Jay Leno News

Old school Italian comic Dom Irrera and new school Italian comic Sebastion Maniscalco will headline four big shows in Connecticut tonight, March 22 and March 23 & 30, 2013.

Brandi Carlile will be performing her song, 'Raise Hell' on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon tonight. She will also be performing two nights at Beacon Theatre in NYC tomorrow, March 22 and Saturday, March 23.

In an interview with CNN's Jake Tapper airing tonight, ABC's Jimmy Kimmel weighed in on recent reports of the departure of long-time 'Tonight Show' host Jay Leno. Check out the clip below!

'The Tonight Show with Jay Leno' and 'Late Night with Jimmy Fallon' have finished #1 for the week of March 11-15 in every key ratings category versus their ABC and CBS time-period competition.

Alliance for Women in Media Foundation (AWMF) and Sexy Hair announce that Cat Deeley is the first-ever recipient of the "Caring is Sexy" Award. The inaugural AWMF and Sexy Hair "Caring is Sexy" Award will be presented at the 38th Annual Gracie Awards Gala on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at The Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles.

At 10 p.m. ET, 'Chicago Fire' (1.7/5 in adults 18-49, 6.3 million viewers overall) ranked #2 the time period among ABC, CBS and NBC in adults 18-49. With its first original telecast in three weeks (since February 27), 'Chicago Fire' tied for #1 among those networks in adults 18-34 (with a 1.3 rating, tied with 'CSI') and ranked #1 outright among ABC, CBS and NBC in women 18-34 (with a 1.7).

Voted one of Variety's "10 Comics to Watch" in 2008, Ralphie May has filmed a record-setting three separate 1-hour Comedy Central Specials in the past three consecutive years, all of which were among the networks most highly-rated. He'll be filming a new special on October 1st at the Pabst Theater in Milwaukee, proving that Ralphie's relatable comedic genius is in higher demand than ever.

This week, The New York Times reported that the NBC network has begun implementing a plan to bring THE TONIGHT SHOW back to its original home, New York City, with Jimmy Fallon officially taking the reins from Leno. The rumors have prompted both Jay Leno and Jimmy Fallon to use their monologues as a means to express their feelings on the possible late night shuffle.

WYNONNA JUDD is having quite a week. On Monday (3/18), she made her debut on the season premiere of ABC-TVs “Dancing With The Stars,” where she performed a cha-cha-cha with professional partner and last season's champion instructor Tony Dovolani. The same day, WYNONNA debuted “Something You Can't Live Without,” the first single off her forthcoming full-length album, produced by her husband/drummer Cactus Moser and set for release this year on Curb Records. The track became available digitally via iTunes and Amazon on Tuesday, March 19.

There's been no shortage of rumors in the past few years that NBC was prepping to boot Jay Leno from his coveted position as host of THE TONIGHT SHOW, and bring in fresher (and younger) talent: Jimmy Fallon.

Fans can personally bear witness to the dark and Twisted comedy styling of Anthony Jeselnik, host of COMEDY CENTRAL's 'The Jeselnik Offensive,' this spring when he hits the road on a nationwide stand-up tour.

From 8-10:01 p.m. ET, the season finale of 'The Biggest Loser 14' (2.6 rating, 7 share in adults 18-49, 7.3 million viewers overall) jumped 18 percent versus last year's finale in adults 18-49 (with a 2.6 rating vs. last year's 2.2 on Tuesday, May 1, 2012 from 8-9 p.m. ET) and was up 2 percent in total viewers (7.333 million vs. 7.205 million).

An edgy outgrowth of modern luxury line Celebrity Cruises' commitment to offer what consumers want in innovative, late-night entertainment is the debut of 'Sin City Comedy.'

Landmark on Main Street has announced two new programs added to our 2012-13 Season Spring line-up: Paul Byrom (Celtic Thunder's "Swanky Tenor") on April 26 and Chris Mann who is best known for being a finalist on The Voice and for his recent PBS Special on May 3.

At 8 p.m. ET, 'Fashion Star' (0.8/3 in 18-49, 3.0 million viewers overall) maintained its premiere rating of the prior week in 18-49 and is virtually matching its debut total viewership from last week as well (2.960 million vs. 2.961 million), pending updates.

The ninth annual From the Top Gala fundraiser, UNIQUE AND UNMISSABLE, will take place Wednesday, May 22 at 6:30 PM at the Back Bay Events Center (180 Berkeley Street, Boston). The evening will include performances by the nation's outstanding young classical musicians with From the Top host and renowned concert pianist Christopher O'Riley. Jonathan Batiste and The Stay Human Band from New York, NY will be featured throughout the evening. Proceeds benefit From the Top's mission to support and celebrate America's next generation of classical musicians. Past From the Top galas have raised more than $300,000.

Producers of Forever Dusty, the hit new musical about the life and times of legendary British pop star Dusty Springfield, will host a series of Sing-A-Long performances, following the overwhelming response of the first installment, which celebrated the show's 100th performance on February 13. At last night's event was comedienne extraordinaire Lisa Lampanelli, and you can check out photos from her appearance below!

From 8:30-9 p.m. ET, 'Parks and Recreation' (1.6/5 in 18-49, 3.0 million viewers overall) jumped 14 percent versus its prior original in 18-49 to earn its top rating since February 7, despite this being the first 'Parks' original to air in three weeks

Due to the extraordinary success of the Italian teenage tenors' debut PBS Special “Il Volo Takes Flight,” Live From The Detroit Opera House last year, the trio will shoot two more specials for PBS - “We Are Love” & “Buon Natale.”

Geechy Guy, originally from Rochester Hills, will be bringing his off-beat brand of cerebral one-liners and hilarious comedy to the City Theatre, located inside of Hockeytown Café, in his new show 'Geechy and The Guys' for three performances on Friday, April 19 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, April 20 at 7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. Also appearing on the show will be comedian Gary Thison and some surprise guests.