Originally Posted By: BASAMS The Plumber
If Leno would have said fuck you NBC, I'm going to FOX he would have been a hero to everyone including Conan fans. Instead I believe it's about ego, it's an I told you so moment by taking Tonight back. Leno had a clause where he would be out free and clear if he was canceled at ten.


Better yet, Leno should have demanded a series of high profile primetime specials at NBC in lieu of the 10 pm show. I'm thinking like those SNL specials they run sometimes in the fall. God knows that NBC is always looking for something to fill holes in their schedule and that could have been spun as "Jay is our secret weapon for sweeps" or something.

That would have been seen as an honor to Jay and a way to pass the torch to Conan.