The lesser of two evils: 11:35 p.m.

And once again, Jay Leno's The Jay Leno Show may be moving time slots. It's no secret that Leno's new prime time show hasn't been doing too hot in the ratings. And apparently, the affiliates have been complaining about how the new show isn't holding up its bargain by bringing in the viewers for the local newscasts. I've just been bitching about the death of scripted television at the 10 p.m. hour, and the fact that Leno is still on TV.
Anyway, the new fix that is, as of now, just a rumor, is that Leno's show will be moved to 11:35 p.m., right after the local news, and will be only a 30 minute program. That shifts Conan's Tonight Show to 12:05 a.m., and Jimmy Fallon's Late Night to 1:05 a.m. I can't imagine that Conan would be at all pleased about this. NBC will have a lot of jewelry to buy for Conan and Jay if this goes down in such a way. The new schedule would go into effect after the Feb. 28 conclusion of the winter Olympics.
I'm all for this though. I've never liked the idea of a five-night, prime-time talk show before the news, when there instead should be good television available for viewing. This might be fun. Let's see how NBC is going to figure this out.