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'BCS,' NBC Blitz Leno

Rash Report: Peacock Network Appears to Call an Audible on Day of Big Game

By: John Rash
Published: January 08, 2010

MINNEAPOLIS (AdAge.com) -- Thursday TV's grid was expected to include some scrambling. But it was supposed to be on the gridiron in the big BCS title game on ABC, not from NBC, which got blitzed by reports that it is considering canceling the prime-time version of "The Jay Leno Show" and moving it back to late night, which would in turn move back "The Tonight Show" half an hour, as its host, Conan O'Brien, also got sacked in the ratings race. ...

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