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Originally Posted by diane_phaneuf
NBC wasn't fair to Jay though
was there a reason for him to be fired? he was first in the ratings and therefore revenue.
Conan is the one who demanded he be given the tonight show or he was going to leave for another network in 2004, and NBC agreed to do it in 2009
Where is Jay in the wrong here?
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He wasn't fired. His contract came to an end, and NBC had a commitment to go in another direction. He didn't do anything wrong here, but nor was he screwed over. Nor did Conan do anything wrong, who had lucrative offers from others networks, and needed assurances from NBC to stay with them.
In the end, I tend to think this will be an okay move for both shows: Jay gets to tell jokes in his old timeslot where he'll compete well against Letterman, Conan gets to retain the Tonight Show, which is his biggest priority, and probably gets more A-list guests than he did when they were being siphoned off by Leno's show. Fallon and Carson get screwed the most here, though in Fallon's case, he's new enough to the business that I don't think he'll complain.