In case you've been living under a rock, here's the bullet points of the Conan v. Leno and NBC drama:
- In a move five years in the making, Jay Leno left The Tonight Show and the 11:35pm slot was given to Conan O'Brien.
- NBC didn't want to lose Leno to a competitor so they gave him a prime time slot.
- Leno's ratings were awful and O'Brien's ratings were awful. (I can't speak for Leno, but I know I watched Conan online because I was out on the town while it was airing.)
- NBC tried to "compromise" by offering Leno a 30 minute show at 11:35pm and letting O'Brien keep the Tonight name and start 30 minutes later.
- O'Brien said no, so they gave Leno back the show, thereby screwing CoCo royally.
I feel bad for CoCo, A) because I've ALWAYS thought he was hilarious and B) because if he knew this was going to happen, I'm sure there were other opportunities he could have pursued, that may not still be on the table.
Either way, Conan is the man and I'm sure he'll bounce back. If you missed the 60 minutes segment, you can check it out below.
[Photo courtesy of AP and CBS via PopEater]
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