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Jay Leno moving back to the Tonight Show?

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But wait.

Then I didn't understand correctly. Doesn't that article state that he gets the $150m now because his 10 PM gig flopped?

The decision to let O'Brien walk apparently came down to who was cheaper to let go.

Leno has an ironclad, "brilliantly written" agreement that guarantees his production company a staggering $150 million if NBC Universal axes his flailing primetime show, an insider said.

Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/conan_leap_for_joy_Xem23v4HiRTwOPWPs3HKiL#ixzz0dCKJQ9VM

If Leno were to see $150M, they would have kept Conan. No question about it.

They likely renegotiated Leno to return to The Tonight Show and told him to forget about that contract he had drafted. He agreed and now he's there to stay until he dies.

They wouldn't have paid him that AND agreed to keep him as host of The Tonight Show.

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I like Conan but I just can't bring myself to care about all these rich, white men complaining about getting richer. The real crime has been against scripted drama.

Wouldn't it be funny if NBC just re-ran DAYS at 10 p.m. while they got their [!@#$%^&*] together?

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I like Conan but I just can't bring myself to care about all these rich, white men complaining about getting richer. The real crime has been against scripted drama.

Wouldn't it be funny if NBC just re-ran DAYS at 10 p.m. while they got their [!@#$%^&*] together?

That's why I was hoping Leno would flop all along and why I have no regrets that this has happened. Of course, with my luck reality shows will be put in Leno's place. :angry: :angry:

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That's why I was hoping Leno would flop all along and why I have no regrets that this has happened. Of course, with my luck reality shows will be put in Leno's place. :angry: :angry:

What NBC *should* put in Leno's place is To Catch a Predator Five Nights a Week.

Best damn reality show on TV. Funny as hell too.

I like Conan but I just can't bring myself to care about all these rich, white men complaining about getting richer.

There's always Lopez Tonight. :ph34r:
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There's always Lopez Tonight. :ph34r:

Maybe I'll give that a try. But honestly I am ALL about The Wanda Sykes Show. She started off rough but it's really come together recently. If you haven't seen it I recommend checking out Episode 8. That's the one where her discussion panel includes Snoop Dogg, Niecey Nash and Neil Patrick Harris. By the time the show was over there wasn't a single sober person in the place.

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Maybe I'll give that a try. But honestly I am ALL about The Wanda Sykes Show. She started off rough but it's really come together recently. If you haven't seen it I recommend checking out Episode 8. That's the one where her discussion panel includes Snoop Dogg, Niecey Nash and Neil Patrick Harris. By the time the show was over there wasn't a single sober person in the place.

I will never understand why FOX didn't try to do her late-night show five days a week. Maybe they would have taken a risk on her back in the early 90's, when FOX was known to appeal to more urban auds. I've seen bits and pieces of it(along with sketches from The Chris Rock Show that were on Talk Soup back in the day) and I just think her delivery is spot on. Even when the jokes aren't. I also loved Spike Feresten too.

P.S. The Lopez Tonight thing was merely a joke. That's be like me suggesting you torture yourself with reruns of The Magic Hour or The Pat Sajak Show.

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If Leno were to see $150M, they would have kept Conan. No question about it.

They likely renegotiated Leno to return to The Tonight Show and told him to forget about that contract he had drafted. He agreed and now he's there to stay until he dies.

They wouldn't have paid him that AND agreed to keep him as host of The Tonight Show.

Leno wins in any way. I missed that bit. And of course I did when all I read was the $150m sentence. :lol:

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P.S. The Lopez Tonight thing was merely a joke. That's be like me suggesting you torture yourself with reruns of The Magic Hour or The Pat Sajak Show.

Arrrrgh! The Magic Hour. That mess made my teeth itch.

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NBC has also officially announced Leno returning to the Tonight Show on March 1. I wonder what NBC is going to do for late night programming from next Monday to the start of the Olympics.

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NBC has also officially announced Leno returning to the Tonight Show on March 1. I wonder what NBC is going to do for late night programming from next Monday to the start of the Olympics.

Reruns of Conan? Reruns of The Jay Leno Show?

A test pattern would probably do better in that timeslot.

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Conan's been kicking major ass this week (his last), almost trippling Letterman in demos!

They should have kept Conan and axed Jay Leno.

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You have to laugh at all of them, Letterman, Leno and O'Brien. Really pathetic, each one of them.

"Hello, I’m Conan O’Brien, sorry if I’m a little late…I had a job interview at Lady Foot Locker. I should have known something was up when NBC sent me that 2010 calendar that only went up to January. Over the past week, ratings for The Tonight Show are up by 50%. When NBC executives heard this they told me, “See, you really don’t fit in around here.” This whole experience has been so surreal. I never thought I’d be jealous of the long, illustrious run that NBC gave Joey.

Shut up, Conan. :rolleyes: You were a total flop. Scandal raised the ratings, not you.

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