I always liked Leno's show more than O'Brien's. But Conan has a better personality.
Leno's monologue is really the best in the business...but Conan has those hilarious skits(who can forget that infamous Comic the Insult Dog with those Star Wars fans?).
I don't care too much either way, since when I'm in school I never stay up late enough for either of them.
The thing I didn't like was out Conan O'Brien kept bitching about it. He's 41 years old for christ's sake, I wouldn't whine like that if I was half my age. A guy twice my age acts less mature than someone half my age. Unbelievable. It's not like Leno wasn't working behind Carson before he took the job.
Leno is a ratings machine, Conan is not. While Conan is more popular with the younger generation, the majority of the viewers like Leno more...but granted, he is on an earlier timeslot.
So it's good that conan will get the slot, but that's 5 years down the line, hopefully he won't turn as bad as David Letterman's show. Once these 12:35 slotters take an hour earlier, they usually never have the same show. Anyone will tell you Letterman was better when he was on after Johnny Carson.
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