I was updating about the Jay Leno’s demise for a while (Here and Here), it has been known for a while that ‘The Jay Leno Show’ was the biggest mistake they made and now Conan O’Brien who does a better shoe than Leno is getting screwed. NYTimes:
NBC has a plan in the works to radically alter its late-night television lineup, restoring Jay Leno to his old spot at 11:35 each weeknight, while pushing the man who replaced him, Conan O’Brien, to a starting time of 12:05 a.m.
NBC executives held extensive discussions with Mr. Leno and Mr. O’Brien on Thursday about the future of the network’s late-night lineup.
And while NBC officially said no final decision on the plan had been made, two senior NBC executives who had talked to the top management about the moves said that under the plan being discussed, Mr. Leno would definitely shift back to 11:35 but in a half-hour format, while Mr. O’Brien would slide back his start time by a half hour and then produce an hour long show.
“We remain committed to keeping Conan O’Brien on NBC,” the network said in a statement Thursday evening. “He is a valued part of our late-night lineup, as he has been for more than 16 years, and is one of the most respected entertainers on television.”
So now Conan is having to go play second fiddle again to a guy that isn’t funny at all. NBC should fire Jay and let him find a network that will be willing to pay him based on the performance of his last NBC show. Watching him trying to find a job would be a better show than anything else he can do. (Pic NYTimes)
