Jay Leno seeks forgiveness on 'Oprah'

On her show Thursday, Oprah Winfrey repeatedly asked Jay Leno why he didn't choose retirement instead of going back to The Tonight Show.

She asked the beleaguered host about whether he had given any thought to Conan O’Brien’s feelings. Oprah even brought up a poll from her Web site that said 96 percent of the those who responded were on Obrien's side.

"I always felt I was doing the right thing," Jay told the daytime queen. "How can you do the right thing and have it go so wrong?"

"Maybe I'm doing something wrong if this many people are angry and upset over a television show. I had a show. My show got canceled. ... Who wouldn't take that job? ... I think I'm a good guy. Am I not a good guy?" Jay added.

Oprah rendered her judgment, "This is what I think: I'm really surprised that so many people are against you. I think people don't understand the way television works. I could understand people thinking you were selfish if you owned the show. People think you stole the show when in fact it wasn't your show to steal."

Jay summed up the real cause. "I wasn't the reason. The reason was ratings."

Meanwhile the prime-time Leno Show is going off the air sooner than expected.

In new television listings NBC released Thursday, the network has scheduled an episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit for 10 p.m. ET/PT Wednesday, Feb. 10 and two episodes of The Office for the same slot on Feb. 11.

Leno's show was expected to remain on the air until Feb. 12.

He'll return to his old Tonight Show slot on March 1, following the Winter Olympics.

Written by James Hirsen
HULIQ.com

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