The Jay Leno Show

The Jay Leno Show is an American comedy program created by and starring Jay Leno, which aired at 10 p.m. from September 14, 2009, to February 9, 2010, on NBC, following Leno's initial retirement from hosting The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. In January 2010, NBC announced that due to affiliate concerns about the show's impact on their newscasts, The Jay Leno Show would be shortened to 30 minutes and moved from primetime to 11:35 p.m., the timeslot previously occupied by The Tonight Show for nearly 60 years. The Tonight Show host Conan O'Brien released a public statement stating that he would not participate in moving The Tonight Show to 12:05 a.m., arguing that it would harm the franchise's reputation. Despite significant public and media support for O'Brien, NBC proceeded with its plan to move Leno to 11:35 p.m. On January 21, 2010, NBC reached a $45 million settlement with O'Brien to terminate his contract. Leno resumed hosting The Tonight Show on March 1, 2010. The Jay Leno Show ended on February 9, 2010, after airing for only four months, with Entertainment Weekly describing the program as television's "Biggest Bomb of All Time."

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