Cheers & Jeers: And the Winner Is…
Cheers to Late Night With Jimmy Fallon for earning the most Cheers in 2010! Want more Cheers & Jeers? Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine.
Cheers to Late Night With Jimmy Fallon for earning the most Cheers in 2010!
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In my first annual tally of who's been naughty and who's been nice, NBC's deliriously creative cutup led the pack with 8 Cheers, for everything from his Emmys' opening number to his always-killer Friday-night "Thank You Notes." Coming in close behind with seven Cheers was his fellow after-hours funnyman David Letterman. Saturday Night Live also earned seven, but ended up with a grand total of three because it also received four Jeers. And proving it was a very good year for late night, Conan O'Brien pulled in six Cheers — even more impressive when you consider he was off the air for nine months.
A trio of reality TV shows dominated the Jeers: Dancing With the Stars tied Jersey Shore and The Bachelor / Bachelorette franchise with three Jeers each (Dancing actually got four, but eliminated one with a Cheer for Kyle Massey). NBC's past-their-primetime comedies The Office and 30 Rock racked up four Jeers apiece, but Tina Fey's laugher offset three with corresponding Cheers. Here's the rundown:
CHEERS
- Late Night With Jimmy Fallon 8 Cheers
- Late Show with David Letterman 7 Cheers
- Conan O'Brien (The Tonight Show / Conan) 6 Cheers
- Justified/Project Runway 5 Cheers
- Modern Family/Men of a Certain Age/Rubicon/Breaking Bad/Jimmy Kimmel Live 4 Cheers (tied)
- Boardwalk Empire/Terriers/Community/Human Target/Rescue Me/Mad Men/ SNL 3 Cheers (tied)
JEERS
- The Office 4 Jeers
- Dancing With the Stars / The Bachelor/Bachelorette / Jersey Shore 3 Jeers (tied)
- Hot in Cleveland / Two and a Half Men / Desperate Housewives/Rizzoli & Isles/Louie 2 Jeers (tied)
Who do you think deserved Cheers & Jeers in 2010?