TCA: Conan O'Brien Maintains 11:35 Is "Sacred Territory"
Late-night host shoots down notion that Jay Leno's move to 10 p.m. hurts Tonight Show cache
Ben Grossman -- Broadcasting & Cable, 1/15/2009 9:28:28 PM
Posted at 9:30 PM ET
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Incoming Tonight Show host Conan O'Brien maintained Thursday that he believes Jay Leno move to 10 p.m. doesn't make The Tonight Show a second-class citizen.
"To me that is sacred territory," he said of the 11:35 time slot. "The Tonight Show has huge resonance for me, and so, no, it doesn't in any way affect, I think, the show I'm getting."
Speaking at the Television Critics Association press tour in Los Angeles, O'Brien resorted to his trademark self-deprecating humor when pressed on whether The Jay Leno Show would diminish the time slot.
"My response is: I don't need any help diminishing The Tonight Show. I've got that covered," he said.
Talkback
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I really do not like what is happening to Jay; he should not get pushed from his time slot. Conan really is not very funny and bores me. I will not watch Conan and will propably start watching letterman due to this. The thing I really hate the most is I will probably now miss Leno at his new earlier time.
Bob Jones - 1/16/2009 12:49:17 PM EST
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