it makes sense.
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We've learned Jay's 10:00 PM show will go on hiatus February 1. After the Olympics, Jay will take back his 11:30 PM time slot. What has not been decided -- whether Jay's show will be a half hour, followed by Conan, or whether Jay's show will be an hour and NBC says sayonara to Mr. O'Brien.We're told Jay and Conan have both been told of the changes. As for Jay, interestingly, he'll get what he always wanted -- his 11:30 PM time slot.UPDATE: A rep for NBC tells TMZ: "Jay Leno is one of the most compelling entertainers in the world today. As we have said all along, Jay's show has performed exactly as we anticipated on the network. It has, however, presented some issues for our affiliates. Both Jay and the show are committed to working closely with them to find ways to improve the performance."
jesus christ, poor conan
Quote from: CajoleJuice on January 07, 2010, 05:04:59 PMjesus christ, poor conanHe was never comfortable at 11:30, and his stuff doesn't do well at that timeslot. Probably the best thing for him, honestly.
NBC executives held discussions with both Jay Leno and Conan O’Brien Thursday about the future of the network’s late-night lineup. And while executives said that no final decision has been made, they did not deny that the network is considering moves that could include returning Mr. Leno to his old job as host of “The Tonight Show.”NBC executives said a decision would definitely not be announced Thursday but did not deny a report posted by the website TMZ that NBC was considering making the switch and replacing Mr. O’Brien at “Tonight” with Mr. Leno.TMZ reported that NBC would make the move soon to take advantage of the natural break in its schedule when it covers the Winter Olympics next month.The late-night discussions at NBC are directly related to pressure that has been brought on NBC by its affiliated stations, which have seen ratings for their 11 p.m. local newscasts plummet this television season because of much-weakened lead-in audiences from the network in the 10 p.m. hour.That hour has been filled by Mr. Leno’s new prime-time show. NBC has said for months that Mr. Leno’s ratings were not out of line with what they had promised to advertisers but they acknowledged that they had underestimated the negative impact on the affiliated stations.Mr. O’Brien, meanwhile, has seen his own ratings suffer. He has trailed the CBS late-night star David Letterman by about 2 million viewers a night – Mr. Leno had easily been the winner in that time period previously.If Mr. Leno does return to his old 11:35 p.m. there is some question about what will happen with Mr. O’Brien. He had been recruited by other networks in the past but how his contract might be resolved and how his experience at “Tonight” might affect his future prospects are unknown factors.
conan actually needs to be on at 10
Quote from: Eel O'Brian on January 07, 2010, 05:08:59 PMconan actually needs to be on at 10That still doesn't fix the affiliate lead in problem
doesn't appear they're even considering the potential backlash, i think leno's going to come off looking like a villain here
Just to recap: NBC promised “The Tonight Show” to Conan in 2004, and Leno agreed to step down when the time came. Except when the time came, Leno said he wanted to stay on the air, hence “The Jay Leno Show” at 10 o’clock, which quickly became one of the greatest programming f*ck-ups in network history. As Leno’s unwatched show was torpedoing viewership of NBC local news and the new “Tonight Show,” he openly lobbied to get his 11:30 slot back.Gosh, what an awesome guy. If he’s not too busy during the Olympics, maybe he’d like to come over and get my sister pregnant, wait six months, then punch her in the stomach until she miscarries.
http://warmingglow.uproxx.com/2010/01/f-thisQuoteJust to recap: NBC promised “The Tonight Show” to Conan in 2004, and Leno agreed to step down when the time came. Except when the time came, Leno said he wanted to stay on the air, hence “The Jay Leno Show” at 10 o’clock, which quickly became one of the greatest programming f*ck-ups in network history. As Leno’s unwatched show was torpedoing viewership of NBC local news and the new “Tonight Show,” he openly lobbied to get his 11:30 slot back.Gosh, what an awesome guy. If he’s not too busy during the Olympics, maybe he’d like to come over and get my sister pregnant, wait six months, then punch her in the stomach until she miscarries.
come on, how many of you even watch network tv at 10 anyway
Conan web show plz.
Jesus, knew Leno was a prick but didn't think he would do this to Conan. Conan needs to take his writers/andy and maybe ditch the talk show format.
Quote from: Eel O'Brian on January 07, 2010, 05:12:31 PMdoesn't appear they're even considering the potential backlash, i think leno's going to come off looking like a villain hereIf he wasn't the villain in 1992 why would he be now? Conan is the one who forced him off the Tonight Show, and then ruined the Tonight Show's ratings.
Quote from: AdmiralViscen on January 07, 2010, 10:32:58 PMQuote from: Eel O'Brian on January 07, 2010, 05:12:31 PMdoesn't appear they're even considering the potential backlash, i think leno's going to come off looking like a villain hereIf he wasn't the villain in 1992 why would he be now? Conan is the one who forced him off the Tonight Show, and then ruined the Tonight Show's ratings.Conan didn't do fucking shit.
Leno Coco http://www.tonightshowwithconanobrien.com/video/clips/norm-macdonald-pt-1-061109/1124711/?__cid=thefilter
Quote from: BrandNew on January 07, 2010, 10:54:33 PMQuote from: AdmiralViscen on January 07, 2010, 10:32:58 PMQuote from: Eel O'Brian on January 07, 2010, 05:12:31 PMdoesn't appear they're even considering the potential backlash, i think leno's going to come off looking like a villain hereIf he wasn't the villain in 1992 why would he be now? Conan is the one who forced him off the Tonight Show, and then ruined the Tonight Show's ratings.Who the hell wouldn't take the Tonight Show if you had both Leno and the network's blessings? I encourage you to read more into the history of the deal, AVClub had a wonderful piece on it a few months back.Conan didn't do fucking shit.He got himself a contract that either gave him the Tonight Show in 2009 or he walked with a huge severance.
Quote from: AdmiralViscen on January 07, 2010, 10:32:58 PMQuote from: Eel O'Brian on January 07, 2010, 05:12:31 PMdoesn't appear they're even considering the potential backlash, i think leno's going to come off looking like a villain hereIf he wasn't the villain in 1992 why would he be now? Conan is the one who forced him off the Tonight Show, and then ruined the Tonight Show's ratings.Who the hell wouldn't take the Tonight Show if you had both Leno and the network's blessings? I encourage you to read more into the history of the deal, AVClub had a wonderful piece on it a few months back.Conan didn't do fucking shit.
anyhoo, what I was going to say was: Who wouldn't take the Tonight Show if you had both Leno and the network's blessing at the time? I encourage you to read more of the history of the deal, AVClub had a fascinating article on it a few months back.
Quote from: BrandNew on January 07, 2010, 10:59:16 PManyhoo, what I was going to say was: Who wouldn't take the Tonight Show if you had both Leno and the network's blessing at the time? I encourage you to read more of the history of the deal, AVClub had a fascinating article on it a few months back.Do you have a link? Just searching AVClub for "Conan" or "Leno" yields too many results to sort through...
