Jay Leno

Biography: His down-to-earth persona and topical humor have helped make Leno one of the most recognizable personalities in the business. In the '70s, the comic toured as a stand-up — sometimes booking as many as 300 gigs annually — and made multiple appearances on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. In the '80s, Leno warmed Carson's seat as the show's regular guest host. When Carson retired in 1992, NBC passed hosting duties for The Tonight Show to Jay Leno, much to the chagrin of competitor David Letterman who had his eye on job. Leno sustained his popularity and approachability well into the '00s. In 2009, Leno reluctantly agreed to step down from The Tonight Show, allowing his chosen successor, Conan O'Brien, to take over. In a surprising move, NBC offered Leno a nightly prime-time program, The Jay Leno Show. When it debuted in 2009, the show failed to gain traction and was subsequently canceled. NBC offered to rearrange both the prime time and late-night schedules to includeHis down-to-earth persona and topical humor have helped make Leno one of the most recognizable personalities in the business. In the '70s, the comic toured as a stand-up — sometimes booking as many as 300 gigs annually — and made multiple appearances on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. In the '80s, Leno warmed Carson's seat as the show's regular guest host. When Carson retired in 1992, NBC passed hosting duties for The Tonight Show to Jay Leno, much to the chagrin of competitor David Letterman who had his eye on job. Leno sustained his popularity and approachability well into the '00s. In 2009, Leno reluctantly agreed to step down from The Tonight Show, allowing his chosen successor, Conan O'Brien, to take over. In a surprising move, NBC offered Leno a nightly prime-time program, The Jay Leno Show. When it debuted in 2009, the show failed to gain traction and was subsequently canceled. NBC offered to rearrange both the prime time and late-night schedules to include everyone involved, but the arrangement rattled Conan O'Brien, who eventually refused because altering the schedule would harm The Tonight Show's long-lasting reputation. When the dust finally settled on the late-night conflict, Leno took back The Tonight Show, and Conan O'Brien left NBC. Off-screen, Leno spends his leisure time peacefully with his wife and his collection of classic cars and motorcycles. Expand

Jay Leno's Scores

Average career score: 67
Highest Metascore: 94 Louie: Season 3
Lowest Metascore: 48 The Jay Leno Show : Season 1
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 16
  2. Negative: 0 out of 16
16 tv reviews
Title: Year: Credit: User score:
94 Louie: Season 3 Jun 28, 2012 Himself 8.8
tbd Inside the Actors Studio: Season 19 Jan 31, 2012 Guest tbd
tbd The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Season 20 Jan 3, 2012 Host / Host tbd
tbd After Lately: Season 2 Nov 27, 2011 Appearing tbd
tbd The Fairly Odd Parents: Season 8 Feb 12, 2011 Chrimson Chin 4.6
tbd The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Season 19 Jan 3, 2011 Host / Host tbd
62 Hollywood Treasure: Season 1 Oct 27, 2010 Guest tbd
tbd Hannah Montana: Season 4 Jul 11, 2010 Himself 7.0
48 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Season 18 Mar 1, 2010 Host / Host 1.3
48 The Jay Leno Show : Season 1 Sep 14, 2009 Host / Producer / Host 3.6
tbd Inside Edition: Season 22 Sep 8, 2009 Jay Leno tbd
tbd Entourage: Season 6 Jul 12, 2009 Himself 7.8
tbd Top Gear: Season 13 Jun 21, 2009 Guest 8.7
tbd Real Time With Bill Maher: Season 7 Feb 20, 2009 Panelist / Jay Leno 8.5
tbd Top Gear: Season 12 Nov 2, 2008 Appearing 8.7
tbd Family Guy: Season 7 Sep 28, 2008 Himself 6.3
tbd The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Season 17 Sep 15, 2008 Host / Host tbd
tbd The Ellen DeGeneres Show: Season 6 Sep 8, 2008 Guest 7.8
tbd The View: Season 12 Sep 2, 2008 Jay Leno tbd
tbd The Fairly Odd Parents: Season 6 Feb 18, 2008 Crimson Chin 6.5
tbd Jimmy Kimmel Live: Season 6 Jan 3, 2008 Jay Leno tbd
tbd Last Man Standing (2011): Season 6 Oct 4, 2007 Joe 6.6
tbd The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Season 16 Sep 17, 2007 Host / Host tbd
tbd Living with Ed: Season 2 Aug 26, 2007 Appearing tbd
tbd Living with Ed: Season 1 Jan 1, 2007 Appearing tbd
tbd The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Season 15 Sep 18, 2006 Host / Host tbd
tbd Deal or No Deal: Season 2 Sep 18, 2006 Remarks By tbd
tbd Joey: Season 2 Sep 22, 2005 Jay Leno 4.9
tbd The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Season 14 Sep 19, 2005 Host / Host tbd
tbd Martha: Season 1 Sep 12, 2005 Guest tbd

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