One source says Conan O’Brien is ready to tell NBC where to stick it after the network’s stunning decision to put a halt to Jay Leno‘s prime time gig after only five months and return him to O’Brien’s late night time slot.
The unnamed source says:
“This level of shittiness was not expected. He’s done a great job for NBC. He moved his entire staff, he moved his family to LA. And five months later, they repay him like this? Conan would be happier somewhere else.”
O’Brien has already spoken to the suits over at Fox about a possible move to their network.
NBC has confirmed that Leno’s 10 p.m. show will wrap up on February 11, at the start of the Winter Olympics.
Network Chairman Jeff Gaspin confirmed that there will be a new late-night lineup with Leno on at 11:35 p.m., O’Brien on at 12:05 a.m. hosting a one-hour “The Tonight Show”, and Jimmy Fallon‘s “Late Night” on at 1:05 a.m.
“My goal is to keep Jay, Conan and Jimmy as our late-night lineup,” Gaspin said.
Good luck with that, Jeff.
NBC says it will have everything set by the time the Winter Olympics begin, but the source says:
“Conan may not be operating on their timetable. He’s not going to be stampeded. This came out of the blue, and it will take him a while to figure out what’s best for him.”
This should be a late-night deathmatch of epic proportions…and we can’t wait!
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