Conan O’Brien is simply one of my favorite TV show hosts…like…ever! I watched him for years but lately I haven’t been (Does anyone know what channel and what time his show airs in South Africa?)
Anyway they want to move him by around half an hour to accommodate Jay Leno. I watch Jay Leno and he’s awesome, but I’m still more of a Conan fan.
In support of our boy, we’re rocking it for Team Coco all the way in South Africa, because he rocks.
This from DailyMail.co.uk:
Addressed wryly to ‘People of the Earth’, he said: ‘It was my mistaken belief that, like my predecessor, I would have the benefit of some time and, just as important, some degree of ratings support from the prime-time schedule. Building a lasting audience at 11:30 is impossible without both.
‘But sadly, we were never given that chance. After only seven months, with my Tonight Show in its infancy, NBC has decided to react to their terrible difficulties in prime-time by making a change in their long-established late night schedule.
EnlargeO’Brien supporters are circulating this viral on the Internet, which features the comedian’s nickname
‘Last Thursday, NBC executives told me they intended to move the Tonight Show to 12:05 to accommodate the Jay Leno Show at 11:35.
‘I sincerely believe that delaying the Tonight Show into the next day to accommodate another comedy programme will seriously damage what I consider to be the greatest franchise in the history of broadcasting.
‘The Tonight Show at 12:05 simply isn’t the Tonight Show.’
‘Tonight’ has long been the dominant late-night programme on US television, with O’Brien following in a line of hosts that included Steve Allen, Jack Paar, Johnny Carson and Leno.
For many of those years, an appearance on ‘Tonight,’ particularly for comics, could make or break a career.
Thousands of fans took to the Internet in O’Brien’s defence and applauded the host’s stand against NBC.
‘Team Conan’ was one of the most popular Twitter topics this morning, as young viewers pledged their allegiance to to the flame-haired host.
An O’Brien portrait also circulated as a badge of support.
Referring to the ‘Tonight’ show host’s playful nickname, it read, ‘I’m with Coco,’ and featured a black-and-white picture of a regal-looking O’Brien standing in front of an American flag. The only color: his shock of orange hair.
So join in the support by clicking here and joining Team Coco.
Go Coco!
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