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[QUOTE="oscarct:1027651"]Conan O'Brien released a statement Tuesday afternoon regarding NBC's late-night situation, and his place in it: People of Earth: In the last few days, I’ve been getting a lot of sympathy calls, and I want to start by making it clear that no one should waste a second feeling sorry for me.� For 17 years, I’ve been getting paid to do what I love most and, in a world with real problems, I’ve been absurdly lucky.� That said, I’ve been suddenly put in a very public predicament and my bosses are demanding an immediate decision. Six years ago, I signed a contract with NBC to take over The Tonight Show in June of 2009.� 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.� I worked long and hard to get that opportunity, passed up far more lucrative offers, and since 2004 I have spent literally hundreds of hours thinking of ways to extend the franchise long into the future.� � 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. 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.� For 60 years the Tonight Show has aired immediately following the late local news.� I sincerely believe that delaying the Tonight Show into the next day to accommodate another comedy program 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.� Also, if I accept this move I will be knocking the Late Night show, which I inherited from David Letterman and passed on to Jimmy Fallon, out of its long-held time slot.� That would hurt the other NBC franchise that I love, and it would be unfair to Jimmy. So it has come to this:� I cannot express in words how much I enjoy hosting this program and what an enormous personal disappointment it is for me to consider losing it.� My staff and I have worked unbelievably hard and we are very proud of our contribution to the legacy of The Tonight Show. But I cannot participate in what I honestly believe is its destruction.� Some people will make the argument that with DVRs and the Internet a time slot doesn’t matter.� But with the Tonight Show, I believe nothing could matter more. There has been speculation about my going to another network but, to set the record straight, I currently have no other offer and honestly have no idea what happens next.� My hope is that NBC and I can resolve this quickly so that my staff, crew, and I can do a show we can be proud of, for a company that values our work. Have a great day and, for the record, I am truly sorry about my hair; it's always been that way. Yours, Conan [/QUOTE]
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