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Howard Stern
is an American radio personality who his best known for his radio show, The Howard Stern Show. Stern describes himself as the "King of All Media" for his successes in the radio, television, film, music and publishing industries.
, the flagship
television station of Fox Broadcasting Company
. The network was considering Stern as a replacement to The Late Show
hosted by Joan Rivers
in its 11:00 pm hour. Five one-hour pilots
titled The Howard Stern Show were recorded at a cost of about $400,000. They featured rock guitarist Leslie West
of Mountain
fame as band leader and Steve Rossi
as announcer and singer. By early June, air dates were yet to be scheduled; the pilots were instead being tested among focus groups in California
. With no formal announcement, the network cancelled the series in July. Paul Noble, the former executive producer for WNYW, was never told of Fox's decision. "By today's standards, they were absolutely tame." He also said, "They were not the kind of thing that a local New York television station was prepared to get involved with at that time. It was more like off-the-wall radio."
, in early 1990. He agreed to host a weekly late night television show at a production and salary budget of $100,000. The Howard Stern Show made its launch on July 14, 1990 with four Saturday night pilots. The program entered national syndication in January 1991 by All American Television
. Unlike the Fox pilots, Stern enjoyed greater creative freedom. The WWOR show featured outrageous segments including "Guess the Jew" and "Lesbian Dating Game". A critic of the Los Angeles Times
described the show as "at once incredibly funny and incredibly vile." In the New York market, The Howard Stern Show often doubled those of Saturday Night Live
on NBC
during the half-hour the two programmes overlapped. In Los Angeles
, the show managed to attract a 34.4% market share
at 12:30 am in the males aged 18 to 49 demographic.
In July 1992, The Howard Stern Show came to an end. "We made this business decision, even though the show had high ratings, because the cost exceeded the revenue," a WWOR spokeswoman explained. A total of 69 episodes were broadcast to 65 markets across the country; the last airing on August 8, 1992.
. The interviews were known for being intimate and personal, with questions that celebrities were not normally asked.
The show, first airing on November 27, 1992, ran for 30 minutes and was produced by Mark Keizer. E! re-aired Stern's interview with Phil Hartman
and his wife Brynn Hartman after she murdered her husband and then committed suicide.
confirmed a deal with the entertainment cable channel to bring his popular morning radio show, which was broadcast from WXRK at the time, to television. Six robotic cameras were installed in the small studio at 600 Madison Avenue to film the five-hour radio show. "The best part of all this is that my genius will be seen in so many more homes now" Stern said. "It's a dream come true." Two sneak preview shows were aired on June 18, with the first official episode being broadcast on June 20. The television shows broadcast on January 21, 1999 and February 5, 2004 at 11:00pm marked the 1,000th and 2,000th episodes respectively.
On October 6, 2004, Stern announced that he had signed a five-year contract with SIRIUS XM Radio, a subscription-based satellite radio
service, that began from January 2006. The move allowed Stern to broadcast without the content restrictions imposed by the Federal Communications Commission
(FCC) that he faced while broadcasting on terrestrial radio. As a result, the E! show came to an end as Stern announced on August 3, 2005 that he made a deal with iN DEMAND Networks
, a Video on Demand
digital cable
service, to create Howard Stern on Demand. The new, uncensored channel allowed the filming of the radio show at SIRIUS XM in high-definition
. The radio show broadcast on July 1, 2005 was the last to be filmed for a "new episode" for airing the following week on July 8. The hour-long special featured members of the E! show staff saying their farewells (although some of the crew continued working for the show at SIRIUS XM) and telling their favorite show moments. The show was a consistent performer in the network's ratings.
network from August 1998 to May 2001. The vast majority of CBS affiliates never carried the show, particularly those that covered rural areas. It ran for a total of 3 series including 84 episodes. The show featured filmed highlights of The Howard Stern Show, in a similar format seen in Howard Stern, the half hour show that was broadcast on E!
from 1994 to 2005. The Howard Stern Radio Show however, included new segments such as animations of song parodies and exclusive behind the scenes footage.
The show was intended to be a rival for Saturday Night Live
on NBC
. Though the show often got higher ratings than SNL in New York City
, it was routinely in second place, or sometimes third place to MADtv
on Fox.
. It covers the daily happenings of Stern's radio show, as well as providing original programming and footage from the E! show. In 2008, it was decided that Howard TV would continue to at least January 2011 (the end of Stern's current radio contract).
Howard Stern
Howard Allan Stern is an American radio personality, television host, author, and actor best known for his radio show, which was nationally syndicated from 1986 to 2005. He gained wide recognition in the 1990s where he was labeled a "shock jock" for his outspoken and sometimes controversial style...
is an American radio personality who his best known for his radio show, The Howard Stern Show. Stern describes himself as the "King of All Media" for his successes in the radio, television, film, music and publishing industries.
The Howard Stern Show (Fox)
On April 16, 1987, a meeting was held between Stern and management of WNYWWNYW
WNYW, virtual channel 5 , is the flagship television station of the News Corporation-owned Fox Broadcasting Company, located in New York City. The station's transmitter is atop the Empire State Building and its studio facilities are located in the Yorkville section of Manhattan...
, the flagship
Flagship
A flagship is a vessel used by the commanding officer of a group of naval ships, reflecting the custom of its commander, characteristically a flag officer, flying a distinguishing flag...
television station of Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
. The network was considering Stern as a replacement to The Late Show
The Late Show (1986 TV series)
The Late Show is an American late-night talk show and the first series broadcast on the then-new Fox Network. Originally hosted by comic actress Joan Rivers, it first aired on October 9, 1986 under the title The Late Show Starring Joan Rivers...
hosted by Joan Rivers
Joan Rivers
Joan Rivers is an American comedian, television personality and actress. She is known for her brash manner; her loud, raspy voice with a heavy New York accent; and her numerous cosmetic surgeries...
in its 11:00 pm hour. Five one-hour pilots
Television pilot
A "television pilot" is a standalone episode of a television series that is used to sell the show to a television network. At the time of its inception, the pilot is meant to be the "testing ground" to see if a series will be possibly desired and successful and therefore a test episode of an...
titled The Howard Stern Show were recorded at a cost of about $400,000. They featured rock guitarist Leslie West
Leslie West
Leslie West is an American rock guitarist, singer and songwriter.-Biography:Originally named Leslie Weinstein, West was born in New York City, grew up in Hackensack, New Jersey, and in East Meadow, Forest Hills and Lawrence. After his parents divorced, he changed his surname to West...
of Mountain
Mountain (band)
Mountain is an American hard rock band that formed in Long Island, New York in 1969. Originally comprising vocalist and guitarist Leslie West, bassist Felix Pappalardi and drummer N. D. Smart, the band broke up in 1972 before reuniting in 1974 and remaining active until today...
fame as band leader and Steve Rossi
Steve Rossi
Steve Rossi is an American stand-up comedian and actor.-Biography:Rossi gained a Bachelor of Arts degree in communication, arts and theater, Greek and Latin at Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles and served as an officer in the United States Air Force. The comedian was discovered by Mae West...
as announcer and singer. By early June, air dates were yet to be scheduled; the pilots were instead being tested among focus groups in California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. With no formal announcement, the network cancelled the series in July. Paul Noble, the former executive producer for WNYW, was never told of Fox's decision. "By today's standards, they were absolutely tame." He also said, "They were not the kind of thing that a local New York television station was prepared to get involved with at that time. It was more like off-the-wall radio."
The Howard Stern Show (WWOR)
Stern was approached by Bob Woodruff, vice president of program development at WWOR-TVWWOR-TV
WWOR-TV, virtual channel 9 , is the flagship station of the MyNetworkTV programming service, licensed to Secaucus, New Jersey and serving the Tri-State metropolitan area. WWOR is owned by Fox Television Stations, a division of the News Corporation, and is a sister station to Fox network flagship...
, in early 1990. He agreed to host a weekly late night television show at a production and salary budget of $100,000. The Howard Stern Show made its launch on July 14, 1990 with four Saturday night pilots. The program entered national syndication in January 1991 by All American Television
All American Television
All American Television was a television syndication company active from 1981 to 1998. It was founded by Anthony J. Scotti, Ben Scotti, and Joseph E. Kovacs...
. Unlike the Fox pilots, Stern enjoyed greater creative freedom. The WWOR show featured outrageous segments including "Guess the Jew" and "Lesbian Dating Game". A critic of the Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California, since 1881. It was the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in circulation in the United States in 2008 and the fourth most widely distributed newspaper in the country....
described the show as "at once incredibly funny and incredibly vile." In the New York market, The Howard Stern Show often doubled those of Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live is a live American late-night television sketch comedy and variety show developed by Lorne Michaels and Dick Ebersol. The show premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the original title of NBC's Saturday Night.The show's sketches often parody contemporary American culture...
on NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
during the half-hour the two programmes overlapped. In Los Angeles
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, the show managed to attract a 34.4% market share
Market share
Market share is the percentage of a market accounted for by a specific entity. In a survey of nearly 200 senior marketing managers, 67 percent responded that they found the "dollar market share" metric very useful, while 61% found "unit market share" very useful.Marketers need to be able to...
at 12:30 am in the males aged 18 to 49 demographic.
In July 1992, The Howard Stern Show came to an end. "We made this business decision, even though the show had high ratings, because the cost exceeded the revenue," a WWOR spokeswoman explained. A total of 69 episodes were broadcast to 65 markets across the country; the last airing on August 8, 1992.
The Howard Stern Interview
The Howard Stern Interview was a late night talk show featuring Stern hosting a half-hour, one-on-one interview program with a celebrity guest. Shown on the E! Entertainment Television channel from 1992–1993, Stern signed a contract for a reported $1.1 million for a total of 36 episodes. It quickly became the highest-rated show on the E! network, demonstrating Stern's ability in carrying a show by himself, without the rest of his radio show staffThe Howard Stern Show staff
Throughout its nearly 30 year run The Howard Stern Show has gone through a number of staff members and contributors.-Current staff:These staffers currently work for and appear on the show on a regular, if not hourly basis.-Howard Stern:...
. The interviews were known for being intimate and personal, with questions that celebrities were not normally asked.
The show, first airing on November 27, 1992, ran for 30 minutes and was produced by Mark Keizer. E! re-aired Stern's interview with Phil Hartman
Phil Hartman
Philip Edward "Phil" Hartman was a Canadian-American actor, comedian, screenwriter, and graphic artist. Born in Brantford, Ontario, Hartman and his family moved to the United States when he was 10...
and his wife Brynn Hartman after she murdered her husband and then committed suicide.
Howard Stern
E! Entertainment Television announced on May 31, 1994 that Howard SternHoward Stern
Howard Allan Stern is an American radio personality, television host, author, and actor best known for his radio show, which was nationally syndicated from 1986 to 2005. He gained wide recognition in the 1990s where he was labeled a "shock jock" for his outspoken and sometimes controversial style...
confirmed a deal with the entertainment cable channel to bring his popular morning radio show, which was broadcast from WXRK at the time, to television. Six robotic cameras were installed in the small studio at 600 Madison Avenue to film the five-hour radio show. "The best part of all this is that my genius will be seen in so many more homes now" Stern said. "It's a dream come true." Two sneak preview shows were aired on June 18, with the first official episode being broadcast on June 20. The television shows broadcast on January 21, 1999 and February 5, 2004 at 11:00pm marked the 1,000th and 2,000th episodes respectively.
On October 6, 2004, Stern announced that he had signed a five-year contract with SIRIUS XM Radio, a subscription-based satellite radio
Satellite radio
Satellite radio is an analogue or digital radio signal that is relayed through one or more satellites and thus can be received in a much wider geographical area than terrestrial FM radio stations...
service, that began from January 2006. The move allowed Stern to broadcast without the content restrictions imposed by the Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
(FCC) that he faced while broadcasting on terrestrial radio. As a result, the E! show came to an end as Stern announced on August 3, 2005 that he made a deal with iN DEMAND Networks
IN DEMAND
In Demand is a provider of pay-per-view and subscription video-on-demand services, jointly owned by Comcast, Cox Communications, Time Warner Cable, and Bright House Networks...
, a Video on Demand
Video on demand
Video on Demand or Audio and Video On Demand are systems which allow users to select and watch/listen to video or audio content on demand...
digital cable
Digital cable
Digital cable is a generic term for any type of cable television distribution using digital video compression or distribution. The technology was originally developed by Motorola.-Background:...
service, to create Howard Stern on Demand. The new, uncensored channel allowed the filming of the radio show at SIRIUS XM in high-definition
High-definition television
High-definition television is video that has resolution substantially higher than that of traditional television systems . HDTV has one or two million pixels per frame, roughly five times that of SD...
. The radio show broadcast on July 1, 2005 was the last to be filmed for a "new episode" for airing the following week on July 8. The hour-long special featured members of the E! show staff saying their farewells (although some of the crew continued working for the show at SIRIUS XM) and telling their favorite show moments. The show was a consistent performer in the network's ratings.
The Howard Stern Radio Show
The Howard Stern Radio Show was an American late night television show that ran on Saturday nights on the CBSCBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
network from August 1998 to May 2001. The vast majority of CBS affiliates never carried the show, particularly those that covered rural areas. It ran for a total of 3 series including 84 episodes. The show featured filmed highlights of The Howard Stern Show, in a similar format seen in Howard Stern, the half hour show that was broadcast on E!
E!
E! Entertainment Television is an American basic cable and satellite television network, owned by NBCUniversal. It features entertainment-related programming, reality television, feature films and occasionally series and specials unrelated to the entertainment industry.E! has an audience reach of...
from 1994 to 2005. The Howard Stern Radio Show however, included new segments such as animations of song parodies and exclusive behind the scenes footage.
The show was intended to be a rival for Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live is a live American late-night television sketch comedy and variety show developed by Lorne Michaels and Dick Ebersol. The show premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the original title of NBC's Saturday Night.The show's sketches often parody contemporary American culture...
on NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
. Though the show often got higher ratings than SNL in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, it was routinely in second place, or sometimes third place to MADtv
MADtv
MADtv is an American sketch comedy television series. It licensed the name and logo of Mad, but otherwise had no connection with the humor magazine outside the animated Spy vs. Spy and Don Martin cartoon shorts and images of Alfred E. Neuman that the show featured during the late 1990s. Its first...
on Fox.
Howard Stern On Demand
In January 2006, Howard TV was launched as an on-demand television service, to coincide with the beginning of his 5-year contract with Sirius Satellite RadioSirius Satellite Radio
Sirius Satellite Radio is a satellite radio service operating in North America, owned by Sirius XM Radio.Headquartered in New York City, with smaller studios in Los Angeles and Memphis, Sirius was officially launched on July 1, 2002 and currently provides 69 streams of music and 65 streams of...
. It covers the daily happenings of Stern's radio show, as well as providing original programming and footage from the E! show. In 2008, it was decided that Howard TV would continue to at least January 2011 (the end of Stern's current radio contract).
External links
- Howard Stern television shows at the Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...