Get the Summary Bill Carter's The Late Shift: Letterman, Leno, & the Network Battle for the Night of in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary and not the original book. When beloved host Johnny Carson announced his retirement after 30-years on The Tonight Show, millions of Americans mourned. But, inside the television industry, the news ignited a battle between two amazing talents - Jay Leno and David Letterman - who both yearned to occupy the departing legend's chair. For NBC, it would be a decision with millions of dollars at stake. Soon these two comedians with strikingly different styles, who had once shared a friendship as they worked the clubs together, would be engaged in a fierce competition for the prize. Based on in-depth reporting and interviews with those involved, and updated with a new introduction by the author, The Late Shift is a "vivid, behind-the-scenes, blow-by-blow account" of the fight that ensued, as stars, agents, and executives maneuvered for control of the most profitable program in TV history

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