O'Brien vs. Leno vs. College Students

Ask a college student about the debate between Jay Leno and Conan O’Brien and blank stares may be their reply.

According to Kaitlinn Kerney, a junior at The University of Tampa, “I have no interest in those kind of shows, so I really don’t care about the legal problems going on.”

There is a certain audience that enjoys the witty sarcasm and distinct humor that late night talk show hosts’ display, but some college students are immersed in Jersey Shore re-runs instead.

The fight between Leno and O’Brien is much like that of Snooki getting punched in the face (O’Brien being the Snooki of this situation). After being on the NBC network (in a variety of different shows), for 20 years, he said his final farewell on January 22 with a $45 million dollar settlement.

The Leno and O’Brien saga began when Leno had his show moved to 10:00pm and O’Brien was given the glorified 11:35pm time slot. But when ratings for both shows saw a decline, NBC began to rethink their decision. Enter the war between Leno and O’Brien.  Leno, regained his time spot that he held for 17 years before O’Brien came in.

So, since when do college students not care about money and fighting? Apparently Leno and O’Brien just aren’t as appealing as those MTV characters.

Sara Matthews, a junior at The University of Tampa, said “there is nothing I care about less than two men fighting and yet the loser ends up with millions of dollars.”

So the college students have spoken, when Leno returns on March 1^st, NBC will be the last channel their TVs are tuned too.