Report: NBC's Zucker Threatening to Yank Conan

The insanity continues. In this latest twist on the bizarre Jay Leno/Conan O’Brien dilemma, NBC Universal honcho Jeff Zucker, who many believe is the source of this embarrassing mess, is now threatening to keep Conan O’Brien off the air for three-and-a-half years unless Conan agrees to host The Tonight Show at 12:05 a.m. beginning in February, according to columnist Nikki Finke. 

NBC, of course, is planning on airing a shortened version of The Jay Leno Show at 11:35 p.m.,

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