Posted: Wednesday 10th February 2010 at 9:15am by Paul
The final episode of The Jay Leno Show aired on NBC last night. The failed 10pm show wrapped up last night with host Jay Leno saying NBC had allowed it to end early “for good behavior” – “This show was supposed to last two years, but my sentence was reduced to five months for good behavior”.
During his final monologue he said “We were on the air five months – it seems like just yesterday I was telling NBC this is not going to work”. Ashton Kutcher, Gabourey Sidibe and Bob Costas were the guests on the final show, with Donald Trump appearing as a special guest via satellite.
MTV report the show ended quite abruptly for the NBC news programme. MTV report “before the talk-show host could give any closing comments to the gathered audience, the feed ended abruptly and transitioned directly into NBC’s scheduled news program… the show’s unceremonious sendoff offered a stark reminder that Leno’s departure from the airwaves is only temporary”.
Leno will go head-to-head with Letterman in the ratings war when he returns to The Tonight Show at 11.35pm from the 1st March. On the penultimate Jay Leno Show on Monday, Jay talked about the Super Bowl commercial he filmed with David Letterman and Oprah Winfrey, saying there was no animosity between Dave and himself.
NBC have now officially closed the website for The Tonight Show With Conan O’Brien – www.thetonightshowwithconanobrien.com now just redirects to www.nbc.com.
TV Guide – “NBC Ends Jay Leno Show Early “For Good Behavior”"
MTV – “‘The Jay Leno Show’ Comes To An End”
Click here for to watch Leno talking about the Super Bowl commercial
Posted: Monday 8th February 2010 at 4:51pm by Paul
Jimmy Fallon appeared on The Jay Leno Show on Wednesday to take part in the “10 @ 10″ feature.
Click here to watch Jimmy Fallon’s appearance
Posted: Sunday 17th January 2010 at 10:38pm by Paul
Jimmy Kimmel appeared on The Jay Leno Show on Thursday night live from his Jimmy Kimmel Live studio for the “10 @ 10″ feature.
The interview between Jimmy and Jay was somewhat uncomfortable following Kimmel’s impression of Leno on his programme this week. When Jimmy offered Jay to appear on Jimmy Kimmel Live on a “12 @ 12″ feature Jay said he was busy.
Leno said to him “you’re known for pranks – what’s the best prank you ever pulled?” and Kimmel answered “I think the best prank I ever pulled was I told a guy that 5 years from now I’m going to give you my show and then when the five years came up I gave it to him and then I took it back almost instantly… I think he works at Fox or something now”.
Another question from Jay was “ever order anything off the TV?” With Kimmel asking “like NBC ordered your show off the TV?”
Click here to watch Jimmy Kimmel on The Jay Leno Show
Posted: Tuesday 15th September 2009 at 11:28pm by Paul
The Jay Leno Show made its debut on NBC last night – 17.7 million people watched it. Leno has faced some negative reviews of the opening show though, as critics thought it was lazy of him to stay with a very similar format to The Tonight Show (for example Headlines is featured on the new show, as it was on The Tonight Show).
The Associated Press reporter Frazier Moore said “the biggest difference between Leno’s new show and his old one: With his fade-out at 11pm, the local news began”, and The Los Angeles Times said it was “a strange, shallow puddle of comedy”.
The first show did have it’s viewer draws – including Kanye West’s appearance to explain what happened at the MTV VMAs (the infamous moment when he interrupted Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech) and to apologise for what he did.
In addition to Kanye West’s appearance, Jerry Seinfeld was interviewed and music came from Jay-Z and Rihanna (with Kanye performing with them).
The official website for The Jay Leno Show has now fully launched – it includes video clips (US only), full episode streaming (US only), photos, exclusives, message boards, etc.
If you saw the show, please let us know your thoughts by leaving a comment on this post.
The Associated Press – “Leno show reaches 17.7 million viewers”
The Los Angeles Times – “‘Jay Leno Show’ stays on familiar ground”
