By Josh Horowitz
I'm not one for sweeping proclamations, but today, December 9, might mark the death knell for the prime-time network drama. In a matter of months, NBC will do away with their remaining 10 p.m. dramas (I hope you're sitting down, because, yes, Christian Slater's "My Own Worst Enemy" is going off the air) and replace them with a brand-new talk show hosted by Jay Leno. Yes, like a bad penny (or insufferable host) Leno will turn up once again all over the Peacock schedule. Terrified of losing the "Tonight Show" host to a competitor, NBC has convinced him to stay — not by elbowing out Conan O'Brien, who's set to take the reins of "Tonight" in May, but by bringing Leno into even more homes at an earlier hour, according to the New York Times.
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