This is stupid. Let me explain why.
First - Leno was #1 monthly for 12 years. Replace him with Conan, and NBC lost out to Letterman for the first time in - 12 years.
Second - Not everyone thinks that Conan was all that funny. To me, he seemed like a whiner.
Third - Leno returns, and guess what - The Tonight Show is once again #1 in the ratings.
Fourth - This is a business. NBC wants someone that will make them money. Leno brings in more advertising dollars - as more people want to watch him. It's not like they have guns pointed at their heads.
Fifth - Why on earth would Leno say no to going back to his show? He was nice enough not to leave the network and compete against them. Andhe definitely did not whine like Conan.
With Conan, the Tonight Show sank to "3.3 million viewers, about two million fewer than Jay Leno's average as host" - the lowest level ever. "By the week ending August 7, repeats of The Late Show were also beating O'Brien." Leno's primetime show was not even on the air yet, so you can blame him. Bottom line - Conan drove the Tonight Show into the ground.
Currently, after 3 days of Leno being back on the air - "The “Tonight” margin over “Late Show” in fast-national adult 18-49 rating is 50 percent"
Fact: Leno draws in the audiences, Conan loses them.
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Originally Posted by David88vert
