Grudge Match: Jay Leno vs. Conan O'Brien
Evan Agostini, AP
Conan O'Brien
Matt Sayles, AP
Jay Leno
Comments
STORY TOOLS
More Grudge Match
- Grudge Match: Meg Griffin vs. Peter Griffin
- Grudge Match: Robert Pattinson vs. Jay Baruchel
- Grudge Match: Jake Sully ("Avatar") vs. Jack Dawson ("Titanic")
Share and Enjoy
KNOXVILLE — We compare two pop-culture subjects to see which you like better. To be included in next week's tally, vote for your favorite before noon on Monday. This week's match:
JAY LENO vs. CONAN O'BRIEN
Is Jay Leno a late-night villain or a misunderstood victim of network politics? A few weeks ago, "The Jay Leno Show" got the ax from NBC. But the real kicker came when NBC announced it was firing "Tonight Show" host Conan O'Brien and giving his job to Leno. O'Brien, who waited five years for the "Tonight" job, was brushed aside, but not without biting comments about Leno. Public sympathy is going to O'Brien for losing his job. Which side are you on?
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Jay: Well, in 1993, he bumped David Letterman out of consideration for host of the "Tonight Show" - causing Letterman to jump ship to CBS. Now, he's bumped Conan O'Brien out of the "Tonight Show" because he wanted the job back.
Conan: He's never stolen anyone's job, but he did host "Late Night" for 16 years and was on "Tonight" seven months before Jay Leno wanted the job back.
OH, SNAP!
Jay: NBC said it wanted drama back at 10 p.m. weeknights. Well, they got it.
Conan: "There's a rumor that NBC is so upset with me that want to keep me off the air for three years. My response to that is if NBC doesn't want people to see me, just leave me on NBC."
OH, SNAP! (part 2)
Jay: Little-known fact: big jaws play well to the young demos.
Conan: "I just want to say to the kids out their watching, you can do anything you want in life. Unless Jay Leno wants to do it, too."
WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO IT
Jay: He may get what he wanted - another stab at "Tonight" - but the audience may not want to follow this time.
Conan: With a name like Conan, you're only job options are savage barbarian or talk show host. Time to pick up a club and start beating some heads, Conan, until we see you on the air again.
LAST WEEK: Reba McEntire vs. Reid Speed
Our pick: Reid Speed. She gets it done fast.
Your pick: Reba took the contest with 64 percent of the votes.
RSSPlease wait while the video player loads. If you do not see it in a few seconds, please download the latest version of Adobe Flash Player, or enable JavaScript for your browser to view the video player.
-
Knoxville bands
Check out our list of Knoxville's hottest bands. View profiles, listen to music and more.
Go rock! »
-
Timewasters
Stay a while, play some games, browse about:
Sudoku puzzle, crossword puzzle, Market Square webcam, TV listings.
Comments » 0
Be the first to post a comment!
Share your thoughts
Comments are the sole responsibility of the person posting them. You agree not to post comments that are off topic, defamatory, obscene, abusive, threatening or an invasion of privacy. Violators may be banned. Click here for our full user agreement.