O’Brien seals $45 million deal to quit ‘Tonight’

[scpanther22]

NBC said Thursday it has reached a $45 million deal with Conan O’Brien for his exit from the “Tonight Show,” allowing Jay Leno to return to the late-night program he hosted for 17 years.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34970662/ns/entertainment-television?gt1=43001

[Jangler]

Leno is scum, if he had any honor or integrity he would have told NBC No, my show failed and Conan deserves the Tonight show.

[Sultan33g]

drama...atleast he got paid...wonder where the hell he will turn up

[Darth Biscuit]

Yeah, he got paid... and he'll get a new show and kick Leno's ass... it'll be great.

[pstall]

I still say he lands at Fox at 11:30. Fox has tried in the past for late night shows but did those from the ground up and with people who never had a talk show before(Chevy Chase, are you serious?).

New set of eyeballs for a demo that Fox Network tv has been dying to reach late at night. And how perfect of a lead in to have The Simpsons prior to Conan?

[Mr. Scot]

Where can I get paid that much to leave my job?

[scpanther22]

Leno letting things 'cool down' before talking to Conan O'Brien..Will be on Oprah Thur

"They were jokes and that's okay," he tells Oprah when asked if the jokes were hurtful. "It's what we do. It's like being a fighter ... when you get punched in the head and someone asks, 'Did it hurt?' Well, yeah, but you're a fighter, that's what you do."

Leno also reveals that he does want to speak with Conan -- eventually

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