everyone hates jay leno

Normally when a talk show kicks off, they move heaven and earth to book the biggest names in Hollywood. Not just A list stars, but entertaining personalities who can get an audience to tune in and who always do well. Stars like Tom Hanks, George Clooney, Will Smith, and Bruce Willis, just to name a few.

That will be the last you hear of any one like that. Now, take a look at the first two weeks of guests for the return of Jay Leno as host of the Tonight Show.

Monday, March 1 – Jamie Foxx, Olympic Skier Lindsey Vonn and a musical performance by Brad Paisley
Tuesday, March 2 – Sarah Palin, Snowboarder Shaun White
Wednesday, March 3 – “Jaywalk All-Stars” with the Cast of “Jersey Shore,” Chelsea Handler, Speed Skater Apolo Anton Ohno and a musical performance by Avril Lavigne
Thursday, March 4 – Matthew McConaughey and Jason Reitman
Friday, March 5 – Morgan Freeman and Meredith Vieira

Monday, March 8 – Simon Cowell
Tuesday, March 9 – Christoph Waltz, Animal Expert Dave Salmoni and a musical performance by Joan Jett and The Blackhearts
Wednesday, March 10 – Kristen Stewart and Guy Fieri
Thursday, March 11 – Dana Carvey and Kim Kardashian, with a musical performance by Colbie Caillat
Friday, March 12 – Dakota Fanning and Judd Apatow

So, by day three, he’s down to ‘Jersey Shore’ and Avril Lavigne, which will be worse than watching nothing at all.

I have 500 channels on my TV, and that doesn’t even include on-demand where I can choose from 50 different HD movies about busty young girls discovering their sexuality. And NBC expects me to tune in and watch Jay Leno interview Dana Carvey? Why? Why would I do that? Why would anyone do that? I wouldn’t watch that even if I had only two channels, and the other channel was Jay Leno interviewing Dana Carvey in Spanish.