Conan O'Brien Returns to Late Night, But With TBS Not Fox
Posted on Apr 12, 2010 @ 12:45PM
Conan O’Brien is returning to late night TV—and he’s not going to Fox, RadarOnline.com has learned.
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The funnyman has struck a deal with TBS, which already airs a weeknight late show with George Lopez. Lopez Tonight will move to midnight, and Conan’s new show will air at 11 p.m.
On twitter Conan joked “The good news: I will be doing a show on TBS starting in November! The bad news: I'll be playing Rudy on the all new Cosby Show.”
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Monday's surprise announcement hit the same day O'Brien starts a two-month, nationwide comedy tour in Eugene, Oregon.
Although speculation was that Conan was headed to Fox, TBS says they began serious conversations last week.
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"In three months, I've gone from network television to Twitter to performing live in theaters, and now I'm headed to basic cable," O'Brien said in a tongue-in-cheek-toned statement. "My plan is working perfectly."
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O'Brien was taken off left NBC’s The Tonight Show in January, after hosting for just eight months. The ratings for the Tonight Show had plunged to the lowest in years.
And Jay Leno’s primetime ratings were hurting local newscasts, so Jay was asked to return to the Tonight Show, thus sending O’Brien packing with a reported $32.5 million settlement.
Conan returns to late night TV in November.
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actually, conan didn't want to do to george what jay did, so he didn't sign on to TBS until george gave him his blessings.
Posted Mon, 04/12/2010 - 11:38pm
Sure he did.
Posted Tue, 04/13/2010 - 3:50pm
Jay didn't do anything to poor little Conan ...... His Boss NBC did because Conan had destroyed the late night ratings for the show. Obviously ...you don't understand how TV works. LOL
Posted Tue, 04/13/2010 - 3:01am
Team Coco ripped Leno for taking his show back and said he was a jerk for even suggesting Coco keep the "Tonight Show" and just push it back and hour. What has Conan just done to Lopez? Took his time slot and made his show move later.
Posted Mon, 04/12/2010 - 6:01pm
LOL ....Isn't that what Conan just did to another late night talk show host.
Posted Tue, 04/13/2010 - 3:49pm
No one will watch him there either. His ratings in NBC were awful
Posted Mon, 04/12/2010 - 4:54pm
LOL ....not surprised that FOX didn't want him.
Posted Mon, 04/12/2010 - 4:50pm
Conan will Rise and Fall just like he did in his brief Tonight Show gig. Only VERY LATE NIGHT
idiots care for his Romper Room humor.
Posted Mon, 04/12/2010 - 4:47pm
Leno has NOTHING to worry about. Conan can't hold a candle to the present Tonight Show Host.
Posted Mon, 04/12/2010 - 4:46pm
Can't wait! I'll be watching Conan! Gonna be fun to have him back.
Posted Mon, 04/12/2010 - 3:07pm