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When Jay was at 1135 they were #1 in rating and when conan took over the #2 or 3 i forgot.
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I remember a year ago, Bill Simmons (of all people) predicted that Leno would be back hosting The Tonight Show by September 2010. His reasoning was that NBCknew they couldn't keep Conan happy at 12:30, so they put him in a position to fail at 11:30 so they could be justified at stickingLeno back at a later date
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QFT. It's all about ratings at this point. Leno doesn't really care how bad he looks right now, he knew exactly what he was getting intoby bringing Kimmel on. The man did an entire show mocking Leno, obviously he is gonna go off on Leno's show. Really, what more can Leno do? He's gonnabe the bad guy in this no matter what happens, even if he ignores the issue. Might as well get the most out of it because I'm sure he feels pretty stronglythat his original audience will still return to watch him when he gets back to the Tonight Show.
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Conan won...
Angel
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When's the final show?
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I'm pretty sure it took more than 7 months for Jay Leno to beat Letterman when he first took over the tonight show
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all i got to say is, im glad i was able to watch a live taping of the tonight show with COCO... dude was hilarious, especially when he was on breaks, dude wasgoofy.
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Nobody was watching Leno when he first took over as Late night hst, it took years and NBC bcking to get loyal viewers. They're not doing that w/ Conan,theyre not protecting their investment.
I expect executive firings after all this
I expect executive firings after all this
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they were saying next week but idk how for sure that is
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The rumour is the 22 January.
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People need to boycott Leno's show
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This the word?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/01/15/conan-obrien-leaving-nbc_n_424508.html
no non compete
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/01/15/conan-obrien-leaving-nbc_n_424508.html
no non compete
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howard sterns gotta be on the last show
Conan pimpin now everybody!
Conan pimpin now everybody!
big j 33
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That doesn't matter here, though. The reason this happened right now is because the affiliatescomplained about Leno's show being poor lead-ins for their 11pm newscast. That has nothing to do with Conan's show or his ratings. It had to do withLeno failing at 10pm, and I honestly think he did it on purpose too, he knew NBC would make a change if he sucked.
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how much is conan contract? if it was 40 mil but got 30 he still got a deal.... the only thing is his team is the only ones that are left out... but im sure hecan get a late night show somewhere... i mean if magic got a show y cant conan... so im not worried about him... he will get a gig but i doubt it will be atnbc
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Itd be sick if Conan went to FOX, and Letterman retired as Conan's contract with FOX was expiring... I wonder how much longer Letterman wants to go for.
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Dude has some balls to blame Conan for anything.
It's almost like he knows nothing about television.
It's almost like he knows nothing about television.
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I think i read Conan has a "no compete clause" so he can't really do Fox....but TMZ reported it would be possible, but NBC would have to pay thedifference. Either way, Conan makes money, but the guy really cares about his staff...Anyone remember during the writers strike he grew the beard?
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I think when Letterman decide to retires, Jon Stewart will replace him. It makes sense to me since both are great when they interview guests andJon Stewart is a huge admirer of Letterman like he was to Johnny Carson.
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"In the press this week, NBC has been calling me every name in the book. In fact, they think I'm such an idiot they now want me to run thenetwork."
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What happened?
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I'm not even a Stern fan but I'd love to see him go in on Leno.Originally Posted by DontStepOnMyShoes
howard sterns gotta be on the last show
Conan pimpin now everybody!
Conan should bring out all the stops next week (Triumph, Pimpbot 5000, the bear, etc).
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It's ironic because some of NBC's big successes needed time.
-Jay Leno hosting tonight show
-Conan hosting Late Night
-Seinfeld (wasn't an over night success at all).
Yet they won't even give Conan a year.
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The settlement most likely will waive the no compete clause, so Conan should be free.
I highly doubt Conan just takes the 30 mil and just chills, he's going to take care of his staff for sure. I loved his strike beard
It's been clear that Jeff Zucker has been putting NBC in the crapper, he's an awful executive and really doesn't know how to manage talent orprogramming at all.
