The Jay Leno Show

The Jay Leno Show is an American comedy show created by and starring Jay Leno, that aired at 10 p.m. from September 14, 2009 to February 9, 2010 on NBC, after Leno's initial retirement from hosting The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. In January 2010, NBC announced that due to affiliate concerns about its effect on their newscasts, The Jay Leno Show would be shortened to 30 minutes and moved from primetime to 11:35 p.m., the timeslot that had been occupied by The Tonight Show for nearly 60 years. The Tonight Show host Conan O'Brien released a public statement saying that he would not participate in moving Tonight to 12:05 a.m., asserting that it would damage the highly respected franchise. Despite much support for O'Brien from both the public and media professionals alike NBC maintained its plan to move Leno to 11:35. On January 21, 2010, NBC reached a $45 million settlement with O'Brien in order to end his contract. Leno resumed his duties as host of Tonight on March 1, 2010. Leno ended on February 9, 2010 after being on the air for only four months, with Entertainment Weekly calling the program television's "Biggest Bomb of All Time."

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Seasons

0. Bill Maher

Air Date: 2009-12-01

Never Aired, pre-empted.

1. Jerry Seinfeld, Jay-Z with Rihanna & Kanye West

Air Date: 2009-09-14

2. Michael Moore, Tom Cruise, Cameron Diaz

Air Date: 2009-09-15

3. Robin Williams, Miley Cyrus

Air Date: 2009-09-16

4. Halle Berry, Bruce Hornsby with Eric Clapton

Air Date: 2009-09-17

5. Drew Barrymore, Mel Gibson

Air Date: 2009-09-18

6. Jennifer Garner, Barney Frank, Headlines

Air Date: 2009-09-21

7. Pee-Wee Herman, Amy Poehler, 99 Cent Store

Air Date: 2009-09-22

8. Vince Vaughn, Michaels vs. Costas

Air Date: 2009-09-23

9. Rush Limbaugh, Smokey Robinson with Joss Stone

Air Date: 2009-09-24

10. Hugh Laurie, LeBron James

Air Date: 2009-09-25

11. Bill Maher, Brad Paisley & Sheryl Crow

Air Date: 2009-09-28

12. Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Billy Crystal

Air Date: 2009-09-29

13. Adam Carolla, Steve Carell, Vince Gill & Emmylou Harris

Air Date: 2009-09-30

14. Chris Rock

Air Date: 2009-10-01

15. Jenna Fischer, Dan Ahdoot, Photo Booth

Air Date: 2009-10-02

16. Jamie Foxx, Joe Torre

Air Date: 2009-10-05

17. Abigail Breslin, Cindy McCain

Air Date: 2009-10-06

18. Wanda Sykes, Kathleen Sebelius

Air Date: 2009-10-07

19. Gerard Butler, Ben Harper & Jack Black

Air Date: 2009-10-08

20. Terry Bradshaw

Air Date: 2009-10-09

21. Dana Carvey

Air Date: 2009-10-12

22. John C. Reilly, Ben Roethlisberger

Air Date: 2009-10-13

23. Mikey Day, Bill Cosby

Air Date: 2009-10-14

24. Matt Lauer, Jeff Dunham

Air Date: 2009-10-15

25. Ross Mathews, Sen. John McCain

Air Date: 2009-10-16

26. Rod Stewart

Air Date: 2009-10-19

27. Martha Stewart, Ludacris

Air Date: 2009-10-20

28. Rainn Wilson

Air Date: 2009-10-21

29. Hilary Swank, Jerry Jones

Air Date: 2009-10-22

30. Colin Firth

Air Date: 2009-10-23

31. Dr. Phil McGraw

Air Date: 2009-10-26

Jay's guest is Dr. Phil McGraw.

32. Ewan McGregor, Tina Fey

Air Date: 2009-10-27

33. Chelsea Handler, Brian Williams

Air Date: 2009-10-28

Comic Chelsea Handler; journalist Brian Williams.

34. Paula Abdul

Air Date: 2009-10-29

35. John Cusack, Frank Caliendo

Air Date: 2009-10-30

Actor John Cusack; comic Frank Caliendo; comic Adam Carolla.

36. Mariah Carey, a performance from Cirque du Soleil's

Air Date: 2009-11-02

37. Katie Featherston & Micah Sloat

Air Date: 2009-11-03

38. Jenna Bush Hager, Laura Bush

Air Date: 2009-11-04

Author Jenna Bush Hager; former first lady Laura Bush; comic Mikey Day.

39. Wanda Sykes, Rachael Ray, Dan Finnerty & the Dan Band

Air Date: 2009-11-05

Comic Wanda Sykes; TV personality Rachael Ray; Dan Finnerty and the Dan Band.

40. Elizabeth Banks

Air Date: 2009-11-06

Actress Elizabeth Banks.

41. Kathy Griffin

Air Date: 2009-11-09

42. Howie Mandel

Air Date: 2009-11-10

43. Sandra Bullock

Air Date: 2009-11-11

Actress Sandra Bullock; comic Mikey Day.

44. Penelope Cruz, Dolly Parton

Air Date: 2009-11-12

Actress Penélope Cruz; singer Dolly Parton.

45. Terrence Howard, Terry Bradshaw

Air Date: 2009-11-13

46. Taylor Lautner, Heather Locklear

Air Date: 2009-11-16

47. The Biggest Loser Rebecca Meyer, Kevin Nealon, Tyra Banks

Air Date: 2009-11-17

48. Larry the Cable Guy, Mikey Day

Air Date: 2009-11-18

Comic Larry the Cable Guy; correspondent Mikey Day.

49. Dakota Fanning, Kate Flannery, Jeff Dunham, Mikey Day

Air Date: 2009-11-19

50. Kellan Lutz, Ed Begley Jr.

Air Date: 2009-11-20

51. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Lady Gaga

Air Date: 2009-11-23

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R-Calif.); Lady Gaga performs.

52. Charles Barkley, The Biggest Loser contestant Allen Smith

Air Date: 2009-11-24

53. Paula Patton

Air Date: 2009-11-25

54. Megan Fox

Air Date: 2009-11-26

Actress Megan Fox.

55. Bill Maher

Air Date: 2009-11-30

Features host of Real Time with Bill Maher and his 'Green Car Challenge', 'Ten @ Ten' segment with Jennifer Lopez, Adam Corrolla with 'Kackass of the Month', and 'Headlines' segments.

56. John Travolta, Kim Kardashian

Air Date: 2009-12-02

57. Morgan Freeman, Maxwell, Nick Thune

Air Date: 2009-12-03

58. Kelsey Grammer, Taylor Swift

Air Date: 2009-12-04

Actor Kelsey Grammer; musician Taylor Swift.

59. Susan Sarandon, Andrea Bocelli with the Muppets

Air Date: 2009-12-07

60. Gabourey Sidibe, Winner of The Biggest Loser Danny Cahill

Air Date: 2009-12-08

Actress Gabourey Sidibe; Ross Matthews talks to the winner of "The Biggest Loser."

61. Quentin Tarantino, Drew Brees

Air Date: 2009-12-09

Director Quentin Tarantino; professional football player Drew Brees.

62. Matt Damon, Barry Manilow

Air Date: 2009-12-10

Actor Matt Damon; Barry Manilow performs.

63. Gordon Ramsay

Air Date: 2009-12-11

Chef Gordon Ramsay; musician Brad Paisley.

64. Anna Kendrick, Tim McGraw

Air Date: 2009-12-14

Actress Anna Kendrick; director James Cameron.

65. Christina Applegate, Nick Lachey

Air Date: 2009-12-15

66. Sigourney Weaver, John Mayer

Air Date: 2009-12-16

Actress Anna Kendrick; director James Cameron.

67. Sam Worthington, Mary J. Blige

Air Date: 2009-12-17

Actor Sam Worthington; Mary J. Blige performs.

68. Glenn Beck, Kate Gosselin

Air Date: 2009-12-18

TV show host Glenn Beck; TV personality Kate Gosselin.

69. Jeff Bridges, Adam Lambert

Air Date: 2009-12-21

70. Dane Cook

Air Date: 2009-12-22

71. Julie Scardina, African Children's Choir

Air Date: 2009-12-23

72. Tim Allen

Air Date: 2010-01-04

Actor Tim Allen; TV personality Adam Carolla.

73. Kim Kardashian, Jillian Michaels, Guy Fieri

Air Date: 2010-01-05

TV personality Kim Kardashian; TV personality Jillian Michaels.

74. Hugh Jackman, Katie Couric

Air Date: 2010-01-06

Actor Hugh Jackman; journalist Katie Couric.

75. Denzel Washington

Air Date: 2010-01-07

Actor Denzel Washington; comic Mikey Day.

76. Brian Williams

Air Date: 2010-01-08

Journalist Brian Williams; correspondents Ross Matthews and Mikey Day.

77. Bill Cosby

Air Date: 2010-01-11

78. Sandra Bullock

Air Date: 2010-01-12

Sandra Bullock, Anderson Cooper

79. Heidi Klum

Air Date: 2010-01-13

Heidi Klum, Kourtney Kardashian

80. Dwayne Johnson

Air Date: 2010-01-14

Dwayne Johnson, Jimmy Kimmel

81. Julianne Moore

Air Date: 2010-01-15

Julianne Moore, Ricky Gervais

82. Emily Blunt

Air Date: 2010-01-18

83. Chelsea Handler

Air Date: 2010-01-19

TV show host Chelsea Handler; former professional basketball player Michael Jordan.

84. James Cameron

Air Date: 2010-01-20

Director James Cameron; actress Selena Gomez.

85. Billy Crystal

Air Date: 2010-01-21

Actor Billy Crystal; actress Zoe Saldana.

86. Mark Harmon

Air Date: 2010-01-25

Actor Mark Harmon and Alonzo Bodden

87. Mel Gibson

Air Date: 2010-01-26

Actor Mel Gibson.

88. Bill Paxton

Air Date: 2010-01-28

Actor Bill Paxton, Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.).

89. Howie Mandel

Air Date: 2010-01-29

TV show host Howie Mandel.

90. Jessica Alba

Air Date: 2010-02-01

Actress Jessica Alba; Olympian John Shuster.

91. Jessica Biel

Air Date: 2010-02-03

Actress Jessica Biel; TV host Jimmy Fallon.

92. Wanda Sykes

Air Date: 2010-02-04

TV host Wanda Sykes; Olympic figure skater Evan Lysacek.

93. Bill Maher, Gretchen Bleiler

Air Date: 2010-02-05

94. Emma Roberts, Charles Barkley

Air Date: 2010-02-08

95. Series Finale: Ashton Kutcher, Bob Costas, Gabourey Sidibe

Air Date: 2010-02-09

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Rating

3.6/10

Release Date

2009-09-14

Episodes

96 (1 seasons)

Status

Ended

Cast

Jay Leno

Self - Host

Production Companies

Universal Media Studios

Big Dog Productions