CNN's Larry King exits after 25 years
(12-16) 23:06 PST New York (AP) -- Two presidents, four television news anchors and a 10-year-old son who looked ready to take dad's place behind the microphone turned out to bid Larry King farewell as he pulled the curtain down on his CNN Talk Show Thursday after 25 years. King, 77, was serenaded by Tony Bennett singing "The Best is Yet to Come" via remote from Louisiana. King had announced this summer he would leave, ushered out by a struggling network. Once the dominant voice in cable telev...

CNN's Larry King exits after 25 years
FILE - In this Nov. 22, 2005 file photo released by CNN, Larry King interviews comedian Jerry Seinfeld during a live broadcast of "Larry King Live" in New York. After 25 years of "Larry King Live," Larry King will hang up his suspenders with his last broadcast on Thursday, Dec. 16, 2010. Larry King pulls down the curtain on his CNN Talk Show, "Larry King Live," after 25 years Thursday, Cable Television's once dominant voice now faded in a sea of sharp talkers. King, 77, said this summer he woul...

CNN's Larry King exits after 25 years
FILE - In this Nov. 22, 2005 file photo released by CNN, Larry King intervi... NEW YORK (AP) - Larry King pulls down the curtain on his CNN Talk Show, "Larry King Live," after 25 years Thursday, Cable Television's once dominant voice now faded in a sea of sharp talkers. King, 77, said this summer he would "hang up his nightly suspenders," ushered to the door by a struggling network. British talk-show host and "America's Got Talent" judge Piers Morgan takes over the 9 p.m. Eastern time slot in J...

Larry King finale ratings top Fox
A strong finish to a long career. The finale of “Larry King Live” accomplished the nearly impossible in cable these days: it beat Fox News in Primetime – at least in total viewers. Fox still won the coveted 25-54 demo, whose members would have missed several of the jokes and songs that made up last night’s "LKL." But 2.24 million total viewers watching CNN were enough to put it over Fox’s 2.162 million. CNN – 2.240 million total viewers/530k adults...

Larry King exits CNN after 25 years
NEW YORK — Marking the occasion with bright red suspenders, Larry King pulled the curtain down on his CNN Talk Show on Thursday after 25 years. King, 77, said this summer he would leave. Once the dominant voice on Cable Television news, King has faded in a sea of sharp talkers. British talk-show host and "America's Got Talent" judge Piers Morgan takes over the 9 p.m. Eastern time slot in January. "Good evening, and welcome to the last 'Larry King Live,'" he said as the show opened T...

Larry Kings finale viewed by more than 2 million
NEW YORK (AP) — Larry King ended his 25-year run at CNN where he used to be all the time — on top of the Ratings. The Nielsen Co. said Friday that an estimated 2.24 million people watched the last episode of “Larry King Live.” He beat the usual leader in Cable News during that time slot, Fox News Channel’s Sean Hannity, who had 2.16 million viewers. King had been averaging 672,000 viewers a night this year, typically third in his time slot behind Hannity and MSNBC&#...

Larry King Exits Larry King Live After 25 Years
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) - Brooklyn native Larry King pulls down the curtain on his CNN Talk Show, “Larry King Live,” after 25 years Thursday, Cable Television’s once dominant voice now faded in a sea of sharp talkers. King, 77, said this summer he would “hang up his nightly suspenders,” ushered to the door by a struggling network. British talk-show host and “America’s Got Talent” judge Piers Morgan takes over the 9 p.m. Eastern time slot in ...

Larry King says goodbye after 25 years
Veteran US broadcaster Larry King has presented the final edition of his long-running CNN Talk Show after 25 years with the Cable News channel. The 77-year-old fought back tears as he told his audience: "Thank you, and instead of Goodbye, how about So Long?" Larry King Live has ended after more than 6,000 shows and 50,000 interviews. Former Tabloid editor and talent show judge Piers Morgan will take over his coveted time slot in January. Thursday's edition saw former president Bil...

Larry King tapes last edition of show
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Iconic U.S. interviewer Larry King has ended his CNN program "Larry King Live" after 25 years. King has conducted tens of thousands of interviews during his tenure at the Cable News network. "Welcome to the last 'Larry King Live.' It's hard to say that," King said at the top of his show Thursday. Time Magazine said comedian Bill Maher and television host Ryan Seacrest joined King on the set to help him say goodbye. Although British TV personality Piers Morgan is to...

Larry King Ends Final Broadcast of Larry King Live with: So Long Video 12/16/10
Last night, CNN’s Larry King ended his 25-year broadcast by telling his audience, “So long.” ...

CNN KING EXITS AFTER 25 YEARS...
NEW YORK (AP) - Two presidents, four television news anchors and a 10-year-old son who looked ready to take dad's place behind the microphone turned out to bid Larry King farewell as he pulled the curtain down on his CNN Talk Show Thursday after 25 years. King, 77, was serenaded by Tony Bennett singing "The Best is Yet to Come" via remote from Louisiana. King had announced this summer he would leave, ushered out by a struggling network. Once the dominant voice in Cable Television news, King has ...

Watch David Letterman's Hilarious Tribute to Larry King
Tonight, Larry King hosted Larry King Live for the last time (video highlights here). And on the Late Show, David Letterman gave King a tribute of his own, with some biting jokes and a hilarious mistakes montage! Watch inside. (Thanks to Preesi for the tip!) [Late Show with David Letterman] ...

David Letterman Commemorates Larry King With Hilarious Blooper Reel
In case you haven’t heard (I’m just kidding, you’ve heard), last night was Larry King’s final episode. To help honor the man, David Letterman gave him the commemoration you’d expect, a hilarious highlight reel of some of Larry King Live’s least prestigious moments. Hearing Robert Blake accuse Larry of having sex with an elephant will never not be funny. First, Letterman took a few playful jabs at King, including a well placed Oprah reference. But the real laug...

VIDEO: 'Larry King Live' Ends After 25 Years
Well, I promised, so here you go: PREVIOUSLY : "Larry King Exit Marks End of Era." And at Althouse, "Larry King, Bill Clinton, and the 'zipper club'." ...

‘Larry King Live’ Ends After 25 Years
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Larry King To Bill Clinton: Were Both In The Zipper Club
A bit of a double entendre during last night's final Larry King Live: The guests did represent the wide spectrum of interviewees that the gravelly voiced...

EXCLUSIVE: Pictures & Video from Larry King’s Finale Show Party
Tonight I was lucky enough to be at Larry King’s Finale Show Party. It was a very special evening and one I will always remember. The event took place at Wolfgang Puck’s restaurant Spago, in Beverly Hills. Larry arrived just minutes after his taping was over to greet the crowd and talk to the press. Below are my exclusive pics and video from the event! This video is Larry’s Speech to the crowd… it’s AMAZING! His wife and kids speak too and one of Larry’s sons ...

US television review: Larry King Live, the last show on CNN
The final live show of Larry King Live was a sad "so long" for the acclaimed, Veteran interviewer as CNN fails to stop a precipitous decline in viewer Ratings....

Larry King Signs Off Tonight; What Would You Ask Him?
What is this? Love him. ... Hate him. ... Will miss him. ... Won't miss him. June 3, 1985: the first 'Larry King Live' on CNN. June 3, 1985: the first 'Larry King Live' on CNN. Larry King signs off tonight after 25 years on CNN. ... The network says it has 6,120 shows in its Larry archive. ... That in his 50-year career he's done about 50,000 interviews. End of an ... era? Let's turn the tables on the 77-year-old Larry. ... If you had the chance, what would you ask him? And if you're wondering a...

Farewell, Larry King. We Knew Ye All Too Well.
Tonight is the final episode of "Larry King Live" on CNN. I don't like to speak ill of the dead, but King isn't dead yet, and come to think of it, I have no problem with speaking ill of the dead anyway. Here's a classic moment from the program in which Jerry Seinfeld disabused King of his apparent belief that Seinfeld was ending because NBC cancelled it: It's not a crazy guess. Maybe King figured NBC executives just got tired of making huge profits off their Thursday night lineup and ...

Long Live the King!
Last night, after over 25 years on television and nearly five decades in broadcasting, Larry King abdicated the CNN throne at the age of 77. His star-studded show went out appropriately, with all three major news network anchors (Diane Sawyer, Brian Williams, and Katie Couric, who even read a fairly nifty “poem”) joining Ryan Seacrest, Bill Maher, and Arnold Schwarzenegger to wrap up cable TV’s longest-running and most definitive interview show. (Reruns will air through t

After 25 years, a shambolic farewell for CNN's talk show King
The King treatment ... Bill Clinton was one of thousands to sit across from King over the past 25 years. Photo: AP NEW YORK: A string of guests, including two presidents, turned out to bid the talk-show host Larry King farewell as he pulled down the curtain on his CNN program after 25 years. The Best is Yet to Come, at least that was the message from Tony Bennett as he serenaded the 77-year-old with that song in a remote feed from Louisiana. Once the dominant voice in cable-television news, King...

Fox News says it has no interest in hiring outgoing Rep. Wamp
If outgoing Rep. Zach Wamp (R-Tenn.) wants to work in television after leaving office, he can rule out Fox News as his next home. The Cable News network said on Friday that it had no interest in hiring Wamp, who is reportedly in talks with television executives about creating a new show. "Contrary to this misleading report, Fox News has no interest in hiring Rep. Wamp," a Fox News spokesman told The Hill. The Associated Press reported on Wednesday that Wamp had said he'd approached televisi...

Veteran CNN host Larry King signs off for last time
Veteran CNN Talk Show host Larry King signed off for the last time after 25 years in the same seat, in an emotional show including tributes from presidents and broadcasting rivals. The 77-year-old, who will be succeeded by former British Journalist Piers Morgan, is finally retiring from "Larry King Live," the show he has presented on the now flagging Atlanta-based news network since 1985. President Barack Obama on Thursday sent him a video message calling him "one of the giants of broadcasting...

Sitting Pop Culture Shiva for Larry King
TV host Larry King arrives at CNN's Larry King Live final broadcast party yesterday at Spago restaurant in Beverly Hills. Last night, Larry King Live aired for the final time on CNN after 25 years and over 6,000 shows. Though the 77 year old and Bill Maher, who along with Ryan Seacrest officiated the episode, insisted that this “was not a Funeral,” it kind of felt like one. Katie Couric read a poem (or eulogy?); Regis Philbin led us in a Sinatra song (a hymn?), The Best is Yet to Com...