? seth myers. maybe that's the reason why there's a sense of urgency. >> we went through this before when everybody said conan was a hip, young comic. we don't want to lose him. fallon is seen as a hip, young comic. there was the conan debacle before this. >> that's right. in a way, the fallon situation could play out, at least in the early going, in the same way in the sense tha

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mean that david letterman will take over the top spot?rily.hink this is a risk they are going to take. if you look at the median age, they are a lot closer. it is higher on average, about 58 years old. i think they are betting that will not necessarily happen, but you know letterman is betting it is -- hoping it will happen. >> it is also interesting how well jimmy kimmel has done. p.m. lasthim to 11:30 january, and he is actually beating letterman on the demographics. i think the jimmy fallon decision was a reaction to what .bc is doing with jimmy kimmel >> let's turn to the olympic games. closehe sochi games get to the 2012 olympics? >> i think they will. nbc has learned social media can help. using facebook and twitter and online streaming while the games are going on can actually support people going to watch the games in prime time at night. of course, it all depends how well the usa does. >> thursday night football on cbs coming next fall. are you surprised? >> well, i am surprised cbs got it. they are the ones that least need it. t

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letterman has the second highest ratings right now of the talk shows. >> david letterman will go until sick of it. like everybody; there are times in his run and everybody's run where you wish you could do anything other than teach english rather than go to the studio tonight and face whomever it is. johnny not the first to stay, only happy when on the air, i think, with that mother, and wife problems and alcohol problems and he was so tense that i felt so sorry for him when i worked for him, i liked him so, the battle sitting there in the t-shirt and smoking cigarettes, pulled himself together and stood back in the winds, stubbed out the last promo before the show and went out there with such class and command and just brought tears to my old and young eyes. >> carson's demons, it didn't seem like the new crop has them? >> demon free. yes, that's right. they do, they don't seem to be haunted. i have to turn in a piece about the late sid caesar and there was a man that the god's hated in the old greek sense of don't rise too high or we'll smiet you so low. drugs, booze, angwish, depres

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go to the letterman studio. it is about five below. ableknow i am going to be to see my breath one of these days. tavis: there are major artists about their love for background singers. bruce springsteen, mick jagger. i really did not know what to expect. i did not expect artists of this caliber. bruce springsteen barely says anything. sting?ot the boss and stayi it was wonderfully produced. when you are a background singer, this is just a generic question -- i want to know how you feel appreciated or not appreciated by the artist. has your experience been that you felt appreciated? >> mine always was. they were excited about having us on their record as much as we were excited about doing it. >> and when we all get to the session, what are we going to do? it is fun. i don't know how they picked those people. what they said about us, they really feel that. they wouldn't go anywhere without us. my experience because every time you walk in the studio -- today, the young people go into the studio and they do their own thing. -- we wenthei

letterman? >> he is tired. >> are there anymore predictable jokes?k a lot of these jokes are recycled. if you get one good zinger in a night -- how come nobody is ever replacing letterman, why are they just trying to go for one seat? no, i'm serious, he is sitting there ruling the roost. and everybody else, says conan in the chair, then leno, then fallon in the chair. >> cbs doesn't play the game of having the late nights. but this is the longest 12 minutes in television. and i want to say that in regard to a certain other host here, it is rather long, jay, and we've enjoyed it. but man, stop. >> you're done with it? we're done with it? >> i would say good-bye. >> we tied that up with a bone, stay good-bye. >> all right, you must stay with us because bob is going to make good on the super bowl bet he lost to me. he will settle it by wearing this little number here. this blouse -- >> give me a break. give me a break. >> this hot little number. >> are you kidding me? >> no way that will fit. you're going to look so good in that, bob. >> yeah, bob, you'

where is letterman in the conversation. letterman has the second-highest ratings. >> i know.e letterman will go until he's sick of it, i am sure. like everyone, there's time in his run where you wish you could do anything. sometimes you'd rather do anything teach english, rather than go to the studio and face whoever it is. johnny, i'm not the first to say - hard to say - only happy when he was on the air, with that mother and wife problems, and alcohol problems and was so tense i that felt sorry for him. i liked him so much. the battle he had sitting in his t-shirt in the office, smoking a pal mall that he knew was goping to kill him, pulled himself and stood in the kings, stubbed out the pal mall - he used to smoke on air and went out there with such class and command. it brought tears to my old, then young, eyes. >> we have a social media question for you. >> fallion is a powerful force on social media. leno doesn't hit the million mark. on youtube one skit with justin bieber in which he and fallon have a conversation in hash tags amassed 21 million hits. to capitalize the

it's a word, it's a plan, it's letterman!overs up the d-r and turns the dragon back a wagon. >> if letterman was there he could have turned the alleged vandal into an alleged sandal. letterman would not stand there like some inaction hero on "the ridiculist." that does it for us. we'll see you one hour from now, 10:00 p.m. eastern. another edition of "ac 360." "piers morgan live" starts now. >>> this is "piers morgan live." tonight the moment we've all been waiting for. a moment three years in the making. >> boy, you're good. you are good. >> thank you. >> and i'm not just trying to flatter you. >> it's okay if you are. >> that's good. >> she's back. oprah along with her editor of" o" magazine. gail king. battling an epidemic, it's loneliness and not just in your head. it could be affecting your health. it could even shorten your life. oprah winfrey and gail king here with a simple remedy. our big story tonight,

and but, of course, the ai era s not quiet over, david letterman is in his saddle.ere a few more years, when he leaves, it will definitely be the end of late night. and as you said, boy, these guys, i don't think everyone we are talking about together gets ratings equally half of what carson did. so we are talking about viewer interest that's very small. >> carson made some comments they resonated unless something goes viral it's nothing compared to what existed then. big picture, do you see anything significant leno legacy or will we just see him as a very pleasant man who amused us for many years? it's of course not a bad thing. >> no, it isn't. and, boy, he stayed on top for decades. and just to do that in any venue much less the fabled sequel to the johnny carson show is a big deal. it should be said that ben leno's regular is a is a small one. unfortunately, he's left a pretty bad legacy amongst the comedian community. i think it's fair to say people like letterman, jimmy kimmel, conan o'brien, johnny carson him certainly none of them had much very many rostisl

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in the conversation, he has the second highest ratings of any late night talk show. >> dave lettermanntil he's stick of it i am sure. and like anybody. there are times when you wish you could do anything other than, teach english, than face whoever is at the studio. whoever it is. johnny was only happy when he was on the air i think. with that mother. and wife problems and alcohol problems and he was so tense. that i felt so sorry for him when i worked him base i liked him so much. and i thought, the battle he has sitting there in his t-shirt and the office smoking a cigarette that he knew was going to kill him and d and pulled himself together and stubbed out his last cigarette -- well, he used to smoke on the air and he went out with such class and command and just draught are brought tears to my old and then young eyes. >> we have a social media question to you. let's go to hermela. >> oh, okay. >> fall sun a powerful on social media on twitter 11 million followers, letterman doesn't even hit the 1 million mark. the youtube hash tag conversation he ha he had onlind so many viewers.

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it's going to be interesting so see what happens, competing with david letterman.re are the younger stars going to flock to, is it good for jimmy kimmel in los angeles >> david letterman is a cranky old liberal. sorry. i have to be political, kid. >> nice seeing you. >> i'll be watching jay leno tonight we'll see how this works out for nbc. >> coming up next, tonight >>> a republican party raising a banner of bold lors standing for certain values that will not be compromised. >> bold colors? no pale pastels? what would ronald reagan say today? why republicans need to take his advice. also, quick programming note, tune in sunday night for a new edition of "fox files". >>> more than half of those who didn't vote have been polled to say it no longer makes any difference which party wins. now some have taken another course, there are some among us who suggest that means an end to the republican party, that we should form a new third party. may i suggest an alternative to that? let's have a new first party. a republican party, raising a banner of bold colors, no pale pa

david letterman is still in his saddle, but when david letterman leaves it will definitely be the endlate night. as you said, these guys i don't think everyone we're talking about together gets ratings equalling half of what carson did. a viewer audience that's very small. >> when carson made some comments, it went viral. big picture, do you see significant leno legacy or a man who amused us for years, that is certainly not a bad thing. >> no it isn't, he stayed on top for many decades. the fabled sequel to johnny carson show should be a big deal. leno's legacy is going to be a small one, not many footprints. he has left a bad legacy among the comedian community. jimmy kimmel, fallon, none of them had much respect for him. >>> didn't help conan o'brien that much. do you think the viewers will be loyal to him or the show? will jim fallon be able to hold on to the audience? >> it's jimmy's to take on. his thing with bruce springsteen about chris christie, it's a great late-night, you can do amazing things with it. the sad thing is, the audience isn't there. on the other hand, as we saw

in the theater, now home to david letterman, they saw a section of open seats in the balcony. >> andit there. that's for the screeners. >> reporter: the screamers. >> yes, the screamers. and my mom, to her enduring credit, said, oh, that's all right. >> reporter: that night she wouldn't be part of the audience. she was part of the broadcast. you have a big moment now. >> it's coming up now right after ringo. >> reporter: as the beatles sang "i want to hold your hand," the band slowly swooped in over the band toward ringo, and then -- >> there i am. >> reporter: look at you. >> i was chewing gum, i had my little lady bug earrings, i had my ears pierced, and that's it. >> reporter: you look really happy. >> i was. i was beside myself. it was my 15 seconds of fame and 15 seconds of popularity in junior high school because i was about as uncool as you could get, known for being clumsy, a girl scout, and the secretary of the science club, and here i was on national television. oh, look at this. cute. >> reporter: as a fan, she'd collected beatles magazines and cards. at an exhibition open

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ants dave letterman asks him about the attacks. and on that show, he blames it on -- he talks about the video, this video being a cause of the attack on the consulate. yet on september 15, the then-denytdeputy director alread some information, this the not an escalation of the protests. there were interviews of survivors on the ground. yet a week later on the dave letterman show, in fact thee days after this information is received by the deputy director of the c.i.a., you have the president talking about the video. but it et goes worse. -- but it gets worse. nine days after the attack and in fact -- so on september 20, the president gives another interview at the univision town hall. this is five days after the deputy director of the c.i.a. is given this information, apparently coming from the survivors. what does the president say? what we do know is that the natural protests that arose because of the outrage over the video were used as an excuse by extremists to see if they can also directly harm u.s. interests. when he's asked

that was a disaster before letterman moved there. as long as he wants and he is ready to surpass carson for most years as a late-night talkshow host. >> hard to imagine david letterman still going on it. >> physical comedy is what he used to do in the 1980's. he has gotten a little older. >> thank you so much. peter, our temporary entertainment correspondent. vehemently opposed to the keystone pipeline, but we will tell you who is taking a stand on the other side of this historic battle. stay "in the loop or cope -- but "in the loop." ♪ >> you are watching "in the loop " on bloomberg television. canada's prime minister is at odds with president barack obama over his failure to approve the keystone oil pipeline. he will wait out the president's terms to get the pipeline built. three weeks ago, the state line -- department found that the keystone pipeline would not greatly increase carbon emissions. i talked to billionaire tom stier. he plans to spend $100 million this year to pressure officials on climate change. if this is department

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