Jay Leno says he'd return to 'Tonight' if NBC asked

Nov 2nd, 2009 - azcentral

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NEW YORK -- Prime-time newcomer Jay Leno says he would have ratherstayed put at "The Tonight Show" - and if NBC offered him that jobagain, he'd take it.

In an interview with Broadcasting & Cable magazine published onlineMonday, Leno hastily added that such a decision isn't his to make.

Conan O'Brien, his successor as "Tonight" host after 17 years, is"doing fine," Leno said.

"Conan is in the same position I was in when I took over. It takes awhile. Some will like it; some will leave forever and not come back."

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