Conan Won't Host 'Tonight Show' After Midnight

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NBC’s late-night woes continue. After executives announced they would trim The Jay Leno Show to 30 minutes and move it from 10 p.m. 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 show at that hour.
 
“Six years ago, I signed a contract with NBC to take over The Tonight Show in June of 2009,” said O’Brien in a statement. “Like a lot of us, I grew up watching Johnny Carson every night and the chance to one day sit in that chair has meant everything to me.

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