Jay Leno did an interview with Oprah on Thursday on The Oprah Show. Jay got to share his side of the story. This interview, basically, put all the blame on NBC. Jay says that he never wanted to give up The Tonight Show and that he was asked to leave to make room for Conan. He says that The Jay Leno Show was not the only show with low ratings, but, The Tonight Show was suffering as well. Oprah says she does not understand why people are against Leno, and, that people just do not understand how Television works.
To me, this interview seems like a scheme set up by NBC to get viewers back on Leno’s side. They need Leno to look the good guy to get ratings. The best way to do this is to use Oprah. Oprah is the number one woman on Television and is very influential. Leno once was the number one man in late night Television, so, NBC would probably want him to continue to be to rake in cash. Leno and Oprah appear to be NBC’s puppets in this interview. If you do not understand how Television works, I will tell you. Everything on Television is scripted and rehearsed, including interviews.
