The Jay Leno Show (2009)
The Jay Leno Show is an American comedy show created by and starring Jay Leno, that aired at 10 p.m. from September 14, 2009 to February 9, 2010 on NBC, after Leno's initial retirement from hosting The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. In January 2010, NBC announced that due to affiliate concerns about its effect on their newscasts, The Jay Leno Show would be shortened to 30 minutes and moved from primetime to 11:35 p.m., the timeslot that had been occupied by The Tonight Show for nearly 60 years. The Tonight Show host Conan O'Brien released a public statement saying that he would not participate in moving Tonight to 12:05 a.m., asserting that it would damage the highly respected franchise. Despite much support for O'Brien from both the public and media professionals alike NBC maintained its plan to move Leno to 11:35. On January 21, 2010, NBC reached a $45 million settlement with O'Brien in order to end his contract. Leno resumed his duties as host of Tonight on March 1, 2010. Leno ended on February 9, 2010 after being on the air for only four months, with Entertainment Weekly calling the program television's "Biggest Bomb of All Time."
Seasons & Episode
Never Aired, pre-empted.
Jay's guest is Dr. Phil McGraw.
Comic Chelsea Handler; journalist Brian Williams.
Actor John Cusack; comic Frank Caliendo; comic Adam Carolla.
Author Jenna Bush Hager; former first lady Laura Bush; comic Mikey Day.
Comic Wanda Sykes; TV personality Rachael Ray; Dan Finnerty and the Dan Band.
Actress Elizabeth Banks.
Actress Sandra Bullock; comic Mikey Day.
Actress Penélope Cruz; singer Dolly Parton.
Comic Larry the Cable Guy; correspondent Mikey Day.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R-Calif.); Lady Gaga performs.
Actress Megan Fox.
Features host of Real Time with Bill Maher and his 'Green Car Challenge', 'Ten @ Ten' segment with Jennifer Lopez, Adam Corrolla with 'Kackass of the Month', and 'Headlines' segments.
Actor Kelsey Grammer; musician Taylor Swift.
Actress Gabourey Sidibe; Ross Matthews talks to the winner of "The Biggest Loser."
Director Quentin Tarantino; professional football player Drew Brees.
Actor Matt Damon; Barry Manilow performs.
Chef Gordon Ramsay; musician Brad Paisley.
Actress Anna Kendrick; director James Cameron.
Actress Anna Kendrick; director James Cameron.
Actor Sam Worthington; Mary J. Blige performs.
TV show host Glenn Beck; TV personality Kate Gosselin.
Actor Tim Allen; TV personality Adam Carolla.
TV personality Kim Kardashian; TV personality Jillian Michaels.
Actor Hugh Jackman; journalist Katie Couric.
Actor Denzel Washington; comic Mikey Day.
Journalist Brian Williams; correspondents Ross Matthews and Mikey Day.
Sandra Bullock, Anderson Cooper
Heidi Klum, Kourtney Kardashian
Dwayne Johnson, Jimmy Kimmel
Julianne Moore, Ricky Gervais
TV show host Chelsea Handler; former professional basketball player Michael Jordan.
Director James Cameron; actress Selena Gomez.
Actor Billy Crystal; actress Zoe Saldana.
Actor Mark Harmon and Alonzo Bodden
Actor Mel Gibson.
Actor Bill Paxton, Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.).
TV show host Howie Mandel.
Actress Jessica Alba; Olympian John Shuster.
Actress Jessica Biel; TV host Jimmy Fallon.
TV host Wanda Sykes; Olympic figure skater Evan Lysacek.
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