Jay Leno Going to Prime Time!
By anniepa
@anniepa (27955)
United States
December 9, 2008 1:52pm CST
It was officially announced earlier today that Jay Leno will be staying at NBC and will be hosting a new nightly talk show to be aired weeknights at 10 PM.
http://www.usmagazine.com/news/jay-leno-to-host-prime-time-reality-show
This show will begin in June which is also when Conan O'Brien takes over the Tonight Show on the same network. At today's press conference Leno said the new show will have some of the features made popular on the Tonight Show such as the monologue and headlines.
I'm very glad Jay will still be on TV regularly! Conan O'Brien is funny at times but it will take some getting used to to see him in Jay's time slot. What do you think about this news? I think it will also give many viewers who don't normally stay up late enough to watch Tonight the opportunity to see Jay's unique brand of comedy.
Annie
7 responses
@Mike07 (505)
• United States
11 Dec 08
Met him backstage at the Tonight Show. One of my friends co-workers husband worked on the set (with Gene Gene the Dancing Machine from the old Gong Show who also worked backstage on the Tonight Show at that time). After the show was over we got introduced to Jay and he walked out of the studio with us and he showed us his vintage car in the Parking Lot. It had New Hampshire plates on it because somebody had just bought it from there for him and shipped it to California for him. He's a real car nut and was real nice too. LOL
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@makingpots (11915)
• United States
10 Dec 08
Yes, I was surprised to hear this. Interested to see how it works out for them. I watch Leno every night. I like his style and the fact that he doesn't 'dumb down' his comedy to reach a broader audience. If you aren't up on current things you just aren't going to 'get' some of his monologue and that seems to be alright with him.
I am usually still up when Conan comes on too. I love his interviewing style. I can't wait to see what the Tonight show format will be with him at the helm. His comedy can be silly but he is pure entertainment when interviewing.
I am excited to see how all this plays out. Hoping the best for both of them.
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@anniepa (27955)
• United States
10 Dec 08
I think they'll both do fine. There's definitely an audience for both of them as well as the other late night hosts such as Letterman, Craig Ferguson and Jimmy Kimmel. I'm not sure what any of their ratings are but like the NBC president or whoever it was on the press conference said the ratings window for these kinds of shows are lower than for a drama or comedy series that costs so much more to make.
Annie
@cobrateacher (8432)
• United States
9 Dec 08
I think it's great! I often try to stay awake for Jay Leno, but I seldom achieve it, since I get up for work at 3:30 every morning. Ten might be more doable. Jay could make a huge dent in Conan O'Brian's audience, because people will have had their late-night fix a bit early.
In order to be on earlier than he's been, Conan's going to need to change his show. He's far less likely to offend anyone at 1:30 in the morning than at 11:30. He csan get pretty raw.
I'm anxious to see how both comedians change in order to accommodate their new schedules.
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@ZephyrSun (7381)
• United States
9 Dec 08
I haven't seen Jay since my four year old was a baby lol I like him but that's way past my bed time since I have no idea when I will wake up. 10 I can handle but that's when I watch Keith, luckily I have that DVR thing on my cable and can just record it lol
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@anniepa (27955)
• United States
10 Dec 08
It's weird but I've only had my DVR for about a year and a half or something like that but I don't know how I ever survived without it. Before that, it was my VCR but with them you have to worry about having enough room left on the tape and stuff. Plus, they're pretty much obsolete now and I don't think you can even get new VHS tapes anymore.
Annie
@Opal26 (17679)
• United States
10 Dec 08
Hey annie! I just don't understand! I thought he was retiring
from all that! So exactly what is the point then? It makes
absolutely no sense to me at all! And the same thing with
Conan! So they switched times of their shows? What is the
difference then? I am not really a Leno fan so quite
frankly I really don't care. I still have no intention of
watching him!
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@anniepa (27955)
• United States
10 Dec 08
I know, I remember when he announced he'd be stepping down from the Tonight Show in 2009 he'd said it would be time to "move on" but the only thing moving is the time slot. I think once it got closer he realized he really didn't want to give it up. Plus, he will be reaching a slightly different audience, I would imagine, but people like you who aren't a fan now will probably not suddenly become fans...lol!
Annie
@mullthisova (176)
• United States
9 Dec 08
Sorry I pass on him late night and I will pass on him in primetime. Some people will go for it and that's all good with me. Hope he does well.
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