The Jay Leno Show : Season 1

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Season Details & Credits

NBC | Season Premiere Date: September 14, 2009

Starring: Timothy Stack, D.L. Hughley, Arsenio Hall

Summary: Leno returns to NBC but at the 10 p.m. time slot after being pursued by other networks. The talk show will feature his popular Tonight Show segments, but expect them in the later half of the show.

Genre(s): Comedy, Talk & Interview

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E101. The Jay Leno Show 02/09/2010
Air Date: February 9, 2010
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S1:E99. The Jay Leno Show 02/08/2010
Air Date: February 8, 2010
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S1:E98. The Jay Leno Show 02/05/2010
Air Date: February 5, 2010

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Linda Stasi

Jay returned with that smart and smartass mix of talent and controversy that separates the pros from the bores. Read full review

Tom Shales

Leno's funny, but in the safest way. He's adheres to the center of the exact middle road, so it's wrong to expect a revolution here. Read full review

David Hinckley

Jay was Jay last night--hands in pockets, blue suit, solid monologue. Pleasant, likeable, funny, a guy you'd invite to your barbeque. Read full review

Matthew Gilbert

The boilerplate talk format was reminiscent not only of Leno’s “Tonight Show,’’ but of almost every other late-night talker on the air right now. Read full review

James Poniewozik

NBC has been telling us all summer, was "comedy at 10," not simply a second Tonight Show. Instead, what we got was a monologue, a couple taped comedy bits, an interview, a musical act, another interview and Headlines. Read full review

Dorothy Rabinowitz

From its looks so far, the new Leno show is the old Leno show. Even so, much remains to be seen of this enterprise, described as the hour that may change the nature of television. Read full review

Matt Roush

The only moment anyone’s likely to remember from the colossal dud of The Jay Leno Show's opening night--which felt more like an off night of the old Tonight Show--was a moment where no joke was cracked, indeed where no word was spoken. Read full review

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DonSmith

Jan 19, 2010

Jay is a great entertainer and comedian and cannot be replaced by Conan. I have submitted material for Jay to use as he saw fit. Jay still belongs on the team and any attempt to replace him is an effort in futility. The best simply cannot be replaced and I will rest my case there at this point.

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LesM.

Sep 24, 2009

Excellent to have him back. Funny stuff and a relaxed look to the interviews. Better than the other talk shows.