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6/24/2025, 9:57:46 AM
>1992
>Leno beats Letterman to take over for Carson
>People accuse Leno of backstabbing, but it was actually his batshit manager Helen Kushnick pulling the strings
>He fires her like 3 months later
>Everyone still acts like he knifed Johnny on live TV
>2005
>Leno has been #1 in late night for a full decade
>Nice guy Conan says he'll leave NBC unless they promise him The Tonight Show in 5 years
>Essentially strongarms the network
>Does the exact thing Leno was crucified for, but nerds cheer because “Conan is just like us :^)”
>2010
>Leno’s ratings are still solid, aging boomers love him
>NBC forces him to step aside anyway because muh promise
>Conan finally gets the big chair
>Promptly gets absolutely mogged by Craig Ferguson
>Literal Scottish skeleton sidekick show doing better numbers
>NBC panics
>Tries to shoehorn Leno into a 10PM primetime slot
>Ratings nosedive harder than The Marvels
>Local affiliates ready to burn down Rockefeller Plaza
>They yank Leno back to 11:35PM
>Conan refuses to move to 12:05 because “muh legacy”
>Quits with a monologue full of passive-aggressive sadness and gets a golden parachute
So glad that blue blood Ivy League cunt got btfo'd. Hail Leno!
>Leno beats Letterman to take over for Carson
>People accuse Leno of backstabbing, but it was actually his batshit manager Helen Kushnick pulling the strings
>He fires her like 3 months later
>Everyone still acts like he knifed Johnny on live TV
>2005
>Leno has been #1 in late night for a full decade
>Nice guy Conan says he'll leave NBC unless they promise him The Tonight Show in 5 years
>Essentially strongarms the network
>Does the exact thing Leno was crucified for, but nerds cheer because “Conan is just like us :^)”
>2010
>Leno’s ratings are still solid, aging boomers love him
>NBC forces him to step aside anyway because muh promise
>Conan finally gets the big chair
>Promptly gets absolutely mogged by Craig Ferguson
>Literal Scottish skeleton sidekick show doing better numbers
>NBC panics
>Tries to shoehorn Leno into a 10PM primetime slot
>Ratings nosedive harder than The Marvels
>Local affiliates ready to burn down Rockefeller Plaza
>They yank Leno back to 11:35PM
>Conan refuses to move to 12:05 because “muh legacy”
>Quits with a monologue full of passive-aggressive sadness and gets a golden parachute
So glad that blue blood Ivy League cunt got btfo'd. Hail Leno!
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