I don’t actually live in Boston, but it sounds tonier to say that I do.  I live in the suburbs where tumbleweeds and stray cows frequently pass by.  But on a good day, when the wind blows right, we do get Boston network television.  According to Boston NBC affiliate WHDH, we Massachusettsians will not be seeing Jay Leno this fall in his yet-to-be titled ten o’clock show.  WHDH-TV has been formulating a new news broadcast, slated to be aired in the ten o’clock slot.  Execs at the NBC mother ship have their peacock feathers in a serious ruffle over this.

WHDH’s move is a flagrant violation of the terms of their contract with NBC,” John Eck, NBC TV Network president, said in a statement. “If they persist, we will strip WHDH of its NBC affiliation. We have a number of other strong options in the Boston market, including using our existing broadcast license to launch an NBC-owned and operated station.

Listen, WHDH is eventually going to give in to the master.  But for today, may I revel in my fantasy of massive mandible-free programming?

For the first time ever, Jay Leno interviewed a sitting U.S. President on The Tonight Show. And it’ll probably be the last time, after Obama made his first major PR gaffe as President. Obama said he recently bowled a 129. Leno responded, sarcastically, “Oh, that’s very good, Mr. President.” Obama quipped back with, “It’s like Special Olympics or something,” and then laughed.

At this point, Leno basically freezes. You can tell he realizes that this is an enormous mistake on the part of Obama, and isn’t sure how to handle it. He decides to play along and disregard the comment. If this had been a less beloved President — say, oh, George W. Bush — you better believe Leno would have stopped right there and made a fool of him. But he tried to cover for President Obama as best he could.

Sheesh, even I know better than to make Special Olympics jokes. It’s just one of those things that my brain is hard-wired to stop. Like, I’ll feel one coming out, and my brain is just reflexively like, “No, Beet. No Special Olympics jokes. Those hurt feelings and get us into trouble.” Plus, I find that whenever I want to make a joke about the mentally disabled, I can substitute Lindsay Lohan and the joke still works. It’s a neat trick.

Expect an apology from President Obama’s camp tomorrow.

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Jay Leno isn’t leaving your television anytime soon, kids.

NBC announced Tuesday that Jay will get his own show, five nights a week, at 10 pm, after he leaves the Tonight show next May. He’ll be replaced on late-night by Conan O’Brien.

“A lot of people were shocked,” Leno joked on his show Tuesday night. “They didn’t know NBC still had a prime time.”

No word yet on what kind of show Leno will be doing for the primetime slot.

Check out Jay Leno’s appearance on Jimmy Kimmel’s show.

“I will make clear, on the program, my support for the writers and I’ll do the best version of `Late Night’ I can under the circumstances,” O’Brien said in a written statement. “Of course, my show will not be as good. In fact, in moments it may very well be terrible.”

This oughtta be interesting.

Variety reported today that Jay Leno and Conan O’Brien will return to television in January regardless of what happens with the WGA strike.

Right now, both these guys are paying their staffs out of their own pocket, but that can’t go on forever.

I wonder who’ll write for them with the WGA on strike?

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