Jay Leno

 NY And, I'll post the nice interview with Conan later, or after the midnight embargo. welcome to the exciting season finale of the tonight show, ladies and gentlemen. 17 years … do you realize when i started this show, my hair was black and the president ...

And...NBC has already gone nuts over this: Per the Globe, "WHDH's move is a flagrant violation of the terms of their contract with NBC," said John Eck, president of NBC TV Network. "If they persist, we will strip WHDH of its NBC affiliation. We have a number of other strong options in the Boston ma...

So, let me tell you why all these stories are popping up now: Because CBS and ABC (and Fox too) fully expect "The Tonight Show" to be vulnerable for the first time in (like) FOREVER. Nothing against Conan, but the assumption has long been that he's a "niche player" as opposed to a mass-appeal p...

1.) Probably called "The Jay Leno Show," tho Jay said his mother thinks he's got his "name on too many things.." 3.) NBC execs cited "stability" to the lineup and "vcr-proof" as two obvious reasons to do this. 9.) Hey, Jay. What about ABC? "Reports I was going to go to ABC? That was started by a disgrun...

Here are my 10 reasons Jay Leno at 10 is a brilliant idea (followed by the uh-oh reasons ...): 8.) NBC doesn't lose Jay to ABC. A huge plus for this network because - honestly - Jay-at-ABC would blunt Conan/"Toight" and not do any favors to Dave/"Late Show."

Meanwhile, a future without Jay at NBC was pretty much unthinkable - for NBC. The idea was in fact floated years ago, when NBC thought of offering David Letterman "Tonight" instead of Jay. Leno fumed and plotted - and famously listened in on a meeting about his fate, per the unforgettable acc...

I'm worried about NBC. One of the great broadcasters. An incredible, rich, varied, extraordinary history. Purveyor of so many shows and personalities that American life and culture would be unrecognizable had NBC never existed at all. It's just an amazing, amazing place.

By now you may have heard the big news out here in BH - that Jay Leno told USA Today that he is done with NBC next year. Done, as in: No primetime specials, no special ambassadorship, no syndicated series for some division of NBCUniversal, no guest-hosting job on "Access Hollywood"...