{"product_id":"the-war-for-late-night-isbn-9780452297494","title":"The War for Late Night","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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe War for Late Night\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Hugely entertaining...A suspenseful piece of business journalism.”—\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“As thorough and detailed a story as he tells, Mr. Carter entertains us every step of the way, peppering the page with more rich comedic details than your average late-night monologue.”—\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Makes last year’s battle royale seem far more interesting than the programs themselves.”—The Daily Beast\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A boisterous, two-timing, high-stakes drama about the business of comedy at a sinking TV network.”—Associated Press\u003cb\u003eBill Carter\u003c\/b\u003e joined \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e as a national media reporter in 1989.  He is the author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Late Shift\u003c\/i\u003e, two other books on the television industry, \u003ci\u003eMonday Night Mayhem\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDesperate Networks\u003c\/i\u003e, and has written numerous articles for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e and other publications.  He has been a guest on \u003ci\u003eNightline, Today, CNN, Charlie Rose, NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other shows. He is the 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.","brand":"Plume","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300601319653,"sku":"NP9780452297494","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780452297494.jpg?v=1767742121","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-war-for-late-night-isbn-9780452297494","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}