leno071009_06.jpgNBC has announced, beginning February 12, The Jay Leno Show will no longer air at 10 pm -- we saw that one coming!

The network says they hope to keep Leno on for the 11:35 time slot and push Conan O'Brien to 12:05 pm and have Jimmy Fallon on in the wee hours of the morning.

The chairman of NBC Universal, Jeff Gaspin, said "it's not a done deal yet." He went on to say The Jay Leno Show did not meet affiliate needs."

And when asked about O'Brien's and Fallon's responses to the news he said only that the two late-show hosts have been "incredibly gracious and professional" and "Beyond that is a private conversation and when it all settles, you can talk to them about that. We're back in conversation tomorrow."

When asked why Conan would tolerate being pushed back, Gaspin said: "Conan's motivation will become more clear as time goes on. We gave something important to him, which was The Tonight Show, made it clear that it was moving with him. Conan wanted the franchise of The Tonight Show; Jay wanted to tell jokes at 11:30. Still things [need] to be worked out."