NBC has set Feb 6, 2014, as Jay Leno’s last night
as Tonight Show host. That’s just ahead of the Winter
Olympics, which would allow Jimmy Fallon to get some
extra attention during the games……ABC will air the first
Disney-Pixar special for television, Toy Story of Terror,
on Wed 10/16 from 8-8:30PM. Tom Hanks and Tim Allen
reprise their roles as Woody and Buzz……Amber Tamblyn,
formerly of Joan of Arcadia, will have a recurring role as
Charlie Harper’s illegitimate daughter on Two and a Half
Men this fall. The 11th season of 2-1/2
premieres on Thurs 9/26 at 9:30PM……
CBS continues to use comedy reruns
to fill in holes on its summer schedule.
2-1/2 gets an extra airing at 8PM on
Thurs 8/29 and Mike & Molly will air an
episode at 8PM on Sat 8/31……Despite
being blacked out on Time Warner
systems in some major markets, Face
the Nation was the leading Sunday
Morning talk show on 8/4, with 2.83
million total viewers and 782,000 25-
54s. ABC’s This Week was second,
NBC’s Meet the Press was third and Fox News Sunday
trailed. It should be noted though that cable replays of Fox
News Sunday brought total delivery up from 1.15 million
on broadcast to 2.114 million……TV Week notes that while
interest in morning shows has been focussed on Good
Morning America and the Today Show, it’s actually
Univision’s Despierta America (Wake Up America), that
has been growing the most. It’s up 26% season-to-date in
18-49s, now averaging 441,000 viewers, while the English-
language morning shows are generally flat or down.