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♪ >> listen to it. oh, they know when it hits the bottom, it will be 1990, good-bye to the 80s. >> ten, nine, eight -- eight, eight, eight! >> oh, will this horrible year never end? >> when the '90s began, we started to see a lot of experimentation. and "the simpsons" i think in some senses was inspired by not necessarily hatred of television, but a distrust of a lot of the ways in which television was talking to us. >> tv respects me. it laughs with me. not at me. >> you're stupid. >> doh! >> i think the sitcoms of the '80s were such a warm, safe, humor. >> i love you guys. >> the...

At nbc pausing for a moment. did we make the right choice? is he came out gangbusters and he was beaten jay leno in the ratings. >> there are some people who say you blew it, that by taking leno to replace carson, over letterman, that that was a big programming mistake. >> it was a shaky start, a really, really shaky first season start. >> its true confessions time for actor hugh grant, who is trying hard to put his recent encounter with a hollywood prostitute behind him. >> when hugh grant was arrested, it was big, live- action news, and hugh grant was supposed to do the tonight show that nig...

But there were songs playing. yeah still the putt went in. holy cow. so what's going on in news today, mika? >> well, we're starting with stephen colbert. that's what i'm supposed to say now? colbert? but i love colbert. he's always colbert to me. he's set to take over letterman's desk. thought we'd start with this. everyone was talking about when it crossed the wires yesterday. holding up their phones and saying, oh, my gosh. i'm thinking what's going on. it's who's replacing letterman. even "usa today" devoted their mass head to comedian colbert. it doesn't sound good. it's too feminine or s...

>> the host of "the tonight show" will continue to be mr. jay leno. >> what we're celebrating is, i haven't been fired. do you understand that? i already have the job. >> letterman bolts to cbs. >> as i leave nbc -- >> setting up head-to-head competition against jay. >> it will be a much better show. >> leno tells journalists he's cool with it. >> i think it will make late night interesting. come on, this is fun for you guys. >> all i really did is take the summer off. >> dave comes out and it's a sensation, absolute sensation and he crushes jay. crushes him. >> critics gush over letterman, to...

I already have the job. >> letterman bolts to cbs. >> as i leave nbc -- >> setting up head-to-head competition against jay. >> it will be a much better show. >> leno tells journalists he's cool with it. >> i think it will make late night interesting. come on, this is fun for you guys. >> all i really did is take the summer off. >> dave comes out and it's a sensation, absolute sensation and he crushes jay. crushes him. >> critics gush over letterman, too. >> listen to this. >> but fans are responding to jay, including his signature headlines bit. >> there's always a high rated segment in the sh...