Did Kanye Save Leno?

Everyone seems to be in agreement that Kanye West didn’t do himself any favors on Sunday night during the VMA’s by boldly (and I think rudely) interrupting Taylor Swift’s award win. But, did Kanye do Jay Leno a HUGE favor by agreeing to show up during the premiere of Jay’s brand new 10 PM show? Kanye stopped by Leno and publicly apologized for the VMA bouhaha. Which naturally makes me wonder, how would Leno’s kickoff have gone without this juicy bit of guest contrition?

Did you all watch Leno? And what did you think of Jay’s second night? (With Tom Cruise,  filmmaker Michael Moore, Cameron Diaz,  comedian Jim Norton… and still more comedy). Putting Jay on at 10 P M is considered a risky move….and his first night scored very well with viewers and about a zillion of them tuned in. So what I’m wondering is
did Kanye save Leno’s first night and if you caught it would you have watched it anyway…and what, in general, is you opinion of the new show. Voice your choice in today’s featured poll!

Did Kanye Save Leno’s first show?

a) Yes. That’s exactly why I caught Leno’s first night.

b) No. I would have watched Jay’s premiere anyway.

c) Don’t care.


5 Responses

  1. jonette10 says:

    I do not think Jay needs Kanye. He would have done much better without him. I will watch Jay but not with Kanye on.

  2. Michele Klein says:

    I was going to watch Jay Leno but because that jerk Kanye West was on I decided not to watch. Reguardless how he felt he should not of picked on the winner, he must’ve felt like a really big man picking on that poor teenage girl. Something she worked very hard for was takin away in a second.

  3. OMGshirley says:

    OMG shirley I felt the exact same way! What a waste of good air! But fuck Taylor Hicks, Kanye is ill!
    Besos

  4. Rebekah says:

    We love you jay,keep it up!!!!!when is taylor on???

  5. shirley says:

    I was very excited about Jay’s premier show. When I heard that Kanye West would appear, I was so disappointed I almost turned off my tv. Then decided I would see what he had to say. What a waste of good air time! Certainly network officials will see to it that this man does is not allowed to attend these events. Certainly he deserves no awards. I am concerned that he will get off scot free from this disgraceful attempt at self-exhibition.

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People's Choice staffer Liz Warner has been delivering news, entertainment & arts coverage to entertainment fans for years, most recently on air and online at LA's Indie 103.1 FM. Liz is also an author and actress who appears frequently in both LA and New York. Her solo monologue show The Wandering Eye premiered at HBO's Aspen Comedy Festival. Her critically acclaimed first book of essays, "Ditched by Dr. Right" (Random House) was published July 2005. Most recently, she was one half of the "He Said/She Said" Official Blogging Team for ABC's The Bachelor, and she is also announcer for Twentieth Century Fox TV's new series "Wedlock or Deadlock". Her second book is due for publication in 2011.