#1 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 09/27/2021 #9

In 2004, NBC announced that Tonight Show host Jay Leno (James Douglas Muir Leno) would be succeeded by Late Night host Conan Christopher O’Brien in 2009 (however, O’Brien’s stint on The Tonight Show lasted just over 7 months). #JayLeno #ConanOBrien

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#2 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 05/29/2022 #8

In 2009, Jay Leno hosted The Tonight Show on NBC supposedly for the final time, giving up his desk to Conan O’Brien. (After a stint in prime time, Leno returned to Tonight in March 2010, stepping down again in February 2014.) #JayLeno #ConanOBrien

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