nbc, conan o'brien

Conan's first night whips rivals in viewership

TBS says Conan O'Brien was welcomed back to television by more than 4.1 million viewers. The former host of "The Tonight Show," who left NBC eight months ago, returned to late night Monday with a new talk show, "Conan," which premiered on basic-cable network TBS.

Senh: All this means is that he'll probably settle back into his usual ratings before he hosted "The Tonight Show," which was about 2.3 million viewers. 4.1 million viewers for a debut is solid, but not spectacular.

Conan O’Brien Opens Up About NBC Departure

In his first interview since walking away from NBC’s “Tonight Show,” Conan O’Brien tells “60 Minutes” Sunday night that he believes he was not given a fair chance to prove he could succeed

Senh: Have to agree with Conan here. Although I agree with him that he didn't get enough time to establish himself with "The Tonight Show", the 11:30pm slot is a bit older, so I don't think he would beat David Letterman for next several years.

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Olympics give NBC well-timed boost

Although NBC may have lost up to $200 million on the Winter Olympics, the network drew record viewership, helping it get past the Jay Leno-Conan O'Brien late-night fiasco.

Jay Leno returns to TV to regain late-night crown

Jay Leno returns to "The Tonight Show" on Monday, and so does his desk -- a sign that struggling network NBC wants its flagship late-night TV program to return to normal after Conan O'Brien failed as its host.

For Returning to The Tonight Show, Jay Leno is Selfish, Dishonest, and a Little Sneaky

Sat, 01/30/2010 - 7:50pm — senh

First, I'm a fan of Jay Leno. I watched his show all the time. He seemed like a nice guy, soft around the edges. Leno's been saying all along that he accepted the offer to return as host of The Tonight Show to save his staff from being unemployed; and he only did it after Conan had decided to leave. The Tonight Show was/is his dream job. It was Conan's too.