When Goodness Falls

Poor Conan.  TMZ is reporting that because Jay Leno’s ratings at 10:00 have been so unrelentingly terrible he’s going to get his old 11:30 time slot back.

On the one hand, I’m pleased as punch to see NBC’s 10:00 experiment fail – and fail so unequivocally – but man, Conan’s clearly going to get the short end of the stick with this deal.  And that’s too bad, because even though I don’t really watch his show anymore, I tuned into it at 12:30 for a lot of years.  It was great fun to see him refine his skills and gain confidence as a host.  Even if he loses The Tonight Show, I’m sure he’ll land on his feet, but still – he deserves better.

New York Entertainment (1/7/10): Conan Out, Leno in at 11:30?