We have been tracking this story since the beginning. Jay Leno has decided that he wants his old time slot back. NBC reworked Leno's contract and gave it to him, and tried to move Conan to 12:05am. There was a standoff for awhile, but it is basically done. Leno is taking the show, and Conan is out of a job, but this is only where the trouble begins.
See in Conan contract there is so mention of the time slot that he is in. Just that he is the 'Tonight Show' host. So, as long as Leno changes the name a little bit, Conan is fucked. Why? Well unless NBC fires Conan he is still under contract, which as 3 1/2 years on it. That means NBC can control him much like how the Lions controlled Barry Sanders years back.
It is a chicken chit move by NBC, but you can't argue that it is very smart. This way the dust will settle. Conan fans will forget about him, and in 3 years he won't be relevant, thus ending his career. I really hope he finds a way to wiggle out of this, but things are not looking good for our good friend Conan...
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