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The 10:00 show that jay leno did in front of conan obrien and "the tonight show" i think was a disservice to conan having a fair shot of succeeding as the host of the tonight show. it was offered to him six years before. it was not a surprise. and in my opinion, as george lopez, i dont think that jay leno should have done a show at 10:00. >> larry: so that you were team coco. >> im team coco. and now im team lo-co. >> larry: you know that crossover idea is interesting. were going to see him at t...

There are no affiliates. and they allow you to do your type of show. i believe that the system of the network talk show is a little bit dated. larry, the guys are a little bit older. theyre not as fresh. people are tuning away. the demographic for "lopez tonight" is 33 years old. thats amazingly young. and with conan, it is an incredible contribution to our dynamic two-hour block every night. come on. hey, larry, it sells itself. come on. >> larry: you saying -- are you predicting then that thes...

And said it was all right with you? what did he say to you? >> you know, everybody has been asking me this question. i havent really answered this question from the time conan and i last spoke on sunday. im going to tell you, and i think respectfully conan will not have an issue with this. what he was concerned with was that he wasnt going to do to me what was done to him at nbc. that was his biggest concern, that he did not want to get, as they say on twitter, lenod. i am not getting lenod. i w...

Im a taxpayer. if they go to jail, you and i are responsible for paying 41 grand or more a year for them to be incarcerated. what is prison supposed to be about? >> larry: well, its supposed to rehab. >> thats what im about. but if were not rehabbing, youre not making any sense. put them in and lets hire psychiatrists to work with these people and turn them around. >> larry: makes sense. before you leave us, bill, we have to ask you what, do you make of what is going on late night, lopez, obrien...

Conan was hesitant to do this. he didnt want to see someone get bumped to a later time, that you personally called conan and assured him it was okay. >> absolutely, larry. last wednesday, steve koonin who is the head of tbs flew and said i have something that sounds really crazy. if i dont have your blessing, this deal does not go forward. what do you think of conan obrien coming to tbs and taking the 11:00 spot and you going to midnight? i said i think its fantastic. he said will you call conan...

>> larry: funny, george. funny stuff. >> thank you. >> larry: by the way, do you have any background with conan? are you friends? do you know him well? >> you know, i was on conans show twice in 2004. in 2003 we co-hosted the emmys together. and weve always been cordial. and very honest with each other. i think its interesting that in hollywood, this deal was brokered the way deals used to be done. a guy comes into the office and says this is my intention. if i have your blessing, this is what i...

He threw a party every night. he knew everybody in hollywood. he loved music. he smokes cigarettes. he was a good listener. that all came across. he was cool. this is a dedication to what i grew up watching on johnny carson. david letterman, the same thing. i love jimmy kimmel. i have no ill will toward anybody. im happy conan is coming. it makes late night exciting. its like a heavyweight division filled with contenders. everybody can knock everybody out. >> larry: does it mean you dont go out ...

Being told by parents -- for instance, when our daughter erica had a problem, she reported it to us. mrs. cosby then went to the school. the school immediately and erica is maybe 7, 8 years old, immediately brought the parents in of the child who was doing the bullying. and it worked. >> larry: we got more coming up. was george lopez, by the way the key to conans deal with tbs? were going to ask him from the set of "lopez tonight." hell be back in several minutes. back with the cos after this. [...

Know where conan will do his show from? do you know where he is going to work physically? >> i believe that it would be done at warner brothers. were trying to keep him close because he and i want to have something that you dont see in late night. well want to have some synergy. east coast, west coast, conan and i talked about doing things together, about him being on the lot, about him and i doing pieces together back and forth, which i think is innovative for late night tv. sao. >> larry: is t...

Watch. >> im looking forward to you being my lead in opposite family guy. >> why dont you two get together and have a coupe of spanglish love children. >> thats stew which, conan. he is now your lead-in. he is head and shoulders above your former lead-in. >> hey, i followed a baby for years. >> come on, guys, why are you taking a shot at me? thats hitting below the denim belt. im not the bad guy. you see the news today? tiger woods had a tough weekend. hey, weve got some big guests coming up on ...