Monday, January 18, 2010

Are Big Name Bookings Conan O’Briens Last Swan Song?

Eonline is saying that the “Wattage will be much, much higher” next week, since it could be the talk show hosts final show…at least with NBC.

NBC won’t actually say O’Brien will be done after next week, after all the shows hiatus was already scheduled for the Winter Olympics, however other TV personalities are all but bidding adieu to O’Brien. ESPN host Bill Simmons tweeted this message:

“FYI: Next week is Conan’s final week hosting the Tonight Show,” adding “His staff is trying to book big guests so he goes out with a bang. It’s true.”

It’s still hard to determine if that rumor and others are true, as NBC Officials have denied a report by TMZ that Jay Leno has signed a new contract with NBC, giving him back the Tonight Show at 11:35pm.

It’s also being reported that to show off his ability to bring in big names O’Brien will have superstar Tom Hanks on his show, while his “wishlist” includes Howard Stern, a man always capable of grabbing headlines and top ratings and an open hater of Jay Leno.

Now if only NBC would realize that their future, that would be the younger audiences, are fleeing away from TV to other more sophisticated sources (internet streaming, digital download), think Leno is old news, perhaps they would make the smart decision and stay with the host who could help draw in younger, more internet savvy viewers to other mediums down the road. Leno is lame, he’s been lame for years, NBC is going back to whats safe and it’s going to knock them on their asses in the coming years.

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