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The Jay Leno Show

3.3 / 10 · 17 votes

2009

~1h / ep

1 season

95 episodes

TalkComedy

The Jay Leno Show is an American comedy show created by and starring Jay Leno, that aired at 10 p.m. from September 14, 2009 to February 9, 2010 on NBC, after Leno's initial retirement from hosting The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. In January 2010, NBC announced that due to affiliate concerns about its effect on their newscasts, The Jay Leno Show would be shortened to 30 minutes and moved from primetime to 11:35 p.m., the timeslot that had been occupied by The Tonight Show for nearly 60 years. The Tonight Show host Conan O'Brien released a public statement saying that he would not participate in moving Tonight to 12:05 a.m., asserting that it would damage the highly respected franchise. Despite much support for O'Brien from both the public and media professionals alike NBC maintained its plan to move Leno to 11:35. On January 21, 2010, NBC reached a $45 million settlement with O'Brien in order to end his contract. Leno resumed his duties as host of Tonight on March 1, 2010. Leno ended on February 9, 2010 after being on the air for only four months, with Entertainment Weekly calling the program television's "Biggest Bomb of All Time."

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Cast

Jay Leno

Adam Carolla

Mikey Day

Bill Cosby

Wanda Sykes

Mel Gibson

Brad Paisley

Terry Bradshaw

Jeff Dunham

Bill Maher

Kim Kardashian

Rihanna

Seasons

Ep 1
1.Jerry Seinfeld, Jay-Z with Rihanna & Kanye West
14-09-20091h
Ep 2
2.Michael Moore, Tom Cruise, Cameron Diaz
1.0
15-09-20091h
Ep 3
3.Robin Williams, Miley Cyrus
16-09-20091h
Ep 4
4.Halle Berry, Bruce Hornsby with Eric Clapton
17-09-20091h
Ep 5
5.Drew Barrymore, Mel Gibson
18-09-20091h
Ep 6
6.Jennifer Garner, Barney Frank, Headlines
21-09-20091h
Ep 7
7.Pee-Wee Herman, Amy Poehler, 99 Cent Store
22-09-20091h
Ep 8
8.Vince Vaughn, Michaels vs. Costas
23-09-20091h
Ep 9
9.Rush Limbaugh, Smokey Robinson with Joss Stone
1.0
24-09-20091h
Ep 10
10.Hugh Laurie, LeBron James
25-09-20091h
Ep 11
11.Bill Maher, Brad Paisley & Sheryl Crow
28-09-20091h
Ep 12
12.Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Billy Crystal
29-09-20091h
Ep 13
13.Adam Carolla, Steve Carell, Vince Gill & Emmylou Harris
30-09-20091h
Ep 14
14.Chris Rock
01-10-20091h
Ep 15
15.Jenna Fischer, Dan Ahdoot, Photo Booth
02-10-20091h
Ep 16
16.Jamie Foxx, Joe Torre
05-10-20091h
Ep 17
17.Abigail Breslin, Cindy McCain
06-10-20091h
Ep 18
18.Wanda Sykes, Kathleen Sebelius
07-10-20091h
Ep 19
19.Gerard Butler, Ben Harper & Jack Black
08-10-20091h
Ep 20
20.Terry Bradshaw
09-10-20091h
Ep 21
21.Dana Carvey
12-10-20091h
Ep 22
22.John C. Reilly, Ben Roethlisberger
13-10-20091h
Ep 23
23.Mikey Day, Bill Cosby
1.0
14-10-20091h
Ep 24
24.Matt Lauer, Jeff Dunham
15-10-20091h
Ep 25
25.Ross Mathews, Sen. John McCain
16-10-20091h
Ep 26
26.Rod Stewart
19-10-20091h
Ep 27
27.Martha Stewart, Ludacris
20-10-20091h
Ep 28
28.Rainn Wilson
21-10-20091h
Ep 29
29.Hilary Swank, Jerry Jones
22-10-20091h
Ep 30
30.Colin Firth
23-10-20091h
Ep 31
31.Dr. Phil McGraw
1.0
26-10-20091h
Jay's guest is Dr. Phil McGraw.
Ep 32
32.Ewan McGregor, Tina Fey
27-10-20091h
Ep 33
33.Chelsea Handler, Brian Williams
28-10-20091h
Comic Chelsea Handler; journalist Brian Williams.
Ep 34
34.Paula Abdul
29-10-20091h
Ep 35
35.John Cusack, Frank Caliendo
30-10-20091h
Actor John Cusack; comic Frank Caliendo; comic Adam Carolla.
Ep 36
36.Mariah Carey, a performance from Cirque du Soleil's
02-11-20091h
Ep 37
37.Katie Featherston & Micah Sloat
03-11-20091h
Ep 38
38.Jenna Bush Hager, Laura Bush
04-11-20091h
Author Jenna Bush Hager; former first lady Laura Bush; comic Mikey Day.
Ep 39
39.Wanda Sykes, Rachael Ray, Dan Finnerty & the Dan Band
05-11-20091h
Comic Wanda Sykes; TV personality Rachael Ray; Dan Finnerty and the Dan Band.
Ep 40
40.Elizabeth Banks
06-11-20091h
Actress Elizabeth Banks.
Ep 41
41.Kathy Griffin
09-11-20091h
Ep 42
42.Howie Mandel
10-11-20091h
Ep 43
43.Sandra Bullock
11-11-20091h
Actress Sandra Bullock; comic Mikey Day.
Ep 44
44.Penelope Cruz, Dolly Parton
12-11-20091h
Actress Penélope Cruz; singer Dolly Parton.
Ep 45
45.Terrence Howard, Terry Bradshaw
13-11-20091h
Ep 46
46.Taylor Lautner, Heather Locklear
16-11-20091h
Ep 47
47.The Biggest Loser Rebecca Meyer, Kevin Nealon, Tyra Banks
17-11-20091h
Ep 48
48.Larry the Cable Guy, Mikey Day
18-11-20091h
Comic Larry the Cable Guy; correspondent Mikey Day.
Ep 49
49.Dakota Fanning, Kate Flannery, Jeff Dunham, Mikey Day
19-11-20091h
Ep 50
50.Kellan Lutz, Ed Begley Jr.
20-11-20091h
Ep 51
51.Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Lady Gaga
23-11-20091h
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R-Calif.); Lady Gaga performs.
Ep 52
52.Charles Barkley, The Biggest Loser contestant Allen Smith
24-11-20091h
Ep 53
53.Paula Patton
25-11-20091h
Ep 54
54.Megan Fox
26-11-20091h
Actress Megan Fox.
Ep 55
55.Bill Maher
30-11-20091h
Features host of Real Time with Bill Maher and his 'Green Car Challenge', 'Ten @ Ten' segment with Jennifer Lopez, Adam Corrolla with 'Kackass of the Month', and 'Headlines' segmen...
Ep 56
56.John Travolta, Kim Kardashian
1.0
02-12-20091h
Ep 57
57.Morgan Freeman, Maxwell, Nick Thune
03-12-20091h
Ep 58
58.Kelsey Grammer, Taylor Swift
04-12-20091h
Actor Kelsey Grammer; musician Taylor Swift.
Ep 59
59.Susan Sarandon, Andrea Bocelli with the Muppets
07-12-20091h
Ep 60
60.Gabourey Sidibe, Winner of The Biggest Loser Danny Cahill
08-12-20091h
Actress Gabourey Sidibe; Ross Matthews talks to the winner of "The Biggest Loser."
Ep 61
61.Quentin Tarantino, Drew Brees
1.0
09-12-20091h
Director Quentin Tarantino; professional football player Drew Brees.
Ep 62
62.Matt Damon, Barry Manilow
10-12-20091h
Actor Matt Damon; Barry Manilow performs.
Ep 63
63.Gordon Ramsay
11-12-20091h
Chef Gordon Ramsay; musician Brad Paisley.
Ep 64
64.Anna Kendrick, Tim McGraw
14-12-20091h
Actress Anna Kendrick; director James Cameron.
Ep 65
65.Christina Applegate, Nick Lachey
15-12-20091h
Ep 66
66.Sigourney Weaver, John Mayer
16-12-20091h
Actress Anna Kendrick; director James Cameron.
Ep 67
67.Sam Worthington, Mary J. Blige
17-12-20091h
Actor Sam Worthington; Mary J. Blige performs.
Ep 68
68.Glenn Beck, Kate Gosselin
1.0
18-12-20091h
TV show host Glenn Beck; TV personality Kate Gosselin.
Ep 69
69.Jeff Bridges, Adam Lambert
21-12-20091h
Ep 70
70.Dane Cook
22-12-20091h
Ep 71
71.Julie Scardina, African Children's Choir
23-12-20091h
Ep 72
72.Tim Allen
04-01-20101h
Actor Tim Allen; TV personality Adam Carolla.
Ep 73
73.Kim Kardashian, Jillian Michaels, Guy Fieri
05-01-20101h
TV personality Kim Kardashian; TV personality Jillian Michaels.
Ep 74
74.Hugh Jackman, Katie Couric
06-01-20101h
Actor Hugh Jackman; journalist Katie Couric.
Ep 75
75.Denzel Washington
07-01-20101h
Actor Denzel Washington; comic Mikey Day.
Ep 76
76.Brian Williams
08-01-20101h
Journalist Brian Williams; correspondents Ross Matthews and Mikey Day.
Ep 77
77.Bill Cosby
11-01-20101h
Ep 78
78.Sandra Bullock
12-01-20101h
Sandra Bullock, Anderson Cooper
Ep 79
79.Heidi Klum
13-01-20101h
Heidi Klum, Kourtney Kardashian
Ep 80
80.Dwayne Johnson
14-01-20101h
Dwayne Johnson, Jimmy Kimmel
Ep 81
81.Julianne Moore
15-01-20101h
Julianne Moore, Ricky Gervais
Ep 82
82.Emily Blunt
1.0
18-01-20101h
Ep 83
83.Chelsea Handler
19-01-20101h
TV show host Chelsea Handler; former professional basketball player Michael Jordan.
Ep 84
84.James Cameron
20-01-20101h
Director James Cameron; actress Selena Gomez.
Ep 85
85.Billy Crystal
21-01-20101h
Actor Billy Crystal; actress Zoe Saldana.
Ep 86
86.Mark Harmon
25-01-20101h
Actor Mark Harmon and Alonzo Bodden
Ep 87
87.Mel Gibson
26-01-20101h
Actor Mel Gibson.
Ep 88
88.Bill Paxton
28-01-20101h
Actor Bill Paxton, Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.).
Ep 89
89.Howie Mandel
29-01-20101h
TV show host Howie Mandel.
Ep 90
90.Jessica Alba
01-02-20101h
Actress Jessica Alba; Olympian John Shuster.
Ep 91
91.Jessica Biel
03-02-20101h
Actress Jessica Biel; TV host Jimmy Fallon.
Ep 92
92.Wanda Sykes
04-02-20101h
TV host Wanda Sykes; Olympic figure skater Evan Lysacek.
Ep 93
93.Bill Maher, Gretchen Bleiler
05-02-20101h
Ep 94
94.Emma Roberts, Charles Barkley
08-02-20101h
Ep 95
95.Series Finale: Ashton Kutcher, Bob Costas, Gabourey Sidibe
09-02-20101h

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