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Is Jay Leno Being Fired?

Rumors are swirling today that Jay Leno's show will go on hiatus for the Olympics, and when they are over that Jay will either be fired entirely or get his 11:30 p.m. Eastern time slot back. That would leave Conan O'Brien out in the cold. NBC issued a really weird statement that explains absolutely nothing. People reports:

"Jay Leno is one of the most compelling entertainers in the world today," says the NBC statement. "As we have said all along, Jay’s show has performed exactly as we anticipated on the network. It has, however, presented some issues for our affiliates. Both Jay and the show are committed to working closely with them to find ways to improve the performance."

Leno professed to be in the dark, joking about the reports during his monologue on Thursday's taping of The Jay Leno Show. "I don't think there is any truth to the rumors," he said. "See, it's always been my experience that NBC only cancels you when you're in first place. So we are fine. We are OK." Later, he joked, "What does NBC stand for? Never Believe your Contract."

No one really knows what's happening, but it's going to be a bad year for someone. Nikki Finke has the latest updates on this quickly evolving story here.

Posted on January 7, 2010

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