Anderson Cooper Describes Being Attacked In Egypt On Letterman

CNN news anchor Anderson Cooper describes being attacked and pummeled when he was in Egypt covering the anti-government demonstrations last week while on The David Letterman Show.



Dangerous times to be in Egypt, that's for sure. As Cooper mentions, Egyptian President Mobaruk pretty much gave the green light to attacking foreigners by implying that they were behind the protests.

ABC's Nightline Takes Late Night Crown; Bests Letterman & Leno!

Shocking isn't it? ABC's Nightline has consistently beaten both David Letterman and Jay Leno for 18 straight weeks in the ratings. The folks at Nightline like Cynthia McFadden, Terry Moran and Martin Bashir are probably tickled pink by this news, but it doesn't bode well for Leno as he just took over for Conan O'Brien ("It was voluntary... I swear") after his disaster in the ratings at 10pm. O'Brien would have been fine if the network had just given him time, but it was not to be and Jay ended up back in the big chair for The Tonight Show.

Letterman's Late Show with David Letterman on CBS is the same as always, consistently funny, but Dave is getting up there in age and maybe the younger crowd isn't watching like it once did. Many prefer Stephen Colbert and Jon Daily to Letterman and they younger viewers really just won't watch Leno unless there's a great guest. Most stay away in droves.

But how does Nightline stack up? They've been using hard hitting journalism with features like "The Kardashians: Reality Show Darlings" and "Are Kim And Reggie Really Over?!" Total snorefest, but it does bring in the eyeballs. What must Ted Koppel be thinking?

Oprah Plans On Ending The Oprah Show In 2011

Apparently Oprah Winfrey is planning on ending The Oprah Winfrey Show sometime in 2011. Do not dispair Oprah fans, she will be back. The tremendously successful Oprah Winfrey will be off the air for about 2 years while she puts together her own Oprah cable television station. Yes, as David Letterman says "Oprah has ALL the money."

Also, you can bet that the omnipresent owner of Harpo Studios will be popping up on television during that 2 year period keeping the Oprah brand alive and in front of the eyes of the die-hard Winfrey fans winding down the countdown until she re-surfaces in her latest money-making venture. I'm wondering if she will be doing Barbara Walters-style celeb interviews during prime time.

Winfrey's ratings will likely decline sharply when she tosses off the hindrance of those pesky network execs as she will then own, her show, her production company, and the station airing her show. Being the on-air talent as well, Ms Winfrey will have all her bases covered. Expect Oprah to make an absolute KILLING with this venture. Not only will the Oprah channel have Oprah, but the station will likely air other Oprah-approved and inspired television shows.

One clear winner in Winfrey's decision to abandon the daytime airwaves will likely be Ellen DeGeneres, at least for a couple of years when Oprah comes storming back to re-claim her throne as the Queen of the Daytime talk shows.

David Letterman Marries Longtime Girlfriend Regina Lasko!

He finally did it! David Letterman finally has tied the knot with Regina Lasko, the late-night comedian's longtime girlfriend since 1986. The couple secretly wed at a courthouse near Letterman's Montana ranch on March 19, 2009.

"I had avoided getting married pretty good for, like, 23 years, and I -- honestly, whether this happened or not -- I secretly felt that men who were married admired me ... like I was the last of the real gunslingers," Letterman said in a prepared statement. The couple's son, five-year-old Harry, also attended the ceremony. According to Letterman, he almost missed it, as his truck got stuck in the mud and Dave had to hike back to the house to get his car in order to make it to church on time.

"So then we get in the car and Harry says, 'Are we still going into town?' and I said, 'Yes, we are,' and he gets very upset because Mom had told him if I wasn't back in an hour, the deal was off." When asked why it took them so long to get married and, of course, Dave's answer was "is we wanted to make sure we had the prenup just right," he joked. On his show, Late Night With David Letterman, just two days before the courthouse wedding, he was flirting like crazy with Julia Roberts, who was teasing him about his unmarried status.

All that Tube Squad can say is, a big congrats Dave and Regina (and Harry). I've been watching Letterman since his morning show and thought he would never let any woman make him an honest man, so Kudos to Mr. and Mrs. Letterman. Dad's mom must be very happy and relieved!