Oh snap! CoCo opens up about the NBC talk show debacle on CBS' 60 minutes

[her209]

To be aired after May 1st
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/30/arts/television/30conan.html

 

[NFS4]

 

[rudeguy]

He's still butt hurt but got paid $50 mil to walk away?

STFU

 

[NFS4]

He's still butt hurt but got paid $50 mil to walk away?

STFU

Who said he was butthurt?:hmm:

Despite the evident disappointment of having to walk away from the “Tonight Show," Mr. O’Brien said that no one should feel sorry for him. "I’m fine; I’m doing great," he tells Mr. Kroft.

 

[rudeguy]

He also said more than a couple times that he was biting his tongue because of the agreement he signed.

If my employer punched me in the face every day for a year and paid me $1 mil to walk away...I would be telling everyone how awesome of a company they are.

 

[NFS4]

He also said more than a couple times that he was biting his tongue because of the agreement he signed.

If my employer punched me in the face every day for a year and paid me $1 mil to walk away...I would be telling everyone how awesome of a company they are.

Wow, you sell out for cheap.

Regardless, everyone wants to hear his side of the story. He can tell it if he wants. If you don't want to hear what he says, don't watch the episode. No one punching you in the face, forcing you to watch it... or are they?

 

[rudeguy]

Wow, you sell out for cheap.

Regardless, everyone wants to hear his side of the story. He can tell it if he wants. If you don't want to hear what he says, don't watch the episode. No one punching you in the face, forcing you to watch it... or are they?

I would let them for a mil

And yea I sell out cheap...maybe that's part of why I don't feel sorry for him. I have to work for a living and I don't like it one bit!

 

[QueBert]

He's not funny and got millions of bucks and he's still an ungrateful fuck. This whole debacle is NBC's fault. They asked a man who was #1 and loved his show to step down so they could keep... Coco around? WHAT THE FUCK. Idiotic move of the decade for sure. I mean so fucking what if Conan wanted the 11:35 slot. Keep the proven #1 and let Conan go somewhere else. NBC is about 2 breaths away from death.

 

[techforums]

He's not funny and got millions of bucks and he's still an ungrateful fuck. This whole debacle is NBC's fault. They asked a man who was #1 and loved his show to step down so they could keep... Coco around? WHAT THE FUCK. Idiotic move of the decade for sure. I mean so fucking what if Conan wanted the 11:35 slot. Keep the proven #1 and let Conan go somewhere else. NBC is about 2 breaths away from death.

I think he's funny

 

[ahenkel]

Ditto, I can't stand Leno.

 

[wheresmybacon]

Leno is about as funny as cancer. I can't understand why he's back on TV.

 

[jamesave]

the article say that Coco is prohibited in any media before May 1. does that include the NYT?

 

[tboo]

Are you talking about this Coco?:

 

[Fritzo]

I think he's funny

So do most people under 55. Grannies love Leno.

 

[LikeLinus]

Lame, Conan is being nothing but a whinning little bitch. MAN UP. This is hollywood and a BUSINESS. NBC made a business decision to bring back Leno based solely on the fact that you couldn’t bring in the raitings that Leno could. It doesn’t matter if you find Leno funny or not, the point is he makes MONEY for the network and brings in more numbers and accordingly more advertising dollars. Conan was never the right person for the job and NBC only gave him the job because they promised it for fear of losing him to CBS or ABC. They let it ride for awhile but Conan lost the raitings lead and overall really wasn’t that funny. Conan may be good for his demographic and later at night, but he can’t carry the Tonight Show like Leno can. Period. It’s pathetic that Conan has to go on TV to say that “I would have never done that to Leno”. Grow a pair and move on. You weren’t good enough to keep the show rated higher than Letterman and you can’t blame Leno for taking a job that he was offered. You should be pissed at NBC and yourself, not Leno.

NBC is really the one who caused this mess. Put the blame where it really goes.

 

[Fritzo]

Lame, Conan is being nothing but a whinning little bitch. MAN UP. This is hollywood and a BUSINESS. NBC made a business decision to bring back Leno based solely on the fact that you couldn’t bring in the raitings that Leno could.

Leno's ratings fall below Conan's Tonight Show

 

[LikeLinus]

Leno's ratings fall below Conan's Tonight Show

That is only for a certain demographic. Not total viewership. Check the nielsen ratings and get back to us. Jay's actual audience is almost 4 million. He was pulling over 5 before he left. Conan pulls around a 2.5 if I remember correctly. Any questions?


http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/04/2...-late-night-with-jimmy-fallon-win-again/50080

“Tonight” won the 11:35 p.m. ET hour decisively, generating a 20 percent margin of victory over “Late Show” in adult 18-49 viewers (1.361 million vs. 1.132 million), a 23 percent advantage in total viewers and a 25 percent margin in adult 18-34 viewers.

For the week of April 19-23, Jay’s average 1.361 million adults 18-49 outscored Letterman’s 1.132 million; in total viewers, Jay’s audience of 3.969 million persons beat Letterman’s 3.230 million; and in adults 18-34, Jay’s 530,000 out-delivered Letterman’s 424,000. At 12:35 a.m. ET, Jimmy Fallon’s 798,000 adults 18-49 for the week topped Ferguson’s 645,000; in total viewers, Jimmy’s 1.607 million defeated Ferguson’s 1.594 million; and in adults 18-34, Jimmy’s 346,000 out-delivered Ferguson’s 249,000.