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if you're Conan O'Brien, do you jump ship to Fox if they offer you late night?

Posted by fatsquatch (aka chris) Jan 11 '10, 10:12

i think you do. NBC obviously dances to the tune of Leno, not yours. and presumably anyone who watched you on NBC will just as easily watch you on Fox. plus, given the way the Fox local schedule works, you might even be able to go on at 11:00 and get a half hour jump on the other network shows

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It's really fairly stunning how badly NBC botched this whole thing. -- nm - pmb Jan 11, 10:28
But are Fox audiences expecting to stick with the network after the news? -- nm - Max Jan 11, 10:27 2
- Isn't FOX news done at 10:30? -- nm - JaxSean Jan 11, 10:31 1
  - our local fox affiliate has an hour, 10-11. -- nm - b. Jan 11, 10:31
Yes. Their loyalty is with Leno (for good or bad). - Will Hunting Jan 11, 10:17
I think Conan gets everything he wants out of NBC right now. The question is: What does he want? - Mop (228 lbs) Jan 11, 10:14 2
- it's no-win for him at NBC if he keeps the show at 12p behind a half hour of Leno. - fatsquatch Jan 11, 10:18 1
  - True. Following this logic, Leno resumes his gig as host of the Tonight Show, but as a wounded animal. Conan gets the 11pm slot on Fox. Leno destroyed -- nm - Mop (228 lbs) Jan 11, 10:19
Fox. Your reasoning is pretty good IMO. -- nm - MDH Jan 11, 10:14
I think so. Cause he still gets paid no matter what due to his contract w/NBC which is 20 mill for 4 years I think. -- nm - Remlik Jan 11, 10:13 6
- well, i think NBC will probably want to get paid off by Fox in exchange for not putting up a fight in letting Conan go - fatsquatch Jan 11, 10:15 5
  - Interesting. Does NBC consider it sunk cost, or will they try to recover some of it by letting Conan walk, interesting question. - musubi Jan 11, 10:19 3
    - the money is huge, like $45 million. they won't just eat it -- nm - fatsquatch Jan 11, 10:20 2
      - I would think that if financial concerns were paramount, the logical thing would be to boot Leno rather than Conan. - musubi Jan 11, 10:24 1
        
        I've been wondering if Leno learns from Favre's non-example and just backs away. -- nm - TFox Jan 11, 10:25
  - I think NBC violates the contract first by moving Conan's timeslot. Conan now has "hand". -- nm - Mop (228 lbs) Jan 11, 10:17
If I'm Conan O'Brien and ANYone offers me a gig, I jump at it. nm - Jim Jan 11, 10:13

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