Conan O’Brien returns to the boob tube. Tonight. 11PM ET. TBS. Do it.
Tonight’s guests are Seth Rogen, Lea Michele, Jack White, and the guest we voted on (Team Coco is still tallying the results). The remainder of this week’s guests include Tom Hanks, Jack McBrayer, Jon Hamm, Charlyne Yi, Fistful of Mercy, Michael Cera, Julie Bowen, and Jon Dore. Conan airs Monday through Thursday.
Bonus! Look after the break to see the “Conan Pale Whale” by artist Yiying Lu. It really makes for a wonderful desktop background.
Update: Deadline reports that the Conan premiere attracted 4.2 million viewers last night, making this telecast the most watched late night talk show of all time on basic cable. He beat out fellow cable hosts Stewart and Colbert, as well as network TV competitors Letterman, Kimmel, and yes, Jay Leno. He drew in 3.3 million adults 18-49 and 2.5 million in 18-34. The projected median age of the viewers was 30–the youngest of all late night talk shows. Continue reading TV Reminder: ‘Conan’ premieres tonight on TBS [Update: the ratings are in…]