Leno Back to Tonight Show, Hope Lost for NBC

We’ve been holding back from commenting on the Jay Leno Situation over at NBC over the last few days for various reasons (the NFL Playoffs being a big one), but now we having something rather unfortunate to report. According to several sources, Leno’s awful primetime show will cease to be after February 12, when the network begins its Olympic coverage. That’s the good news. The bad news is that Leno will be on at 11:35 when the games are over. Here’s the gist of what that entails: Leno will get a half hour, with Conan following him at 12:05. He’ll then be followed by Jimmy Fallon at 1:05. There’s no word yet as to whether or not Conan or Jimmy have agreed to such terms, but it’s assumed that Leno has no problem screwing over his colleagues to stay in the spotlight. All in all, NBC is again showing why it is in last place among the four networks. At least they have their amazing Thursday night comedies. We’ll be sure to keep you updated on the latest as it comes out.