• Apparently, he feels burned. Wouldn’t you? After months of doing a bang-up job on “The Tonight Show,” the host is reportedly thinking of leaving the network, according to the New York Post. Word on the street is that he’s being coveted by Fox, which might just be ready to have a late-night talk show that doesn’t suck. Stay tuned to this dial for more on the best drama NBC’s had in years … source

The winners

• viewers After losing five months of first-run dramas on NBC (who had perhaps some of the best ones on TV for a long time), they’re coming back. That’s good.
• Leno Ten to one, Jay Leno is getting his old time slot back – and probably his audience. Considering he was supposed to be retired by now, this rules for him.
• cable This flub-up by a major network helped other major networks – as well as cable networks like TBS, A&E and TNT – gain ground and mindshare.

The losers

• Conan The “Tonight Show” host is probably the biggest loser of all – losing his hard-fought-for perch thanks to corporate manhandling. If we were him, we’d walk.
• Carson Ten-to-one, the “Last Call” host is going to lose his time slot thanks to this. We know the guy’s a tool and always has been, but come on! That isn’t freaking fair!
• NBC It’s going to take a long time for the network to fix the wrongs of what they’ve done to their viewers and the creative community. They screwed up. Badly.

• This may be the funniest that Sarah Palin has ever been. You know, besides the political speeches that weren’t meant to be.

• The guy who put this together is a bloody genius and we want to have a couple dozen of his digital manbabies. LOL. Obviously a well-placed coincidence, but still amazing. source

• The president made an offhand remark making fun of his own bowling that was in no way intended to disparage the Special Olympics. He thinks that the Special Olympics are a wonderful program that gives an opportunity to shine to people with disabilities from around the world.
• White House spokesman Bill Burton • Regarding an offhand remark Obama made on “The Tonight Show” comparing his bowling abilities to a Special Olympics athlete. *forehead slap* Nice damage control, Bill. • source

• I took some time before I went to my producer and said: ‘In this scenario I’m still hosting that show that Johnny Carson had that I watched with my father in my living room, right?’ And he said, ‘Yes, you are.’ And I said, ‘Then I’m good.’
• Conan O’Brien • On leaving “Late Night” to host “The Tonight Show” in the wake of news that Jay Leno’s going to host a talk show on NBC at 10 p.m. He says he’s OK with it, and the option’s better than Leno going to a competing network. O’Brien’s last “Late Night” is Friday. • source