is hoping that it all goes away, too. The network won't know until March 1 whether he's been permanently damaged or not by the disastrous decision to try him in prime time and the clumsy way he recovered his old job. March 1 is when Leno returns to late night, opposite David Letterman on CBS.
"He's going to be competitive and I think his audience is going to come back over time," says Jeff Gaspin, NBC Universal Entertainment chairman . Except for the Winfrey interview, Leno will do little talking after his 10 p.m. EST show ends Tuesday, Feb. 9, making way for coverage of the Winter Olympics. NBC will promote his return to late night but in a low-key fashion since it's been only a few months that it hyped his prime time show, Gaspin said.
Full Story: Has late-night battle permanently wounded Leno? (AP)
"He's going to be competitive and I think his audience is going to come back over time," says Jeff Gaspin, NBC Universal Entertainment chairman . Except for the Winfrey interview, Leno will do little talking after his 10 p.m. EST show ends Tuesday, Feb. 9, making way for coverage of the Winter Olympics. NBC will promote his return to late night but in a low-key fashion since it's been only a few months that it hyped his prime time show, Gaspin said.
Full Story: Has late-night battle permanently wounded Leno? (AP)
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