NBC brings Conan O'Brien back

Former 'Tonight Show' host will produce a legal pilot for NBC

By HitFix Staff Wednesday, Jan 27, 2010 4:31 AM

Conan O'Brien

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It's only been a few days since Conan O'Brien aired his last episode of "The Tonight Show," following several weeks of tearing NBC to shreds over the details of his exit.

Guess what? NBC is ready to get back into the Conan O'Brien business, at least in a manner of speaking.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, NBC has ordered an hour-long pilot from Conaco, O'Brien's production shingle.

Formerly titled "Justice," the O'Brien produced pilot was written by John Eisendrath and focuses on an ex-Supreme Court justice who starts his own legal practice.

O'Brien reached a $33 million settlement with NBC last week and part of the settlement allowed for his NBC-Uni-based shingle to remain intact until the end of the development season.

This is NBC's third legal pilot of this development season, joining the already shot "Rex Is Not Your Lawyer" and David E. Kelley's "Kindreds."

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Billy Dakota

I love COCO and want to see more of HIM, the last thing prime time needs is more Legal, Crime or Hospital shows. Done, Done and Donererest.
January 27, 2010 at 11:47AM EST Reply to Comment
- Trekscribbler Actually, I think Conan just signed to play a former lawyer turned private detective who works out of the 2nd floor office of a major hospital.
  January 27, 2010 at 5:43PM EST
- Aw hell, them Vulcan ears of yours might as well be horns with that type of blasphemy.
  January 27, 2010 at 6:19PM EST