http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2010/.../tmz_conan_out_leno_in_at_1130.html

LOL! Leno sucks, who cares. Conan was better when he was on later, Fallon is pretty good, NO ONE CAN TOUCH LETTERMAN!

That would suck.

Generation gap.

NBC would be stupid to dump Conan. Any other network would pick him up in a heartbeat if that were to happen anyway. I thought Leno's show wasn't doing well at all, and Conan's seems to be picking up steam.

Best case scenario: Another network picks up Conan puts him on at his original time slot, and pays him gargantuan amounts of money to be funny like he knows how to be. Leno resumes his old time slot and is boo-ed off television forever.

Best case scenario: I use the time between 10pm-1am to jerk-off and read, and who gives a fuck about television, you retards.

I thought Conan was doing well and Leno wasn't....maybe I heard wrong?

Best case scenario: David Beckham becomes a place kicker for the Las Vegas Locomotives.

TMZ also claimed that photo of jfk with naked women all around was real. It was a proven hoax. TMZ is not always right.

TMZ ist krieg

You're loyal the superficial.

i think all of these shows are bad

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

bennyhillifier

WBZ news just reported this, so I guess there's some truth to it

It was in the ny times as well

AAAAHHHHHH!!! YELP!!!

hahahahahah

Haha, great point. Besides, if I was watching TV in that three hour gap, there would definitely be something better on than a fucking talk show.

The thing nightmares are made of.

you would think so but typically there isn't anything else on at all

Let him hit up a cable network who'll pay him craploads of money to write the kind of comedy regular networks are afraid of, i.e. funny stuff.

http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2010/01/12/co...-statement-on-late-night-situation/

Conan O'Brien released a statement Tuesday afternoon regarding NBC's late-night situation, and his place in it:

People of Earth:

In the last few days, I’ve been getting a lot of sympathy calls, and I want to start by making it clear that no one should waste a second feeling sorry for me. For 17 years, I’ve been getting paid to do what I love most and, in a world with real problems, I’ve been absurdly lucky. That said, I’ve been suddenly put in a very public predicament and my bosses are demanding an immediate decision.

Six years ago, I signed a contract with NBC to take over The Tonight Show in June of 2009. Like a lot of us, I grew up watching Johnny Carson every night and the chance to one day sit in that chair has meant everything to me. I worked long and hard to get that opportunity, passed up far more lucrative offers, and since 2004 I have spent literally hundreds of hours thinking of ways to extend the franchise long into the future.  It was my mistaken belief that, like my predecessor, I would have the benefit of some time and, just as important, some degree of ratings support from the prime-time schedule. Building a lasting audience at 11:30 is impossible without both.

But sadly, we were never given that chance. After only seven months, with my Tonight Show in its infancy, NBC has decided to react to their terrible difficulties in prime-time by making a change in their long-established late night schedule.

Last Thursday, NBC executives told me they intended to move the Tonight Show to 12:05 to accommodate the Jay Leno Show at 11:35. For 60 years the Tonight Show has aired immediately following the late local news. 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. Also, if I accept this move I will be knocking the Late Night show, which I inherited from David Letterman and passed on to Jimmy Fallon, out of its long-held time slot. That would hurt the other NBC franchise that I love, and it would be unfair to Jimmy.

So it has come to this: I cannot express in words how much I enjoy hosting this program and what an enormous personal disappointment it is for me to consider losing it. My staff and I have worked unbelievably hard and we are very proud of our contribution to the legacy of The Tonight Show. But I cannot participate in what I honestly believe is its destruction. Some people will make the argument that with DVRs and the Internet a time slot doesn’t matter. But with the Tonight Show, I believe nothing could matter more.

There has been speculation about my going to another network but, to set the record straight, I currently have no other offer and honestly have no idea what happens next. My hope is that NBC and I can resolve this quickly so that my staff, crew, and I can do a show we can be proud of, for a company that values our work.

Have a great day and, for the record, I am truly sorry about my hair; it's always been that way.

Yours,

Conan

good for Conan

NBC fucked this up by forcing Leno to come back...if they didn't do that, then they probably wouldn't be in this situation

and now, if NBC goes through with this time change, they'll have to find at least 5 new shows to fill the time between 10 and 11....not easy

i think leno should just retire
i enjoy him but hes on his way down while coana is on his way up
or this could all be a publicity stunt