Jay Leno Officially Gets Tonight Show

by pastapadre
Posted January 14th, 2010 at 1:20 pm

TMZ is now reporting that NBC has officially made the deal with Jay Leno that will take him back to hosting The Tonight Show at 11:35. This completely seals the fate of Conan O’Brien who had refused to move out of that time slot and follow a half hour Leno. After the Olympics Leno will be back in late night with the full hour that he had wanted and as such there will be no changes to Jimmy Fallon or Carson Daly’s shows.

There are a few rumors out there now regarding how quickly Conan will be gone from The Tonight Show. Next week may be his last with attempts being made to score big guests and send the show out with a bang. Also unsubstantiated is that NBC has been contacting talent to guest host the show in the gap between when Conan leaves and the Winter Olympics.

Conan has been hilarious in the last few shows taking shots at NBC and now offering up “classic moments” from the show’s seven month run. Ratings have soared as support has been strongly in his corner. The ironic thing about all this is how it may have turned out to be the “Hugh Grant” moment for Conan. Leno was struggling in ratings for two years before he had the Hugh Grant interview soon after his arrest with a prostitute.

Tags:

Tony

Nice. I love Leno. Conan was horrible, he deserves to get the axe.

Scott

what are you, 60? Conan rules. Leno is an old fat hack
Laraine

I am not 60 and I think O'Brien is horrible. I don't find him funny at all. We absolutely love Leno and his new comedians that he features daily. I love how he showcases new talent. That's not selfish that is generous!

Tony

Nice. I love Leno. Conan was horrible, he deserves to get the axe.

Scott

what are you, 60? Conan rules. Leno is an old fat hack
Laraine

I am not 60 and I think O'Brien is horrible. I don't find him funny at all. We absolutely love Leno and his new comedians that he features daily. I love how he showcases new talent. That's not selfish that is generous!

Trevor Widger

17 years wasn't enough??? Plus, you think that hosting the show for such a long time, he would have respect for the show. Conan declined the offer because he didn't want to ruin the show by putting it half an hour later. Jay had no problem with screwing with The Tonight Show so long as he was on the tele. Jay is a horrible, greedy, selfish, fat slob. The Tonight Show deserves a host that respects such a traditional, loved, franchise: like Conan. Jay Leno is going back to hosting The Tonight Show, and so long as he is at that desk, I won't watch one f***ing minute of it.

Mike

LOL. Why do you take this story so serious? Do you really think that Jay Leno and his 40 million a year job gives (2)f''s about you? These guys don't care about you what they care about is the money and the notoriety. Jay Leno, Conan, & Letterman are all some of the lamest comedians. Jay Leno might be the worse at telling a good joke have you seen any of his standup performances?

Trevor Widger

17 years wasn't enough??? Plus, you think that hosting the show for such a long time, he would have respect for the show. Conan declined the offer because he didn't want to ruin the show by putting it half an hour later. Jay had no problem with screwing with The Tonight Show so long as he was on the tele. Jay is a horrible, greedy, selfish, fat slob. The Tonight Show deserves a host that respects such a traditional, loved, franchise: like Conan. Jay Leno is going back to hosting The Tonight Show, and so long as he is at that desk, I won't watch one f***ing minute of it.

Mike

LOL. Why do you take this story so serious? Do you really think that Jay Leno and his 40 million a year job gives (2)f''s about you? These guys don't care about you what they care about is the money and the notoriety. Jay Leno, Conan, & Letterman are all some of the lamest comedians. Jay Leno might be the worse at telling a good joke have you seen any of his standup performances?

……

Well, that's a bitch!!!………..i hope O'Brien lands with Fox now that he's been betrayed by NBC…………this whole situation was bad to begin with.
……

Well, that's a bitch!!!………..i hope O'Brien lands with Fox now that he's been betrayed by NBC…………this whole situation was bad to begin with.
Monty

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfkvpcjNk7c

This is for Jay leno
Monty

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfkvpcjNk7c

This is for Jay leno
terrorblaze

All I hope for is Conan being able to have a late night show elsewhere so I can watch that.
terrorblaze

All I hope for is Conan being able to have a late night show elsewhere so I can watch that.
joeyland

Zucker is an incompetent Boob.
joeyland

Zucker is an incompetent Boob.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1775621332 Theron Lewis Jr.

Lopez Tonight is better than both of them
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1775621332 Theron Lewis Jr.

Lopez Tonight is better than both of them
NoFro904

Lopez Tonight is better than both of them
http://intensedebate.com/people/AfroMANIA NoFro904 (Theron)

Lopez Tonight is better than both of them
AmenRa

Arsenio Hall was the shit
AmenRa

Arsenio Hall was the shit
David

O'Brien should have taken the 12:05 deal and eventually he would have got his 11:35 time slot back. I don't think it was a smart move on his side to make all that fuss about it. I always liked him, but I honestly don't think he is even a slice of Leno.
David

O'Brien should have taken the 12:05 deal and eventually he would have got his 11:35 time slot back. I don't think it was a smart move on his side to make all that fuss about it. I always liked him, but I honestly don't think he is even a slice of Leno.