David Letterman Kennedy Center Honors 2012: Tina Fey, Jimmy Kimmel, Ray ...

The ceremony and show held earlier this month aired on Wednesday Dec. 26, finally showing us the touching tributes Letterman's comedy peers delivered at the Kennedy Center Opera House on Dec. 2. Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin, Ray Romano and Jimmy

CBS' broadcast of the annual Kennedy Center Honors -- the only non-repeat on the broadcast networks Wednesday night -- helped the network score a ratings win.

Chicago blues legend Buddy Guy was honored in prime time Wednesday as the Dec. 2 Kennedy Center Honors gala, held in the White House's East Room, was broadcast on CBS. The influential guitarist and Chicago

CBS led in adults 18-49 (1.5 rating) and total viewers (8.3 million) on Wednesday night, thanks to a strong encore of Criminal Minds (1.7 adults) and the 35th annual Kennedy Center Honors. The kudos, taped earlier in the month, were up 27 percent from

CBS led in adults 18-49 (1.5 rating) and total viewers (8.3 million) on Wednesday night, thanks to a strong encore of Criminal Minds (1.7 adults) and the 35th annual Kennedy Center Honors. The kudos, taped earlier in the month, were up 27 percent from

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David Letterman Kennedy Center Honors 2012: Tina Fey, Jimmy Kimmel, Ray ...

Chicago blues legend Buddy Guy was honored in prime time Wednesday as the Dec. 2 Kennedy Center Honors gala, held in the White House's East Room, was broadcast on CBS. The influential guitarist and Chicago

Awesome. Brilliant stroke to go female with the Led Zeppelin anthem. Ann Wilson of Heart led the way, with Nancy Wilson on guitar and the late Zeppelin drummer John Bonham's son on the skins. The surprise church choir voices finally brought Robert

CBS' broadcast of the annual Kennedy Center Honors -- the only non-repeat on the broadcast networks Wednesday night -- helped the network score a ratings win.

CBS' broadcast of the annual Kennedy Center Honors -- the only non-repeat on the broadcast networks Wednesday night -- helped the network score a ratings win.

CBS led in adults 18-49 (1.5 rating) and total viewers (8.3 million) on Wednesday night, thanks to a strong encore of Criminal Minds (1.7 adults) and the 35th annual Kennedy Center Honors.

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David Letterman Kennedy Center Honors 2012: Tina Fey, Jimmy Kimmel, Ray ...

CBS's broadcast of the Kennedy Center Honors, a 35-year holiday tradition for the network, attracted more than eight million viewers on Wednesday, easily outdrawing its competitors for the night. The network noted that the awards telecast had its

The Kennedy Center Honors ceremony, broadcast on CBS on Wednesday night, is the annual event in which celebrities in various fields get all gussied up, travel to Washington, D.C., rub shoulders with the President, and

The ceremony, which was held at the beginning of the month, honored David Letterman, Dustin Hoffman, Buddy Guy, Natalia Makarova and the rock band Led Zeppelin.

The annual Kennedy Center Honors are always a heartening reminder that amid the din of day-to-day pop culture, real and enduring artistic achievement is taking place, even if we forget to notice. But the 35th installment of the awards, which will be

The Kennedy Center Honors ceremony, broadcast on CBS on Wednesday night, is the annual event in which celebrities in various fields get all gussied up, travel to Washington, D.C., rub shoulders with the President, and

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David Letterman Kennedy Center Honors 2012: Tina Fey, Jimmy Kimmel, Ray ...

2012 Kennedy Center Honoree Natalia Makarova, front row, second right, reacts to all the photos being taken during a group photo after the State Department Dinner for the Kennedy Center Honors gala Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012 at the State Department in

The prestigious 35th Annual Kennedy Center Honors aired Dec. 26 on national television, highlighting the awesomeness of rock gods Led Zeppelin.

"Kennedy Center Honors": Honorees include David Letterman, Buddy Guy, Dustin Hoffman, Natalia Makarova and Led Zeppelin members John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant. Caroline Kennedy hosts, and those paying tribute include Alec

The annual Kennedy Center Honors are always a heartening reminder that amid the din of day-to-day pop culture, real and enduring artistic achievement is taking place, even if we forget to notice. But the 35th installment of the awards, which will be

2012 Kennedy Center Honoree Natalia Makarova, front row, second right, reacts to all the photos being taken during a group photo after the State Department Dinner for the Kennedy Center Honors gala Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012 at the State Department in

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David Letterman Kennedy Center Honors 2012: Tina Fey, Jimmy Kimmel, Ray ...

"Kennedy Center Honors": Honorees include David Letterman, Buddy Guy, Dustin Hoffman, Natalia Makarova and Led Zeppelin members John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant. Caroline Kennedy hosts, and those paying tribute include Alec

The Kennedy Center Honors ceremony, broadcast on CBS on Wednesday night, is the annual event in which celebrities in various fields get all gussied up, travel to Washington, D.C., rub shoulders with the President, and

The ceremony, which was held at the beginning of the month, honored David Letterman, Dustin Hoffman, Buddy Guy, Natalia Makarova and the rock band Led Zeppelin.

The Kennedy Center Honors ceremony, broadcast on CBS on Wednesday night, is the annual event in which celebrities in various fields get all gussied up, travel to Washington, D.C., rub shoulders with the President, and

The Kennedy Center Honors ceremony, broadcast on CBS on Wednesday night, is the annual event in which celebrities in various fields get all gussied up, travel to Washington, D.C., rub shoulders with the President, and

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David Letterman Kennedy Center Honors 2012: Tina Fey, Jimmy Kimmel, Ray ...

CBS led in adults 18-49 (1.5 rating) and total viewers (8.3 million) on Wednesday night, thanks to a strong encore of Criminal Minds (1.7 adults) and the 35th annual Kennedy Center Honors. The kudos, taped earlier in the month, were up 27 percent from

CBS' broadcast of the annual Kennedy Center Honors -- the only non-repeat on the broadcast networks Wednesday night -- helped the network score a ratings win.

The ceremony and show held earlier this month aired on Wednesday Dec. 26, finally showing us the touching tributes Letterman's comedy peers delivered at the Kennedy Center Opera House on Dec. 2. Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin, Ray Romano and Jimmy

CBS's broadcast of the Kennedy Center Honors, a 35-year holiday tradition for the network, attracted more than eight million viewers on Wednesday, easily outdrawing its competitors for the night. The network noted that the awards telecast had its

CBS's broadcast of the Kennedy Center Honors, a 35-year holiday tradition for the network, attracted more than eight million viewers on Wednesday, easily outdrawing its competitors for the night. The network noted that the awards telecast had its

Read more...

David Letterman Kennedy Center Honors 2012: Tina Fey, Jimmy Kimmel, Ray ...

The ceremony and show held earlier this month aired on Wednesday Dec. 26, finally showing us the touching tributes Letterman's comedy peers delivered at the Kennedy Center Opera House on Dec. 2. Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin, Ray Romano and Jimmy

The prestigious 35th Annual Kennedy Center Honors aired Dec. 26 on national television, highlighting the awesomeness of rock gods Led Zeppelin.

The only new programming of the night on the main networks was the 2012 Kennedy Center Honors on CBS, which took a 1.7 18-49 demo rating and 8.15 million viewers at 9pm, 27% up from last year. The rest of the night was dominated by reruns, with CBS

Led Zeppelin fans, here's the moment you've been waiting for. Tonight (December 26), the Kennedy Center Honors ceremony finally airs on CBS (9 p.m. ET/PT), at which point the Zep tributes from Heart, Foo Fighters, Jack

2012 Kennedy Center Honoree Natalia Makarova, front row, second right, reacts to all the photos being taken during a group photo after the State Department Dinner for the Kennedy Center Honors gala Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012 at the State Department in

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David Letterman Kennedy Center Honors 2012: Tina Fey, Jimmy Kimmel, Ray ...

"Kennedy Center Honors": Honorees include David Letterman, Buddy Guy, Dustin Hoffman, Natalia Makarova and Led Zeppelin members John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant. Caroline Kennedy hosts, and those paying tribute include Alec

CBS led in adults 18-49 (1.5 rating) and total viewers (8.3 million) on Wednesday night, thanks to a strong encore of Criminal Minds (1.7 adults) and the 35th annual Kennedy Center Honors. The kudos, taped earlier in the month, were up 27 percent from

The Kennedy Center Honors ceremony, broadcast on CBS on Wednesday night, is the annual event in which celebrities in various fields get all gussied up, travel to Washington, D.C., rub shoulders with the President, and

CBS led in adults 18-49 (1.5 rating) and total viewers (8.3 million) on Wednesday night, thanks to a strong encore of Criminal Minds (1.7 adults) and the 35th annual Kennedy Center Honors. The kudos, taped earlier in the month, were up 27 percent from

"Kennedy Center Honors": Honorees include David Letterman, Buddy Guy, Dustin Hoffman, Natalia Makarova and Led Zeppelin members John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant. Caroline Kennedy hosts, and those paying tribute include Alec

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CBS Broadcast of Kennedy Center Honors Draws 8 Million Viewers

Chicago blues legend Buddy Guy was honored in prime time Wednesday as the Dec. 2 Kennedy Center Honors gala, held in the White House's East Room, was broadcast on CBS. The influential guitarist and Chicago

The annual Kennedy Center Honors are always a heartening reminder that amid the din of day-to-day pop culture, real and enduring artistic achievement is taking place, even if we forget to notice. But the 35th installment of the awards, which will be

Part of the fun of the annual Kennedy Center Honors telecast is the strange bedfellows nature of the high and pop culture recipients, all of whom are recognized for lifetime achievement in the performing arts. That is certainly the case with this year

The annual Kennedy Center Honors are always a heartening reminder that amid the din of day-to-day pop culture, real and enduring artistic achievement is taking place, even if we forget to notice. But the 35th installment of the awards, which will be

If you grew up with TV in the 1950s and '60s, the golden age of variety shows hosted by such stars as Judy Garland and Danny Kaye, you can appreciate "Kennedy Center Honors" as the last, great variety show on television. And it seems fitting that it is

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CBS Broadcast of Kennedy Center Honors Draws 8 Million Viewers

Chicago blues legend Buddy Guy was honored in prime time Wednesday as the Dec. 2 Kennedy Center Honors gala, held in the White House's East Room, was broadcast on CBS. The influential guitarist and Chicago

CBS led in adults 18-49 (1.5 rating) and total viewers (8.3 million) on Wednesday night, thanks to a strong encore of Criminal Minds (1.7 adults) and the 35th annual Kennedy Center Honors.

Part of the fun of the annual Kennedy Center Honors telecast is the strange bedfellows nature of the high and pop culture recipients, all of whom are recognized for lifetime achievement in the performing arts. That is certainly the case with this year

Thursday TV Highlights: 'The 35th Annual Kennedy Center Honors'. Comments. 1. "The 35th Annual Kennedy Center Honors". Oscar winner Dustin Hoffman, left, with President and Mrs. Obama, is among those feted at "The 35th Annual Kennedy Center

If you grew up with TV in the 1950s and '60s, the golden age of variety shows hosted by such stars as Judy Garland and Danny Kaye, you can appreciate "Kennedy Center Honors" as the last, great variety show on television. And it seems fitting that it is

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CBS Broadcast of Kennedy Center Honors Draws 8 Million Viewers

Video: 'Stairway to Heaven' at Kennedy Center Honors. By Kevin Roderick | December 27, 2012 1:38 AM. Awesome. Brilliant stroke to go female with the Led Zeppelin anthem. Ann Wilson of Heart led the way, with Nancy Wilson on guitar and

This year's ceremony was a departure for the Kennedy Center Honors. Now in its 35th year, the ceremony started out by paying tribute to cultural icons like Fred Astaire, Ella Fitzgerald and Tennessee Williams. In recent years, rock has been represented

Comedian Ray Romano joins Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin, and Jimmy Kimmel to lead a standing ovation to David Letterman.

Video: 'Stairway to Heaven' at Kennedy Center Honors. By Kevin Roderick | December 27, 2012 1:38 AM. Awesome. Brilliant stroke to go female with the Led Zeppelin anthem. Ann Wilson of Heart led the way, with Nancy Wilson on guitar and

Led Zeppelin fans, here's the moment you've been waiting for. Tonight (December 26), the Kennedy Center Honors ceremony finally airs on CBS (9 p.m. ET/PT), at which point the Zep tributes from Heart, Foo Fighters, Jack

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Buddy Guy Kennedy Center Honors: Bonnie Raitt Heralds Blues Legend With ...

Chicago blues legend Buddy Guy was honored in prime time Wednesday as the Dec. 2 Kennedy Center Honors gala, held in the White House's East Room, was broadcast on CBS. The influential guitarist and Chicago

2 Kennedy Center Honors gala, held in the White House's East Room, was broadcast on CBS. The influential guitarist and Chicago bluesman received the prestigious national award for his lifetime contribution to the arts. The award is the nation's highest

Thursday TV Highlights: 'The 35th Annual Kennedy Center Honors'. Comments. 1. "The 35th Annual Kennedy Center Honors". Oscar winner Dustin Hoffman, left, with President and Mrs. Obama, is among those feted at "The 35th Annual Kennedy Center

CBS led in adults 18-49 (1.5 rating) and total viewers (8.3 million) on Wednesday night, thanks to a strong encore of Criminal Minds (1.7 adults) and the 35th annual Kennedy Center Honors.

Led Zeppelin fans, here's the moment you've been waiting for. Tonight (December 26), the Kennedy Center Honors ceremony finally airs on CBS (9 p.m. ET/PT), at which point the Zep tributes from Heart, Foo Fighters, Jack

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