So apparently NBC has decided to move Jay Leno back to his old time slot at 11:30. Now Leno will be on for a half-hour, Conan O'Brien will be on from 12 to 1 and Jimmy Fallon will be on from 1 to 2. This is really disappointing for me, I've been a fan of O'Brien's for over 10 years now and was incredibly excited when he took over the Tonight Show. I enjoyed Leno, but I've always thought of the Tonight Show as a generational thing and it seemed as though it was time for O'Brien's irreverent humor to replace Leno's observational, celebrity oriented style. However at the time of Leno's departure grew near it became clear that he did not want to give up his time slot and maybe he was right. It probably would have been wise for NBC not to make Leno leave, but let him decide when he would leave like Johnny Carson.
Now NBC is deciding to go back on its decision. I don't agree with this, when O'Brien took over Late night from Dave Letterman it took him years to gain any sort of popularity, but NBC stuck with him and it worked out. I understand that NBC doesn't like losing ratings to Letterman at CBS, but the station should give it time. Allow O'Brien to become comfortable in his new, more mainstream role and then they will have a much more prepared host when Letterman retires.
That's just my advice. Do you think NBC is reading this?
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