Jay Leno is a tool

Say what you will about your favorite Late Night comedian, but personally, I can't abide by a man who lacks the self awareness like Leno does. During his Oprah interview (first off, ugh) he played the pity card for the entire episode, because it's not his fault that his show sucked and led to this mess.
He actually blamed Conan for the ratings slip that the Tonight Show saw. He thinks it's Conan's fault that everything is shifting around. Holy Hannah. Part of Leno's success was based on the fact that he had such a strong lead in. My parents, for example, watch the NBC News because they loved ER, Cheers and a few other NBC shows. They left the TV on the same channel because they are lazy, just like the rest of America. Right now, CBS has the top shows on it's network, while NBC keeps a mediocre talk show as the lead in to the news. Eventually, some of those same lazy viewers will watch the late night show. It's common sense.
Of course, if anything, Jay Leno has no common sense. He also lacks the ability to take blame for anything. It's OK if you seem like a nice guy on the surface. That doesn't mean you are one, and it doesn't mean that you always do the right thing. I don't think Leno has EVER done the right thing.