The Jay Leno Show Failed Faster Than the Stillborn Pilots It Was Supposed to Replace

The Jay Leno Show is over. NBC couldn't make good TV. So it tried to give up on making good TV. It couldn't even do that well. So now it's giving up on giving up on making good TV, which is better. But here's what I find so ironic. When the show was introduced in September, I wrote this:

NBC has screwed its own reputation handily in the past few years. Knight Rider? Lipstick Jungle? My Own Worst Enemy? These were powerfully horrible shows, and perhaps creative teams responsible for one hundred days of Kath & Kim do not deserve a second opportunity on earth.

The Jay Leno Show premiered on September 14, 2009. NBC has decided to axe it after four months. Kath & Kim lasted five months. Knight Rider lasted six months. Lipstick Jungle lasted thirteen months. I guess the future of television is: Fail faster.