Jay Leno-Conan O'Brien-David Letterman stories are only the appetizers. There's so much more. A TV miniseries about everybody's favorite daypart – complete with late night heroes and villains – is about to get more exploration, this according to Deadline.com. This one is how Johnny Carson ascended to “The Tonight Showâ€� throne, replacing then host Jack Parr. The working title: “The King of Late Nightâ€�, is based on a 1980 book “The Tonight Show,â€� written by Robert Metz. The show is intended to be built around a Rat Pack-meets-“Mad Menâ€� 60s-theme. In the mid-90s, HBO produced the movie, …

Only two years with The Tribune Co., and veteran television executive Ed Wilson has departed. Tribune Company was already in trouble with its failing newspaper operations when Wilson took over as president of Tribune Broadcasting in February 2008. Then the fall 2008 brought on a crushing recession that hit Tribune's TV station operations as well. Last year Wilson added new responsibilities as chief revenue and sales officer of The Tribune Co. Tribune remains in Chapter 11; Wilson will continue as a consultant. Before Tribune, Wilson had senior executives roles at Fox Broadcasting Co., and two syndication TV …