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NBC's "CEO" Jeff Zucker Talks About the Late Night Mess on Charlie Rose

Jay Leno might be the one taking the shots, but the true villian of the late night disaster with Leno and the Tonight Show's Conan O'Brien is Jeff Zucker President & CEO of NBC Universal.

Noted as being "the Dick Cheney of television" by the Daily Show's John Stewart, Zucker has been at wheel during NBC's ratings demise, yet over the years Zucker continued to get promoted.


To paraphraseDon King "Only in America" can you destroy a network and still be the CEO.

When 10 @ 10 Goes Wrong: Jimmy Kimmel Roasts Jay Leno On His Own Show!

I'm not sure what Jay Leno was thinking when he brought Jimmy Kimmel to do 10 at 10 on his show, especially after Kimmel recently impersonated Leno on Jimmy Kimmel Live.

The clip is funny, but tough to watch as Kimmel expertly slices and dices Leno to late night shreds:

Leno: "What’s the best prank Kimmel ever pulled?"

Kimmel: “I told a guy that five years from now, I’m gonna give you my show. And then when the five years came, I gave it to him, and then I took it back almost instantly,”

Yeah Conan! O'Brien Refuses To Follow Leno in Open Letter

Conan O'Brien's full statement:

People of Earth:

In the last few days, I've been getting a lot of sympathy calls, and I want to start by making it clear that no one should waste a second feeling sorry for me. For 17 years, I've been getting paid to do what I love most and, in a world with real problems, I've been absurdly lucky. That said, I've been suddenly put in a very public predicament and my bosses are demanding an immediate decision.

Six years ago, I signed a contract with NBC to take over The Tonight Show in June of 2009. Like a lot of us, I grew up watching Johnny Carson every night and the chance to one day sit in that chair has meant everything to me. I worked long and hard to get that opportunity, passed up far more lucrative offers, and since 2004 I have spent literally hundreds of hours thinking of ways to extend the franchise long into the future. It was my mistaken belief that, like my predecessor, I would have the benefit of some time and, just as important, some degree of ratings support from the prime-time schedule. Building a lasting audience at 11:30 is impossible without both.

But sadly, we were never given that chance. After only seven months, with my Tonight Show in its infancy, NBC has decided to react to their terrible difficulties in prime-time by making a change in their long-established late night schedule.

Last Thursday, NBC executives told me they intended to move the Tonight Show to 12:05 to accommodate the Jay Leno Show at 11:35. For 60 years the Tonight Show has aired immediately following the late local news. I sincerely believe that delaying the Tonight Show into the next day to accommodate another comedy program will seriously damage what I consider to be the greatest franchise in the history of broadcasting. The Tonight Show at 12:05 simply isn't the Tonight Show. Also, if I accept this move I will be knocking the Late Night show, which I inherited from David Letterman and passed on to Jimmy Fallon, out of its long-held time slot. That would hurt the other NBC franchise that I love, and it would be unfair to Jimmy.

So it has come to this: 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.

There has been speculation about my going to another network but, to set the record straight, I currently have no other offer and honestly have no idea what happens next. My hope is that NBC and I can resolve this quickly so that my staff, crew, and I can do a show we can be proud of, for a company that values our work.

Have a great day and, for the record, I am truly sorry about my hair; it's always been that way.
Yours,
Conan

Jay Leno Show to be Canceled???? Replacing Conan???

Update:  1/12: Conan OBrien Refuses To Follow Leno in Open Letter.

Update 1/8 : NBC Gives Conan The Choice Of 12:05 Or Walking: TMZ

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/01/08/nbc-gives-conan-the-choic_n_415994.html?&just_reloaded=1


Update 6:50PM : TMZ is reporting that Leno is moving back to his old time slot.

Jay will take back his 11:30 PM time slot. What has not been decided -- whether Jay's show will be a half hour, followed by Conan, or whether Jay's show will be an hour and NBC says sayonara to Mr. O'Brien. We're told Jay and Conan have both been told of the changes. As for Jay, interestingly, he'll get what he always wanted -- his 11:30 PM time slot.


(Washingtion Post)

NBC is in discussions internally and with station executives about moving talk-show host Jay Leno back to late night. But late Thursday the network officially declined to comment on reports that Leno, who has been hosting a 10 p.m. comedy show stripped across weeknights, will be sent back to his more comfortable perch at 11:30 p.m.

A move back to late night would undoubtedly mean that Leno would stop doing his five-night-a-week primetime show that debuted in September. The timing of the move is unclear but it seems to be sooner rather than later.

TMZ reported that Leno's show would be put on hiatus starting Feb. 1, and that after the Olympics -- which end Feb. 28 -- Leno would return to late night. It is unclear what such a move would mean for Conan O'Brien, who took over "The Tonight Show" in June, while Leno prepared for his new primetime role.

Read more http://voices.washingtonpost.com/tvblog/2010/01/leno-headed-back-to-late-night.html

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