NBC has offered him either to accept the hour-long 12:05am time slot, or the option to leave the network for another. If Conan chooses to leave, Leno will regain the Tonight Show title as well as the full time slot 11:35pm to 12:35pm. Another theoretical possibility is that NBC could pay O'Brien to refrain from working for another network, remain off-air, then have him resume as host once Leno retires but non-compete clauses are illegal and unenforceable in both California and New York. The day after the change was announced, the New York Times spoke with an anonymous Fox executive, who said that the company feels O'Brien "would be a great fit for Fox. On the night of January 8th, though O'Brien spoke only of "rumors" during that night's broadcast of The Tonight Show, Jimmy Fallon referred to an "announcement" by NBC that the changes would occur, specifically referring to Late Night moving to 1:05am and Leno moving to the 11:30 timeslot.
I don't know about you all but I'm a huge Conan fan and this makes me furious but actually, I think Fox would be a nice vibe for Conan...what do you all think?
I don't know about you all but I'm a huge Conan fan and this makes me furious but actually, I think Fox would be a nice vibe for Conan...what do you all think?
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