Jay Leno departs "Late Night" but not quietly

Jay Leno is facing the embarrassing public spectacle of leaving his dream job, not on his own terms. Sound familiar?
It’s a replay of the Conan O’Brien departure of three years ago, except this time, Leno is being ejected from “The Tonight Show” instead of taking back his old job.

Because of the turnabout, O’Brien, who has long since decamped for TBS, may find himself on late-night TV long after Leno is gone.

Adding to the indignity, Leno is being replaced despite leading his late-night rivals, David Letterman and Jimmy Kimmel, in total viewers and the key demos.
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