Leno returned to late night, but he can govern?

LOS ANGELES - The chin is too late into the night on NBC back. Then the desk, sofa, and hoped with the network audience. Get Jay Leno on "The Tonight Show" on Monday, "NBC is betting that the probability, spiral, marked short Conan O'Brien as host fade quickly to a distant memory. When viewers the haphazard screening, to This will lead to stress - Leno moved to prime time, NBC affiliates rebel against his poor grades, are reluctant to Directive O'Brien that he retire and NBC's "Tonight" transition at midnight, O'Brien and leave a small audience — the network is concentrating on the outcome. broadcasted With the Olympic Games with a large platform, an advertisement for the NBC says that "was the chin" back. "Another place had Breezing Leno on a coastal road in a fancy convertible, that The number "10" scales on "11:35." He threw it like a happy traveler affiliate way back home where he belongs after an accident does not even worthy of a postcard. Lisa Howfield, general manager of NBC KVBC in Las Vegas Leno believes that the fans will be behind him. "I suppose he 'll get the same numbers (ratings), which was in prime time, the same numbers he will be late at night. … I think it will probably be right back to normal listening habits, "said Howfield. Media analyst Steve Sternberg Leno agrees to take the lead late in the evening, he had most of its course, despite the assertions by some observers that eventually as the villain is, when O'Brien took a powder. "I do not think Leno image took a hit with his fans in general," said Sternberg. "It was more of a press and fan-created Conan Twitter than anything else. Half of the Leno audience is over 55 years, a group that tends to be very loyal. "Leno on average 5.2 million viewers each night in his final season of" Tonight "before O'Brien took over in May last year, and nearly touched the same number - 5.3 million - to its transmission prime time. The Expectations were higher for the new show, but as more people watch television pr ime-time, and NBC affiliates complained loudly because their local news audience received a blow due to the weak lead-in. NBC finally gave in to pressure. In addition to the Olympic village, the network has a relatively small number of keys to Leno returns, especially compared with his sparkling debut last fall with "The Show with Jay Leno." The comedian and NBC declined interviews, toured the proud by journalists Burbank is the new built Leno show, currently in the studio reworked them largely under wraps. It is the secular time office-chair-sofa-set, which is banned from prime time and include a new color. Bill Carroll, an analyst with Katz Television Media Buyer in New York, said NBC has a cautious approach, remember that the audience has "Tonight," Leno again, but not "overhyping" event if expectations are reasonable. Regarding the content, Leno will make a few points in prime time, partly Reviews by comedian and "Cop N Kitty" sketch, a parody of police teams. This is mixed with the "Tonight" bit Leno will be kept alive, including the headlines and bizarre "Jaywalking" man-in-the-street interviews. His first night will be the host of the Jamie Foxx, Brad Paisley and skier Lindsey Vonn. Sarah Palin is set for Tuesday with Olympic snowboarder Shaun White and a performance by Adam Lambert. Leno is facing a changed landscape. O'Brien had lost half the audience that his predecessor had called on the "Tonight" with David Letterman CBS, "and other shows of the recipient. What Leno viewers can get scattered and his status as No. 1 is not clear. A reference time as the interview with Hugh Grant who helped traction Leno, as he remains to be seen as "Tonight" host could make the difference, an analyst Carroll. But if the element belongs to Leno or Letterman. "In the long run it could either Way to go. Late at night is so easy, "said Carroll." ___ NBC owned by General Electric Co. ___ On the Net: http://www.nbc.com/