O'Brien has always had fans and his fans will come to watch his new show. Especially now that your giving them one hour early. The fans of Tonight Show watch Leno because they don't like Letterman. So they will stick to watching the Tonight Show... So at the end of the day Letterman will still lose the Late Night battle.

It's hard to explain why I think Conan will attract the _exact_same_audience_ as he already did in his previous slot, so I'll just state my opinion and leave it there. True, David Letterman picked up some audience, but that's because he's David Letterman.

The real question is: Between now and September, how many days will Letterman's ratings be higher than O'Brien's? Leno is out of the picture for the summer, and while the spin masters may try to yap about how the audience is different, the fact is, Letterman wins the battle of late night in a head to head battle with O'Brien.

That said, I don't know how Leno does well in prime time.

Jay Leno is "The Tonight Show". I think viewers will follow him and not the designated "Tonight Show" timeslot. Maybe Conan will do well this summer, but when Jay returns in the fall, Conan will be diluted. It is entirely possible that after watching Jay and the local news, audiences will just go to bed and realize that a 10pm "Tonight Show" is better for their sleep.

So what exactly is "No, Jay Leno is in now way out to sabotage his protege." supposed to mean. My best guess is that "now" was supposed to be "no."

Am I alone in thinking that Conan is not aging well. That freakish red hair thing might have worked when he was 26 and maybe even 36--but not at 46.