Exactly. Jay came to the end of his contract and wanted to leave. Then, of course, it true Jay fashion, he didn’t want to leave. By then it was too late. He was also involved in a huge dustup with David Letterman over who would host the Tonight Show. It might not be PC to say it but he was the bad guy in that situation, not Letterman.
Leno got bumped around by the network when he was at the top of the ratings. There was no excuse or reason for that but to try to force him out and at very least diminish his significance and impact.
Agreed. Letterman got the raw end of the deal. At the time I sympathized with Letterman. However, as he got older, and in recent years he got nastier and more political. I still won’t say that he deserved his treatment but I have no sympathy for him, now.
In the earlier years of his show, Letterman’s show was very creative and funny and entertaining. I wonder how many fans he lost when he got political.