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Jimmy Kimmel Brings the Pain on The Jay Leno Show; “I’m with Coco” Holds Rally for Conan O’Brien

by Matt Currie    Posted: January 15th, 2010 at 10:11 pm

Jay Leno has taken A LOT of flack from the late-night community for muscling his way back into The Tonight Show and thereby thoroughly screwing Conan O’Brien.  Pretty much the only place he hasn’t been lambasted is The Jay Leno Show…until last night, that is. On Thursday, Leno ill-advisedly decided to interview his ABC counterpart Jimmy Kimmel (who recently did a biting show-long impersonation of him on Jimmy Kimmel Live!) in his “10 at 10″ segment. As you might expect, things got ugly. Armed with nothing but his standard list of softball questions, the once and future Tonight Show host was effectively KO’ed on his feet.

I can understand Leno’s reasons for doing it; he wanted to show that he wasn’t hiding from his critics, maybe exact some modicum of revenge (but, you know, in a safe way that wouldn’t offend anybody). And he thought he’d have the advantage, or at least that things couldn’t get too out-of-hand, given that it was his show and Kimmel would be on the hotseat. Unfortunately for Jay, that really wasn’t the case. Kimmel came to throw down and he unquestionably got the best of every exchange, consistently landing comedic blows on his clearly uncomfortable inquisitor even when the line of questioning turned away from the late-night debacle. At the beginning, it’s satisfying to see him squirm. But, by the end, after watching Jay awkwardly try to deflect the barbs for 5 minutes, you’ll probably just want it to end.

Hit the jump to see Leno get his ass handed to him and to hear what the newly minted Conan cult “I’m with Coco” is doing to voice their displeasure.

Jay Leno Is Heading Back to 11:30, But Where Will Conan Go?

by Brendan Bettinger    Posted: January 10th, 2010 at 10:57 pm

There has been much hearsay and speculation in the past couple days once TMZ reported  that The Jay Leno Show would be removed from the 10 PM hour after the Olympics.  Today, NBC held a press conference  for the Television Critics Association, and as expected discussed their plans for the coming months in detail.

In NBC’s ideal world, Jay Leno will host a nightly half-hour show at 11:30 PM, while Conan O’Brien’s The Tonight Show will move back to 12:05 AM, and Late Night With Jimmy Fallon will be pushed to 1:05 AM.  Leno, O’Brien, and Fallon all have the weekend to consider the offer.

Look for explanation from NBC Universal TV Entertainment chairman Jeff Gaspin, as transcribed by The Live Feed, after the jump.

Jay Leno Going Back to 11:30 Time Slot? Conan’s Future Still Unknown

by Ramses Flores    Posted: January 7th, 2010 at 2:27 pm

TMZ is reporting some news which is sure to anger and break the hearts of all Conan O’Brien fans out there. According to their sources, NBC plans to move Jay Leno back to his 11:30 PM time slot after the show takes a hiatus during the Olympics. This now leaves The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien in an undecided future. As of right now, it’s still not clear if The Jay Leno Show will air right before a later showing of The Tonight Show With Conan O’Brien, or if NBC is just going to drop Conan all together and give Jay his old time and show back. Either way, this is definitely not good news for Conan.

To read what NBC has to say about all of this along with my feelings on the subject, hit the jump.

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