NBC Considering Moving Back Leno, Conan and Fallon

[Sean]

http://www.thestar.com/entertainmen...s-conan-o-brien-finished-after-next-week?bn=1

 

[krulmichael]

http://www.thestar.com/entertainmen...s-conan-o-brien-finished-after-next-week?bn=1

What a bunch of cocks. If they really try to keep him off the air for the remainder of his contract that's such a bullshit. But this just means every night of Conan until he's off the air is must see TV.

 

[Sean]

yea, the report said their trying to book BIG names, and i hope they do

they probably didnt even touch that old Tonight Show set

 

[EmpireWF]

http://www.deadline.com/hollywood/

EXCLUSIVE! 3 PM: I've just learned that, for the past 48 hours, Universal Studios President/COO Ron Meyer was secretly negotiating a settlement between the network and Team Conan. "Ron is a former agent, one of the biggest in Hollywood. He could get this done, so NBC used him," a source just told me. "No one would talk to each other, and they talked to Ron. He got everybody to talk to everybody." The deal sketched out puts Jay Leno back hosting The Tonight Show, and Conan O'Brien exiting with a lot of money. But there are still some terms to be worked out which is why there hasn't yet been any announcement. But "anything can happen" now that Meyer is no longer involved, and NBC is back in charge. I can tell you there are definitely people around NBC Universal boss Jeff Zucker who want to keep Conan in place. "But Zucker is digging in his heels because of the bad press. He's being stubborn," a Team Conan insider just told me. Stay tuned.

 

[Youk]

http://www.deadline.com/hollywood/

Very interesting. I would love to see a change of heart, but after all of this, I can't see Conan coming back.

I feel like putting Leno back in is going to kill his ratings when he comes back. He should have high ratings the first show to see what he says, but besides that, I don't see good things.

Who is going to replace him then? Jimmy Fallon? :jonesy:

 

[nesper]

can you say sequel.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116835/

 

[EmpireWF]

Kimmel was on Leno's 10/10 thing and dug in to him a bit lol. It was funny.

Reports say Letterman's people have reached out to Conan's people letting it be known that if he becomes available, he's invited to appear on Letterman.

 

[Sean]

I laughed at his monologue "Conan's ratings are through the roof, YOUR WELCOME."

 

[MVP1991]

Kimmel was on Leno's 10/10 thing and dug in to him a bit lol. It was funny.

Reports say Letterman's people have reached out to Conan's people letting it be known that if he becomes available, he's invited to appear on Letterman.

Any chance Letterman can get to bash NBC he's going to take it.

 

[Buzzman]

The Conan show is so sweet now.

 

[EmpireWF]

Update from Nikki Finke's site

BREAKING NEWS! EXCLUSIVE! 8TH UPDATE, THURSDAY 8:40 PM: Not surprisingly, NBC wants to put a stop to this late night PR nightmare before end of day tomorrow. The only question now is to what degree the network will blink to do that. After days of sticking to an extreme position that threatened to hold Conan O'Brien to his contract and keep him off the air for 3 1/2 years and not pay him a penny of that penalty fee if he doesn't host The Tonight Show as the network promised, NBC appears to be giving in to Team Conan. In that Ron Meyer-negotiated deal, Conan receives a lot of cash for his freedom (see below). Indeed, almost everything -- except of course The Tonight Show, which Leno would host in a do-over. But what a difference a few days make.

 

[JBauerisGod]

I seriously hope David Letterman destroys Leno for the forseeable future just to stick it to that big chinned fuck and NBC.

http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/01/1...conan-nbc-goes-scorched-earth-on-obrien/39023

Dick Ebersol, chairman of NBC Universal Sports, said the reason for Mr. Leno’s return to NBC’s late-night roster after a short stint in prime time this season was a simple one: disappointing ratings for Conan O’Brien’s “Tonight Show.”

Referring to the pointed jokes made this week by Mr. O’Brien and David Letterman of CBS, Mr. Ebersol said it was “chicken-hearted and gutless to blame a guy you couldn’t beat in the ratings.”

He added that “what this is really all about is an astounding failure by Conan.”

Yeah, because Conan was the one who decided to put Leno on at 10pm. It was Conan who decided to force Leno out before he was ready. It was Conan who decided that he would be willing to take back his old gig and screw over hard working people and their families in the progress.

Oh, wait...

 

[EmpireWF]

Ebersol is a tool.

What this is about is Leno was an epic failure at 10pm. If NBC didn't can him now, the affiliates around the country would have rebelled and gone public with their distain for his show and the crappy numbers it was pulling.

 

[Buzzman]

Jimmy Kimmel completely destroyed him. SO FUCKING FUNNY

 

[IamMedellin]

howard stern theory

http://tv.gawker.com/5448264/howard-stern-despises-jay-leno-gets-a-call-from-conan

 

[tribeTILLiDIE]

Hey did you hear about this?

 

[EmpireWF]

Update from Nikki Finke

BREAKING NEWS! EXCLUSIVE! 10TH UPDATE, FRIDAY 5:15 PM: A settlement of NBC vs Conan is close but not yet signed. "There are still issues to be worked out," an insider reports back to me. This follows all-day negotiations between NBC and its attorneys, and Team Conan and their manager-agency-lawyer reps. "There've been some very intense conversations". All are under confidentiality agreements. So to what extent did NBC blink? Remember that all week, as I've been reporting, NBCU chief Jeff Zucker stuck to an extreme position that threatened to hold Conan to his contract and keep him off the air for 3 1/2 years and not pay him a penny of that $60M penalty fee if O'Brien doesn't host The Tonight Show as the network promised. Instead of a prolonged and ugly battle, NBC has given in to Team Conan who've insisted their guy exits only with a lot of cash and freedom. How much cash? "Zucker's NBC spin puts it at $25 million. But it's a lot closer to $40 million than $25 million," my insider says. "And Conan was adamant that NBC take care of the people close to him -- [executive producer] Jeff Ross and the staff who moved out to Los Angeles." According to the pact, Conan leaves The Tonight Show on January 22nd, and The Jay Leno Show ends its 10 PM primetime run on February 12th when NBC starts its coverage of the Vancouver Winter Olympics through February 28th. That Monday, Leno commences his Tonight Show do-over. Conan, meanwhile, is free to go anywhere and compete with Jay. This is that Ron Meyer-negotiated deal (which I first reported yesterday at 3 PM). The Universal Studios president/COO was asked to step in secretly by WME agents Ari Emanuel when Team Conan and NBC were so far apart they weren't even on speaking terms. "They [NBC Universal] were lucky to have Ron." I'm told the deal might close as soon as Saturday. And NBC's PR nightmare will be over.

 

[EmpireWF]

Supposedly, Leno makes fun of Letterman and his interns during his monologue tonight.

 

[Palooza]

Supposedly, Leno makes fun of Letterman and his interns during his monologue tonight.

Jay isn't funny, so I'm ready to see the fail that occurs.

 

[Berowsk]

Jay's interviewing skills are horrible. I was watching Bill Cosby the other night and Leno just sat and nodded his head.