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Audience and hes playing nbc at a this point. i was at a press conference more than ten years ago and closer to 15 in l.a. when it was up in the air whether nbc was going to renew lenos contract. he came to the press conference in a motorcycle. he drove into the room in a motorcycle and proceeded to do ten minutes of stand up about how screwed up nbc was. he said, you know, nbc that stands for no binding contract. >> by the way for it, nbc executive sent leno an e-mail saying lay off the netwo...

Im howard kurtz and this is "reliable sources." it didnt take a ph.d. to figure out that things were strained between jay leno and nbc bosses when he took flack for jokes like this. >> the rating are bad. >> how bad. >> the biggest loser isnt just a tv show any more. its our new motto. thats how bad it is. >> word leaked to the "hollywood reporter" and now nbc plans to drop leno towards the end of 2014 and hand "tonight show" to jimmy fallon. >> before we get started i have to talk about the r...

The third greatest infecktuous killer in the world after hiv/aids. the good news there is progress. thanks to the work of the gates foundation on track to meet the millennium goal of reversing the spread of tb by 2013. ill see you next week. stay tuned for "reliable sources." nbc has come up with a sure fire idea. lets put out the word way in advance that well replace jay leno with a younger comedian. what could go wrong? no wonder why leno doesnt seem too happy. >> you know st. patrick. dro...

Show." one reason nbc was dumping leno because he made jokes about president obama and less openly liberal than david letterman. anything to the political overtones in this? >> politics in network television? i cant imagine. >> its a ridiculous argument. but the mothership, particularly at late night because leno did a couple more jokes at the expense of the president isnt going to give them reason to get rid of their number one guy in the time slot. >> jay leno since he took over for johnny car...

His contract is up in the fall of 2014. but everybody who knows jay leno knows that hes a workaholic and stay on that show forever. >> youd have to carry him out of there. this guy does stand-up on his vacations. >> this is the official rationale wants to have a younger demo. jay leno is 62. but what a lot of people dont realize, leno is beating jimmy kimmel on nbc and kimmel on cbs in that coveted 18 to 49 age group. >> well, i dont know about the rest of the panel, but i need a little nap af...