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===Support for O'Brien, Criticism of Leno===

===Support for O'Brien, Criticism of Leno===

During the conflict, public support for O'Brien was nearly universal, as many saw it as Leno deliberately planning things to get the Tonight Show back.  Leno received great criticism as a result.  Most notably, from Howard Stern and Rosie O'Donnell.  O'Donnell had been approached to host the Tonight Show on Fridays during Leno's first run, but Leno shot the idea down.  Stern claims that Leno stole many of his segments, among them being Leno's Jaywalking segment.  However, Leno had supporters as well.  Most notably Bill Maher, Gregg "Opie" Hughes, Anthony Cumia, and Jim Norton (the latter three being the hosts of the Opie & Anthony show).  Many say that O'Brien's brand of humor, which he carried over from ''Late Night'' worked better with the college-age demographic rather than Middle America, which was the main target audience of the Tonight Show.  Supporters of O'Brien say that he only had a few months, whereas Leno had three years between his first episode and his interview with Hugh Grant.

During the conflict, public support for O'Brien was nearly universal, as many saw it as Leno deliberately planning things to get the Tonight Show back.  Leno received great criticism as a result.  Most notably, from Howard Stern and Rosie O'Donnell.  O'Donnell had been approached to host the Tonight Show on Fridays during Leno's first run, but Leno shot the idea down.  Stern claims that Leno stole many of his segments, among them being Leno's Jaywalking segment.  However, Leno had supporters as well.  Most notably Bill Maher, Gregg "Opie" Hughes, Anthony Cumia, and Jim Norton (the latter three being the hosts of the Opie & Anthony show).  Many say that O'Brien's brand of humor, which he carried over from ''Late Night'' worked better with the college-age demographic rather than Middle America, which was the main target audience of ''The Tonight Show''.  Supporters of O'Brien say that he only had a few months, whereas Leno had three years between his first episode and his interview with Hugh Grant.

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