Conan O'Brien Signs $45M Deal To Leave NBC
NBC said Thursday it has reached a U.S. $ 45 million Deal With Conan O'Brien for his exit from the "Tonight" show, allowing Jay Leno to return to the late-night program he hosted for 17 years.
Under the deal, "Which came seven months after O'Brien took the Reins from Leno, O'Brien will get more than U.S. $ 33 million, NBC said. The rest will go to his staff in severance, the network said in an announcement on the "Today" show.
His final show will be Friday, and Leno will return to "Tonight" on March 1
"In the end, Conan was appreciative of the steps on NBC Made to take care of his staff and crew, and for decided Thurs supplement the severance they were getting out of his own pocket," his manager, Gavin Polone, told The Wall Street Journal.
"Now he just wants to get back on the air as quickly as possible."
O'Brien will be free to begin another TV job as soon as September, NBC said.Read MoreNBC said Thursday it has reached a U.S. $ 45 million Deal With Conan O'Brien for his exit from the "Tonight" show, allowing Jay Leno to return to the late-night program he hosted for 17 years.
Under the deal, "Which came seven months after O'Brien took the Reins from Leno, O'Brien will get more than U.S. $ 33 million, NBC said. The rest will go to his staff in severance, the network said in an announcement on the "Today" show.
His final show will be Friday, and Leno will return to "Tonight" on March 1
"In the end, Conan was appreciative of the steps on NBC Made to take care of his staff and crew, and for decided Thurs supplement the severance they were getting out of his own pocket," his manager, Gavin Polone, told The Wall Street Journal.
"Now he just wants to get back on the air as quickly as possible."
O'Brien will be free to begin another TV job as soon as September, NBC said.
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