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The Jay Leno Show is <!--DO NOT CHANGE "IS" TO "WAS"! THAT IS NOT THE CORRECT FORMAT!!!! YOUR EDIT WILL BE REVERTED!!!--> an American comedy show created by and starring
Jay Leno, that aired from September 14, 2009 to February 9, 2010 on
NBC following the May 29, 2009 conclusion of
Leno's first tenure as host of
The Tonight Show.
In January 2010, NBC announced that due to affiliate dissatisfaction,
Leno would be shortened to 30 minutes and moved from primetime to 11:35p.m., the timeslot that had been occupied by
The Tonight Show for nearly 60 years.
The Tonight Show host
Conan O'Brien released a public statement saying that he would not participate in moving
Tonight to 12:05 a.m., asserting that it would damage the highly respected franchise.
New York Times article: "".
Twitter post by Roger Ebert: "" alike NBC maintained its plan to move Leno to 11:35.
On January 21, 2010, NBC reached a $45 million settlement with O'Brien in order to end his...
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