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Leno To Keep The Tonight Show?

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Syd Lexia
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PostPosted: Oct 26 2007 10:10 pm Reply with quote Back to top

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/business/la-fi-leno15oct15,0,7297816.story?coll=la-home-entertainment&vote33234419=1

Leno announced in 2004 that would retire in 2009 and hand The Tonight Show over to Conan O'Brien. Now it seems that might not happen. Leno has been the undisputed king of late night ratings since July 1995, and sources close to NBC are saying he doesn't want to retire. It seems that NBC, afraid of losing Conan to ABC, convinced Leno to retire so that they could get Conan to agree to stay. Leno agreed at the time, but now he's having second thoughts. It's unclear what will happen. Leno is consistent ratings winner, but Conan brings in a younger audience. And whichever host doesn't get The Tonight Show in 2009 is very likely to jump ship to another network. Also, if NBC doesn't give The Tonight Show to Conan in 2009, they will have to pay him $40 million. That's pocket change to them, but it's still a factor.



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PostPosted: Oct 26 2007 11:51 pm Reply with quote Back to top

I think Conan would be best off if he didn't get it. Because then he gets a $40 million payoff, and then all the networks would have a bidding war for his services. So for him either way, it's a win-win situation.
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PostPosted: Oct 27 2007 12:12 am Reply with quote Back to top

Plus, he'd probably have to tone down his act to fit the earlier timeslot.

Still, it's a dick move by Leno to promise to give Conan the show, then back out like an Indian giver.
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PostPosted: Oct 27 2007 05:29 am Reply with quote Back to top

Conan couldnt handle the big boy time slot.


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Syd Lexia
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PostPosted: Oct 27 2007 07:35 am Reply with quote Back to top

Cattivo wrote:
Plus, he'd probably have to tone down his act to fit the earlier timeslot.

He would. His producer said something to the effect of "We know the difference between what's appropriate at 12:35 and what's appropriate at 11:35"

Cattivo wrote:
Still, it's a dick move by Leno to promise to give Conan the show, then back out like an Indian giver.

It is, but NBC is more to blame for this situation than him.



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