Andy Richter Controls the Universe
Andy Richter Controls the Universe is a sitcom which aired from 2002–2003 on the Fox network. The series was Andy Richter's first starring role after leaving NBC's "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" in 2000.
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Upon Johnny Carson's retirement from "The Tonight Show" in 1992, executives at NBC announced that Carson's frequent guest-host Jay Leno would be Carson's replacement, and not David Letterman. NBC later said that Letterman's high ratings for "Late Night" were the reason they kept him where he was. Letterman was bitterly disappointed and angry at not having been given "The Tonight Show" job and, at Carson's advice, he left NBC after eleven years on "Late Night". CBS signed Letterman to host his own show opposite "The Tonight Show". He moved his show over to CBS virtually unchanged, taking most of the staff, skits, and comedy formats with him. However, NBC owned the rights to the "Late Night" name, forcing Letterman to re-christen his show "Late Show with David Letterman".