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NBC announced that they planned to move the flailing "Jay Leno Show" from 10:00 p.m. back to 11:35 and push back
"The Tonight Show" with Conan O'Brien to 12:05 a.m.
After
weighing his options, Conan
refused the 12:05 deal. Why? In a press release yesterday, O'Brien said:
I sincerely believe that delaying the Tonight Show into the next day to accommodate another comedy program will seriously damage what I consider to be the greatest franchise in the history of broadcasting. The Tonight Show at 12:05 simply isn?t the Tonight Show. (via CNN)
I'm with Coco. NBC made poor decision after poor decision. Says Gawker, "First came the surprise news of former Tonight Show host Jay Leno's 10pm show, meaning O'Brien would continue to follow his predecessor in NBC's nighttime lineup." And after Conan was given scant time to establish his show,
the network wants...backsies?!
"Hey, NBC said they wanted drama at 10," said Jay Leno.
What say you, gentle readers? If you're on Twitter, tweet
your support for Conan by adding #teamconan to your missive. Or copy the code
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Says New York magazine's Vulture column, "It's times like these when we flash back to what Jerry Maguire taught us about the industry: Remember, it's not show friends, it's show business."