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Whos side are you on?
Conan Obrian 4 (40%)
Jay Leno and NBC 2 (20%)
Neutral 4 (40%)
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NBC Fiasco; The Tonight Show fiasco
Topic Started: Jan 14 2010, 05:00 PM (133 Views)
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Conan O'Brien: I will leave the 'Tonight Show' if it follows Jay Leno at 12:05 a.m.
BY Richard Huff AND Cristina Kinon
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITERS

Originally Published:Tuesday, January 12th 2010, 2:49 PM
Updated: Tuesday, January 12th 2010, 5:13 PM



Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/t...l#ixzz0ccuLa6w5
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Conan O'Brien drew a line in the sand Tuesday, refusing to go along with NBC's plan to air his "Tonight Show" a half hour later to make room for Jay Leno.

"I cannot participate in what I honestly believe is its destruction," he said in a blistering attack on the network's execs.

O'Brien's refusal to play ball sets up a dramatic choice: stick with him at 11:35p.m. - or let him go and possibly return Leno as host of "The Tonight Show."

O'Brien said he felt betrayed by the plan to start him at 12:05 a.m. so Leno could get a new half-hour gig at 11:35 p.m. - and even took a shot at Leno's failure.

"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," O'Brien said.

NBC affiliates have complained that Leno's ratings-challenged 10 p.m. show was bringing down their entire schedule - and were clamoring for dramatic change.

If O'Brien leaves, he could wind up at another network, possibly Fox, where executives have expressed interest in talking to him.

"I currently have no other offer and honestly have no idea what happens next," O'Brien wrote in a statement that was wryly addressed to "People of Earth."

He made clear he hopes NBC will stick with him in 11:35 p.m. slot and said hosting the show was his life-long dream.

"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," he wrote.

"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."

O'Brien said he has no other offers and has no idea what's next.

On Monday, Fox officials said they were interested in talking to him when he was legally free to discuss the future.

NBC officials refused to comment on O'Brien's statement.

O'Brien and his staff had uprooted their families to move from New York to Los Angeles and take over Leno's throne. And Jimmy Fallon was given his 12:35 a.m. "Late Night" slot.

"You kind of have to feel sorry for him in a sense," said Brad Adgate, senior vice president of research at Horizon Media.

"You can understand his reaction to all of this, this was what he always wanted."


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