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Coming as no surprise to anybody, the final performance of Jay Leno on The Tonight Show absolutely slaughtered the ratings of the rerun of The Late Show with David Letterman. Given the enormity of the event, it’s a good thing Dave just decided to hang it up and show a rerun that night in the first place.

I’ve made no secret of the fact that I’ve always preferred Letterman to Leno, but even I can see how Leno’s laid-back, straight-forward presentation style seems more palatable with mainstream America than Dave’s snark and wit. But then, I’ve never had anything resembling mainstream tastes.

Jay now moves to 10 P.M. and Conan takes his place as Letterman’s direct competitor. Leno’s style does suit the more family-friendly hour he’s been placed at. Starting Monday we’ll learn whether it was the man or the name-brand built by Leno and those before him that kept people watching The Tonight Show.

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