After Conan O’Brien published his open letter, expressing ‘enormous personal disappointment‘ over NBC’s Tonight Show decision, the story attracted even more attention from the public. Today, Entertainment Weekly reported the following:
“Ending one of the ugliest chapters in NBC’s storied history, the Peacock officially announced today that it has reached an agreement with Conan O’Brien, who has agreed to abdicate his role as the host of The Tonight Show by Jan. 22 in exchange for a large cash payout that sources place at more than $40 million…” (Original article)
During the course of the Conan-NBC negotiation, there were plenty of animation videos being created to dramatize the story, including the following one, created by NMANews. This video has gained quite some popularity on YouTube. The animations are vividly descriptive and attractive. However, because there is only one Chinese version available on YouTube, it’s a little difficult for western audience to understand the plot. The following is a specific script with timelines attached. Enjoy.
0′02″: The talk show in the US is making headlines on the paper these days.
0′04″: The “Tonight Show” from NBC has been hosted by Jay Leno for a long time.
0′09″: Conan O’Brien used to host the midnight program.
0′12″: Their programs did not interfere with each other.
0′14″: But in order to cut expense, NBC President Jeff Zucker adjusted the timing of Jay Leno’s show at night.
0′20″: The old 10 o’clock prime time programs were all readjusted to make room for Leno’s talk show.
0′24″: This way, Jay Leno’s new program would air punctually at 10:00 PM.
0′27″: Conan O’Brien got to host the “Tonight Show” as he dreamed.
0′31″: Talk show is easier and cheaper to make compared to TV Series.
0′32″: Therefore, NBC would have no chance of losing any money. Isn’t that right?
0′37″: How come no one else thought of such a great idea before?
0′41″: Unfortunately, the audience didn’t appreciate the new arrangement.
0′42″:: Leno was losing ratings for his 10 o’clock program.
0′45″: Conan failed to attract more viewers for the Tonight Show as well.
0′51″: Jeff Zucker saw this worsened situation, struggling to turn it around.
0″54″: As a result, Zucker readjusted Leno’s show to a later time again. In turn, Conan’s Tonight Show is bumped to after the midnight.
1′00″: Conan is enormously disappointed, writing an open letter to express his disappointment with NBC.
1′05″: Conan – “The tonight show can not be moved!”
1′07″: Because being funny is what they both do for a living, both Leno and Conan make fun of the other party regarding this issue.
1′13″: Not only are the NBC executives cursed, the two hosts also attack each other.
1′18″: Their competitors David Letterman and Jimmy Fallon, of course, take their turns to make sarcastic jokes on the situation.
1′24″: The audience was all curious about this debate, leading to an increased rating for all late night talk shows.
1′29″: All of a sudden, talk shows become more popular than TV shows.
1′33″: At this moment, NBC and Conan are negotiating for the new terms and conditions.
1′37″: If Conan leaves, he might receive up to $300,000.
1′41″: Letterman and Fallon both decided to support Conan for this tug of war.
1′47″: There is seemingly nobody on Leno’s side.
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