Giving Context To A Week Of Late Night Wars

“Hey, NBC said they wanted drama at 10 – Now they got it.”

(The Jay Leno Show: 1/11/10)

“Hosting ‘The Tonight Show’ has been the fulfillment of a lifelong dream for me, and I just want to say to the kids out there watching – You can do anything you want in life. Unless if Jay Leno wants to do it too.”

(Tonight Show w/ Conan O’Brien: 1/13/10)

“And now according to the New York Times, Al-Qaeda is claiming responsibility for the wreckage at NBC.”

(Late Show w/ David Letterman: 1/12/10)

“Great to be here on ABC. You know what ABC stands for? Always Bump Conan.”

(Jimmy Kimmel as Jay Leno – Jimmy Kimmel Live: 1/12/10)

“I’m getting a lot of support out there, especially from an online group calling themselves ‘Team Conan.’ It’s very exciting – it’s the first time in my life I’ve been on a team where I wasn’t picked last.”

(Tonight Show w/ Conan O’Brien: 1/13/10)

“It’s no secret that late night has always been a battlefield, but it’s turning into a civil war here at NBC.”

(Lee Cowan NBC’s TODAY Show – 1/13/10)

“NBC announced they expect to lose 200 million dollars on the Winter Olympics next month. Folks is it just me, or is that story hilarious?”

(Tonight Show w/ Conan O’Brien: 1/11/10)

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