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'''''The Jay Leno Show''''' is the tentative title of an [[United States|American]] [[ |
'''''The Jay Leno Show''''' is the tentative title of an [[United States|American]] [[prime time]]/[[late-night television|late night]] [[television]] [[talk show]] starring [[Jay Leno]], to premiere in fall 2009, following the conclusion of [[The Tonight Show with Jay Leno|Leno's tenure as host of ''The Tonight Show'']]. The show will air weeknights at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT on [[NBC]], and will originate from the same NBC studio in [[Burbank, California]] where ''Tonight'' currently broadcasts from. The new series is expected to feature many segments carried over from ''Tonight'', including "[[Headlines (The Tonight Show)|Headlines]]" and "Jaywalking".<ref name="10pm-announce"/> |
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NBC had announced in 2004 that Leno would leave ''[[The Tonight Show]]'' at the end of May 2009, with [[Conan O'Brien]] set to take over days later. However, soon after the announcement, rumours began to circulate that Leno wanted to continue as a talk show host, with several networks and studios lining up for his services.<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2008-12-09|url=http://news.aol.com/entertainment/television/tv-news-story/ar/_a/jay-leno-second-guessing-retirement/20071015125309990001?ncid=NWS00010000000001|title=Should He Stay or Should He Go?|publisher=[[AOL]]|date=2007-10-15}}</ref><ref name="nyt10pm">{{cite web|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/09/business/media/09leno.html|title=Where Is Leno Going? To Prime Time, on NBC|author=Carter, Bill|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=2008-12-09|accessdate=2008-12-09}}</ref> NBC eventually signed a new deal with Leno, which was announced on December 9, 2008.<ref name="10pm-announce">{{cite press release|url=http://www.nbcumv.com/release_detail.nbc/entertainment-20081209000000-jaylenocomestopr.html|title=Jay Leno Comes to Primetime on NBC|publisher=[[NBC]]|date=2008-12-09|accessdate=2008-12-09}}</ref> |
NBC had announced in 2004 that Leno would leave ''[[The Tonight Show]]'' at the end of May 2009, with [[Conan O'Brien]] set to take over days later. However, soon after the announcement, rumours began to circulate that Leno wanted to continue as a talk show host, with several networks and studios lining up for his services.<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2008-12-09|url=http://news.aol.com/entertainment/television/tv-news-story/ar/_a/jay-leno-second-guessing-retirement/20071015125309990001?ncid=NWS00010000000001|title=Should He Stay or Should He Go?|publisher=[[AOL]]|date=2007-10-15}}</ref><ref name="nyt10pm">{{cite web|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/09/business/media/09leno.html|title=Where Is Leno Going? To Prime Time, on NBC|author=Carter, Bill|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=2008-12-09|accessdate=2008-12-09}}</ref> NBC eventually signed a new deal with Leno, which was announced on December 9, 2008.<ref name="10pm-announce">{{cite press release|url=http://www.nbcumv.com/release_detail.nbc/entertainment-20081209000000-jaylenocomestopr.html|title=Jay Leno Comes to Primetime on NBC|publisher=[[NBC]]|date=2008-12-09|accessdate=2008-12-09}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 01:08, 11 December 2008
The Jay Leno Show is the tentative title of an American prime time/late night television talk show starring Jay Leno, to premiere in fall 2009, following the conclusion of Leno's tenure as host of The Tonight Show. The show will air weeknights at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT on NBC, and will originate from the same NBC studio in Burbank, California where Tonight currently broadcasts from. The new series is expected to feature many segments carried over from Tonight, including "Headlines" and "Jaywalking".[1]
NBC had announced in 2004 that Leno would leave The Tonight Show at the end of May 2009, with Conan O'Brien set to take over days later. However, soon after the announcement, rumours began to circulate that Leno wanted to continue as a talk show host, with several networks and studios lining up for his services.[2][3] NBC eventually signed a new deal with Leno, which was announced on December 9, 2008.[1]
The show will be the first talk show to be stripped on a U.S. broadcast network's primetime schedule, and likely the first ongoing stripped primetime program on any of the "Big Four" networks since NBC's Kukla, Fran and Ollie, which aired weeknights at 7:00 ET from 1948 to 1952[4] (although this should not be confused with the stripped syndicated programming currently aired by local stations in this timeslot). Stripped primetime programming is not uncommon for minor broadcast networks, however; MyNetworkTV aired stripped telenovelas during its first season, while Ion Television had stripped reruns in primetime since its launch.
While the series may not be competitive with the higher-rated scripted shows in its time slot, its cost of production will be far lower and thus economically beneficial to NBC.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Jay Leno Comes to Primetime on NBC" (Press release). NBC. 2008-12-09. Retrieved 2008-12-09.
- ^ "Should He Stay or Should He Go?". AOL. 2007-10-15. Retrieved 2008-12-09.
- ^ a b Carter, Bill (2008-12-09). "Where Is Leno Going? To Prime Time, on NBC". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-12-09.
- ^ Elliott, Stuart (2008-12-09). "A Show Meant to Cure the Ills of Network TV". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-12-10.