The current woes for NBC continue. After executives announced they would trim failing 10 p.m. hour The Jay Leno Show to 30 minutes and move it to 11:35 p.m.—pushing back The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien to 12:05 a.m.—Conan said he would not continue hosting the Tonight Show at that hour.
“Six years ago, I signed a contract with NBC to take over The Tonight Show in June of 2009,” said Conan in a prepared statement.
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