Blog: BrooklynVegan

Kanye @ SXSW 2009 ( more by Faith-Ann Young ) Critics may have hated it, but Monday's premiere of "The Jay Leno Show" got a warm reception from viewers. Thanks in part to a newsworthy appearance from rapper Kanye West -- who drew widespread scorn for his behavior during the MTV Video Music Awards the previous night -- the former "Tonight Show" host's 10 p.m. comedy-variety show drew a surprisingly large crowd of 18.4 million total viewers, according to data from Nielsen Media Research. That's more than three [...]