LOS ANGELES — George Lopez wants everyone to know he has not been “Leno-ed.”
Unlike the bitter acrimony that enveloped late-night television earlier this year as Jay Leno reclaimed his old seat as host of NBC’s “Tonight Show,” Lopez welcomed Conan O’Brien to cable channel TBS, which announced Monday that the redheaded comedian will launch his own late- night program on the channel in November, pushing “Lopez Tonight” back an hour. It was less than three months ago that O’Brien was dropped from NBC altogether after he refused to move his show to a later time to accommodate Leno.
“It’s a partnership that works,” Lopez said. “I don’t mind following Conan. . . . I think it is an aggressive move that puts TBS, with Conan and I, above what is happening on late night right now, which is a little bit stagnant now.” Los Angeles Times
