Conan O'Brien says he wouldn't have done what Jay Leno did
O'Brien sounds off for the first time in a '60 Minutes' interview this Sunday
Steve Kroft and Conan O'Brien on Sunday's '60 Minutes'
Credit: CBS
NEW YORK (AP) — Conan O'Brien says he wouldn't have done what Jay Leno did and take back the "Tonight" show.
O'Brien tells "60 Minutes" that he could not have publicly handed over the "Tonight" show and wished his successor well, then displace him less than a year later. He made his first remarks about his acrimonious January departure from NBC in a "60 Minutes" interview to be broadcast Sunday.
O'Brien says he decided to leave NBC rather than accept an offer to move back a half hour in late-night because he saw no point in giving his all to a relationship that seemed to have no future.
O'Brien has signed a contract with TBS to begin a talk show there in November.
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April 29, 2010 at 10:47PM EST Reply to CommentConan O'Brien on cbs like nhl on fox
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April 30, 2010 at 4:33AM EST Reply to CommentYeah, but we'll never know, now will we, Conan? A hypothetical to a hypothetical question isn't reality.
lenpkins
April 30, 2010 at 5:06AM EST Reply to CommentCoCo should have taken some of his own advice and not pushed George Lopez back to midnight.
Who convinced him that he would be able to wipe the floor with Leno on that repeat-bonanza network that is TBS?
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April 30, 2010 at 5:07AM EST Reply to CommentI am very happy for Conan, but I am surprised it was TBS and not FOX who signed him given FOX has the bigger name and money . Either way, WAR CONAN ! !
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