NBC Responds to Conan Interview

We’ve followed the NBC-Conan-Leno Triangle of Mistrust for almost six months now, but it seems that Conan’s recent 60 Minutes interview rustled a few feathers back at NBC. If you missed the interview, there wasn’t a lot that Conan did/could say regarding NBC and Jay Leno. He did get a few shots in, saying he didn’t get a fair chance and that if he had been in Leno’s shoes, he wouldn’t have taken The Tonight Show back. What NBC is apparently upset about how ever is a remark that Conan made regarding why he got the boot instead of Leno. Conan said that basically, NBC bought out Conan instead of Leno because he was cheaper, adding that Leno would have cost around $150 million, which was more than three times what they eventually paid Conan. NBC has responded today through TMZ, saying the buyout for Leno was roughly the same as that for Conan. They also took issue with the financial loss Conan’s show was facing, adding that Conan was “well-informed of that fact” that the show was becoming a financial burden. Regardless of who you believe, it seems things are getting ugly again. The only winner in all of this? CBS, which grabbed 13.3 million people to watch the interview.