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J Leno gets the boot

Feb 9, 2010 5:44PM PST

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This story has a different view
Feb 9, 2010 10:03PM PST
ay Leno ushered out one of television's biggest flops without sentiment on Tuesday, the final night of a prime-time experiment doomed by bad ratings and bad vibes.

Leno told a few barbed jokes about The Jay Leno Show, and Donald Trump told him "you're fired." Leno will return to his old perch at the Tonight show after the Olympics.


http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/television/article/763145--jay-leno-fired-by-donald-trump-on-final-show?bn=1

Just a thought, but the Trump bit could have been a promotion for Trump's show, as well.

Angeline
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Not quite the boot...
Feb 9, 2010 10:18PM PST

He gets his old time slot back and the show that no one watched is gone. Conan is the guy who got the boot.

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Conan didn't really get the boot either
Feb 10, 2010 12:18AM PST

He could have kept his show if he was willing to go with the plan to push the start time back 30 minutes. He wasn't, and asked to be released from his contract.

Leno has been a tired, predictable act for years. He was pretty funny before he became the host of the Tonight Show back in '92. I find him pretty unwatchable these days.