Conan O’Brien released an official statement to the public about his very public spat with NBC. Unless you’ve been vacationing under a rock (jealous!) you know that Jay Leno‘s primetime show was such a disaster, the network wants to move it to 11:05, which would push Conan back to 12:05, and Jimmy Fallon to even later (1:05).
more Conan after the hop…
Rumors have been sprouting all over the place that Conan has decided to take another job at FOX or CBS, but nothing has been confirmed. Well, today he penned a letter to “The People of the Earth” where he said all sorts of stuff, but the main point:
“I cannot express in words how much I enjoy hosting this program and what an enormous personal disappointment it is for me to consider losing it. My staff and I have worked unbelievably hard and we are very proud of our contribution to the legacy of The Tonight Show. But I cannot participate in what I honestly believe is its destruction. Some people will make the argument that with DVRs and the Internet a time slot doesn’t matter. But with the Tonight Show, I believe nothing could matter more.”
Conan doesn’t want to leave his post, but thinks The Tonight Show won’t be The Tonight Show unless it stays put at 11:35. NBC has some decisions to make…
Stay tuned.
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