Conan's Reign Ends...and then begins AGAIN!

[Bellsprout]

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http://losangeles.craigslist.org/sfv...551463643.html

I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT'S REAL!!!

[eXperiment63]

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I find it ironic how 5 years ago they didn't want to let Conan go, but now they seem to have no problem screwing him over.

How/why did Jimmy get on Leno's show?

Five years ago they felt he could do the Tonight Show well, but he just never caught on.

Jimmy was invited by Leno.

[Zer0xray]

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NBC set a date for leno to retire for christ sake. Conan was gonna bolt to Fox, so NBC said we'll give you the tonight show in 5 years. Leno NEVER wanted to retire.

NBC forced Leno to retire
Leno forced NBC to give him a new show
NBC is forcing Conan out and giving Leno his old show back due to them feeling Jay is more profitable.

this says otherwise
http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/TV/09/27/leno.obrien/

[Fresh Tendrils]

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Never caught on? Its been 7 months. You could say that after 2-3 years, but a little over half a year is not giving the man a chance. The problem wasn't Conan it was Leno's horrible excuse of a show.

This is another thing I don't get. The local affiliates are pissed because the lead in ratings are low, which means they don't as many news viewers as they had been getting, which mean Conan's numbers are going to be lower too. The lead in is freakin LENO. He's been the one suffering. And they want to give Leno the time slot back? It just makes no sense to me.

[aholbert32]

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this says otherwise
http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/TV/09/27/leno.obrien/

I love this quote:

"In 2009, I'll be 59 years old and will have had this dream job for 17 years," Leno said in NBC's written statement. "I felt that the timing was right to plan for my successor and there is no one more qualified than Conan."

[Fresh Tendrils]

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That Kimmel segment on Leno was awesome.

[Coug00]

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Conan just gave like 20 porn titles describing this situation. Each more hilarious than the last.

Clearly he no longer gives a damn about keeping it appropriate for 11:30. I wouldn't be shocked if the Masturbating Bear makes his dramatic return soon.

That was hilarious!!! Conan is just killing right now.

I can't wait until he's on Fox.

[SqueakyD]

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Here's gawker's Thurs night recap.

Never caught on? Its been 7 months. You could say that after 2-3 years, but a little over half a year is not giving the man a chance. The problem wasn't Conan it was Leno's horrible excuse of a show.

This is another thing I don't get. The local affiliates are pissed because the lead in ratings are low, which means they don't as many news viewers as they had been getting, which mean Conan's numbers are going to be lower too. The lead in is freakin LENO. He's been the one suffering. And they want to give Leno the time slot back? It just makes no sense to me.

The thing was that before the Conan move, Leno had been steadily beating Letterman with the ratings. I guess that's the reasoning that NBC is using to move Leno back.

[Miles_Yuhas]

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Kimmel on Leno was killer!

[jnofx]

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I think Conan's Craigslist ad was flagged

[Fiddy]

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good stuff last night....

[Brandwin]

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What did the Conan craigslist ad say?

[Skerik]

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What did the Conan craigslist ad say?

It's back.

[bkfount]

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Kimmel on Leno was killer!

He destroyed Leno on his own show, and Leno awkwardly took it. That's worse than the jabs really.

[Jgainsey]

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Just watched the clip of Kimmel on Leno...

Man, that was awesome.. and BRUTAL.


You gotta wonder if Leno and/or NBC are having second thoughts after seeing such strong support for Conan. NBC and Leno are taking a PR beating right now. It'll be interesting to see if this will affect the success of the Tonight Show when Leno takes back over. I know I won't be watching, but I never really watched his show anyways. I never thought he was that funny, or even entertaining, but that's just my opinion.