It’s Official: Conan O’Brien Leaving The Tonight Show
By Krystal Clark
Members of Team Coco have been defeated. In spite of the many rallies and petitions that have taken place, NBC has decided to give Conan O’Brien the axe. The red -haired host has been let go from his duties on “The Tonight Show” after less than a year on the job. The estimates for his exit deal have been anywhere between 30 and 40 million dollars, and we’ve discovered that it’s a little bit more than that.
A spokesperson from NBC stated, “We can confirm a deal has been signed and an announcement will be made later today.” The deal in question is said to be for a lump sum of $32 million dollars for O’Brien, and 12 million for the production crew who uprooted and moved to the west coast because of the show, making it a total of 44 million being dished out.
O’Brien will be allowed to return to television on September 1st (with any other network), after only hosting “The Tonight Show” for a mere 7 months after Jay Leno‘s departure. His last day will be this Friday, which has been the speculated date for the past few weeks. Some insiders had a hunch that the end was near when they realized that no guests were booked after January 22nd.
“The Tonight Show” will run repeats until February 11th, when it’s pre-empted for the Winter Olympics. And Jay Leno will return to the program on Monday, March 1st. Who’s going to watch the show when Jay returns?
What do you think about Conan’s settlement with NBC?
Thursday, January 21, 2010 7:26PM
Wouldn't that actually mean a really big victory for Team Coco's Legal Division?
Thursday, January 21, 2010 8:43PM
There is no way in hell that I am watching Leno's show, and I encourage everyone to boycott. If NBC can treat Mr. O'Brien–a multi-million dollar star–so shoddily, then it emboldens owners and managers everywhere to treat their employees badly–normal, everyday, paycheck-to-paycheck people who don't have multimillion dollar attorneys on retainer. Screw NBC, screw Jay Leno. I'm considering boycotting all NBC shows that I currently watch, not that there are many.
Friday, January 22, 2010 5:15AM
Yeah! Jay Leno is back. Conan was terrible.
Friday, January 22, 2010 8:02AM
Leno just couldn't retire. Indian giver. Conan prevails! $$$
Friday, January 22, 2010 2:19PM
Go ahead and boycott. I really don't think that one viewer lost is going to hurt NBC's feelings all that much.
Friday, January 22, 2010 7:12AM
Fuck you! Conan is so much better than Jay leno. Leno is a unfunny fat, high pitched laugh Piece of shit.
Friday, January 22, 2010 4:52PM
Oh sure, ONE person wont hurt them but MANY will. You can add me and many others to the list of people ready to boycott NBC. I cant wait to watch and see how NBC will TRY to recover from the mess they made. Honestly I hope they never recover from it and forever wallow in their own stupidity.
Friday, January 22, 2010 8:24PM
Could NBC make a more stupid move? They are already at the bottom and that old fat loser Leno back? What a bunch of idiots. I don't even think Conan is that funny, but he's a hell of a lot better than Leno.
Friday, January 22, 2010 1:58PM
Only old people like leno? Sorry, but most people now hate leno. He can screw himself
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