Leno says he'd return to 'Tonight' if NBC asked By FRAZIER MOORE, AP Television Writer
NEW YORK – Prime-time newcomer Jay Leno says he would have rather stayed put at "The Tonight Show" — and if NBC offered him that job again, he'd take it.
In an interview with Broadcasting & Cable magazine published online Monday, Leno hastily added that such a decision isn't his to make.
Conan O'Brien, his successor as "Tonight" host after 17 years, is "doing fine," Leno said.
"Conan is in the same position I was in when I took over. It takes a while. Some will like it; some will leave forever and not come back."
Leno said he doesn't think the recent controversy surrounding his former late-night rival David Letterman "will have a big effect at all."
Referring to Letterman's acknowledged sexual affairs with female members of his staff, Leno said, "If it were me, it would kill me. I'm the guy who's been married 29 years. But Dave has never pretended to be Mr. Moral America, he's never set himself up that way. He's not a hypocrite."
"The Jay Leno Show" began on NBC in September, airing Monday through Friday at 10 p.m. Eastern, where it has displaced several prime-time scripted dramas. For that, and for his less-than-stellar ratings thus far, Leno has taken heat within the TV industry as well as from critics.
It's just part of the battle, said Leno, who insisted he enjoys it.
"I get a certain amount of satisfaction from pounding my head against the wall," he said. "I'm not having a bad time at 10 o'clock now. I look at this as a job, and now I'm faced with a challenge, and it's a challenge I find difficult but interesting."
>Leno says he'd return to 'Tonight' if NBC asked >By FRAZIER MOORE, AP Television Writer
>NEW YORK – Prime-time newcomer Jay Leno says he would have rather >stayed put at "The Tonight Show" — and if NBC offered him that job >again, he'd take it.
>In an interview with Broadcasting & Cable magazine published online >Monday, Leno hastily added that such a decision isn't his to make.
>Conan O'Brien, his successor as "Tonight" host after 17 years, is >"doing fine," Leno said.
>"Conan is in the same position I was in when I took over. It takes a >while. Some will like it; some will leave forever and not come back."
translation: Conan better watch his back!
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>"The Jay Leno Show" began on NBC in September, airing Monday through >Friday at 10 p.m. Eastern, where it has displaced several prime-time >scripted dramas. For that, and for his less-than-stellar ratings thus >far, Leno has taken heat within the TV industry as well as from >critics.
>It's just part of the battle, said Leno, who insisted he enjoys it.
>"I get a certain amount of satisfaction from pounding my head against >the wall," he said. "I'm not having a bad time at 10 o'clock now. I >look at this as a job, and now I'm faced with a challenge, and it's a >challenge I find difficult but interesting."
he's so full of it. he's the kind of guy who craves being liked, and all the criticism is getting to him. it's not all his fault NBC is sucking the root right now, but he's sure acting like it is.
--dez
...a pistol-hot cup of Dez...
"Chef of chicanery, your buns are mine!" --the Tick
Leno says he'd return to 'Tonight' if NBC asked By FRAZIER MOORE, AP Television Writer
NEW YORK – Prime-time newcomer Jay Leno says he would have rather stayed put at "The Tonight Show" — and if NBC offered him that job again, he'd take it. ======================================= What a dick. Leno sees that Conan is suffering and knows his show is dying faster so wants to go back to the Tonight Show so he doesn't end up without a job and no one watching him.
>Leno says he'd return to 'Tonight' if NBC asked >By FRAZIER MOORE, AP Television Writer
>NEW YORK – Prime-time newcomer Jay Leno says he would have rather >stayed put at "The Tonight Show" — and if NBC offered him that job >again, he'd take it.
>In an interview with Broadcasting & Cable magazine published online >Monday, Leno hastily added that such a decision isn't his to make.
>Conan O'Brien, his successor as "Tonight" host after 17 years, is >"doing fine," Leno said.
>"Conan is in the same position I was in when I took over. It takes a >while. Some will like it; some will leave forever and not come back."
>Leno said he doesn't think the recent controversy surrounding his >former late-night rival David Letterman "will have a big effect at >all."
>Referring to Letterman's acknowledged sexual affairs with female >members of his staff, Leno said, "If it were me, it would kill me. I'm >the guy who's been married 29 years. But Dave has never pretended to >be Mr. Moral America, he's never set himself up that way. He's not a >hypocrite."
>"The Jay Leno Show" began on NBC in September, airing Monday through >Friday at 10 p.m. Eastern, where it has displaced several prime-time >scripted dramas. For that, and for his less-than-stellar ratings thus >far, Leno has taken heat within the TV industry as well as from >critics.
>It's just part of the battle, said Leno, who insisted he enjoys it.
>"I get a certain amount of satisfaction from pounding my head against >the wall," he said. "I'm not having a bad time at 10 o'clock now. I >look at this as a job, and now I'm faced with a challenge, and it's a >challenge I find difficult but interesting."
Jay Leno, a company man, a backstabber, a sugar-coated shit.
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