Nanner Split said:

Conan's humor is a lot more on the silly side, and I understand that that isn't always for everyone.

Yeah, perhaps that is the biggest issue at play here. I think that NBC acted prematurely in rushing Conan to The Tonight Show. I think maybe a few more years would have brought down his "energy" so to speak and allowed him to appeal better to the older demographic that does watch The Tonight Show. As far as Leno, funny or not, he was a ratings powerhouse before the move from TTS, which leads me to an old saying "if it ain't broke, don't fix it!"

Not to say that Leno isn't to blame I reckon, but I think the biggest villain in the whole ordeal is Zucker and the rest of the NBC brainiacs who thought this was a good idea. In the end, I do believe Conan will come out the winner, Leno will have to fight this negative image he's unduly been saddled with (IMHO), and gap tooth over on CBS will keep smiling at his female interns.