Not only is Jay Leno staying at NBC, but he is moving to prime time. The network announced That Leno will host a show five nights a week at 9 p.m. Central time, after he leaves the "Tonight" show next year. He is moving into a time slot where I watch a number of great programs and I was afraid I was going to lose them. But they say the will move Law & Order and ER to other time slots. I hope so because I like them both.
NBC didn't want Leno moving to another network and competing with Conan O'Brien who is taking over the "Tonight" show. Also, it has the potential to be a big cost savings for NBC. A talk show is considerably cheaper to produce than the dramas that usually air at 9 p.m. Central time. I always liked his monologues but I didn't want to stay up that late. Now I can watch them earlier if I wish.
In addition, they say with the advent of DVR's that dramas have been fading in recent years. That is because people are watching more shows that they taped earlier. Leno's last "Tonight" show would be on Friday, May 29, 2009 and O'Brien will take over the following Monday, June 1, 2009. Jimmy Fallon is taking over the 11:30 p.m. Central slot that O'Brien is vacating.
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