Nbc's "late Night With Conan O'brien" Makes Hdtv Debut Tuesday, April 26

[Todd Wiedemann]

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Released today, April 21, 2005

"Late Night with Conan O'Brien" makes the leap to High-Definition TV when it returns to the air on Tuesday, April 26 (12:35 AM - 1:35 AM on NBC). "Late Night" becomes the second late night show to broadcast in HDTV, following in the footsteps of "The Tonight Show" which was one of the first programs featured in the HD format.

Viewers in both high and standard definition will notice the difference immediately as the show will be presented in a widescreen or "letterboxed" format that preserves the full framing of the HD image similar to some NBC primetime shows like "The West Wing" and "E.R." Future enhancements include 5.1 Surround Sound.

Quipped O'Brien: "I'm really looking forward to the extra hour in the makeup chair."

Guests on the episode are New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, star of NBC's "Revelations" Natascha McElhone and musical guest Ben Folds.

"Late Night with Conan O'Brien" is from NBC Universal Television Studios in association with Conaco and Broadway Video. Lorne Michaels and Jeff Ross are the executive producers. Allan Kartun directs. Mike Sweeney is head writer.