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Originally Posted by azfan
Jay Leno didn't do anything. He never retired. The Tonight Show was taken from him, and now NBC has given it back because Conan lost 60% of Jay's viewers. Jay had no say in the matter.
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The Tonight Show was not taken from him. Back in 2004, Leno agreed to "retire" from The Tonight Show and hand it over to Conan in 2009. Which is what happened. Leno stayed on NBC with his prime time show. After both The Jay Leno Show and The Tonight Show starting tanking in ratings, NBC execs decided to put Leno back on The Tonight Show and give Conan the axe. Leno could have said no, but I'm sure the deal was too lucrative for him to pass up.