About this season
The Jay Leno Show is an American comedy show created by and starring Jay Leno, that aired at 10 p.m. from September 14, 2009 to February 9, 2010 on NBC, after Leno's initial retirement from hosting The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. In January 2010, NBC announced that due to affiliate concerns about its effect on their newscasts, The Jay Leno Show would be shortened to 30 minutes and moved from primetime to 11:35 p.m., the timeslot that had been occupied by The Tonight Show for nearly 60 years. The Tonight Show host Conan O'Brien released a public statement saying that he would not participate in moving Tonight to 12:05 a.m., asserting that it would damage the highly respected franchise. Despite much support for O'Brien from both the public and media professionals alike NBC maintained its plan to move Leno to 11:35. On January 21, 2010, NBC reached a $45 million settlement with O'Brien in order to end his contract. Leno resumed his duties as host of Tonight on March 1, 2010. Leno ended on February 9, 2010 after being on the air for only four months, with Entertainment Weekly calling the program television's "Biggest Bomb of All Time."
Episodes (95)
1. Jerry Seinfeld, Jay-Z with Rihanna & Kanye West
Aired 14 September 2009 • 60 min
2. Michael Moore, Tom Cruise, Cameron Diaz
1.0Aired 15 September 2009 • 60 min
3. Robin Williams, Miley Cyrus
Aired 16 September 2009 • 60 min
4. Halle Berry, Bruce Hornsby with Eric Clapton
Aired 17 September 2009 • 60 min
5. Drew Barrymore, Mel Gibson
Aired 18 September 2009 • 60 min
6. Jennifer Garner, Barney Frank, Headlines
Aired 21 September 2009 • 60 min
7. Pee-Wee Herman, Amy Poehler, 99 Cent Store
Aired 22 September 2009 • 60 min
8. Vince Vaughn, Michaels vs. Costas
Aired 23 September 2009 • 60 min
9. Rush Limbaugh, Smokey Robinson with Joss Stone
1.0Aired 24 September 2009 • 60 min
10. Hugh Laurie, LeBron James
Aired 25 September 2009 • 60 min
11. Bill Maher, Brad Paisley & Sheryl Crow
Aired 28 September 2009 • 60 min
12. Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Billy Crystal
Aired 29 September 2009 • 60 min
13. Adam Carolla, Steve Carell, Vince Gill & Emmylou Harris
Aired 30 September 2009 • 60 min
14. Chris Rock
Aired 1 October 2009 • 60 min
15. Jenna Fischer, Dan Ahdoot, Photo Booth
Aired 2 October 2009 • 60 min
16. Jamie Foxx, Joe Torre
Aired 5 October 2009 • 60 min
17. Abigail Breslin, Cindy McCain
Aired 6 October 2009 • 60 min
18. Wanda Sykes, Kathleen Sebelius
Aired 7 October 2009 • 60 min
19. Gerard Butler, Ben Harper & Jack Black
Aired 8 October 2009 • 60 min
20. Terry Bradshaw
Aired 9 October 2009 • 60 min
21. Dana Carvey
Aired 12 October 2009 • 60 min
22. John C. Reilly, Ben Roethlisberger
Aired 13 October 2009 • 60 min
23. Mikey Day, Bill Cosby
1.0Aired 14 October 2009 • 60 min
24. Matt Lauer, Jeff Dunham
Aired 15 October 2009 • 60 min
25. Ross Mathews, Sen. John McCain
Aired 16 October 2009 • 60 min
26. Rod Stewart
Aired 19 October 2009 • 60 min
27. Martha Stewart, Ludacris
Aired 20 October 2009 • 60 min
28. Rainn Wilson
Aired 21 October 2009 • 60 min
29. Hilary Swank, Jerry Jones
Aired 22 October 2009 • 60 min
30. Colin Firth
Aired 23 October 2009 • 60 min
31. Dr. Phil McGraw
1.0Aired 26 October 2009 • 60 min
Jay's guest is Dr. Phil McGraw.
32. Ewan McGregor, Tina Fey
Aired 27 October 2009 • 60 min
33. Chelsea Handler, Brian Williams
Aired 28 October 2009 • 60 min
Comic Chelsea Handler; journalist Brian Williams.
34. Paula Abdul
Aired 29 October 2009 • 60 min
35. John Cusack, Frank Caliendo
Aired 30 October 2009 • 60 min
Actor John Cusack; comic Frank Caliendo; comic Adam Carolla.
36. Mariah Carey, a performance from Cirque du Soleil's
Aired 2 November 2009 • 60 min
37. Katie Featherston & Micah Sloat
Aired 3 November 2009 • 60 min
38. Jenna Bush Hager, Laura Bush
Aired 4 November 2009 • 60 min
Author Jenna Bush Hager; former first lady Laura Bush; comic Mikey Day.
39. Wanda Sykes, Rachael Ray, Dan Finnerty & the Dan Band
Aired 5 November 2009 • 60 min
Comic Wanda Sykes; TV personality Rachael Ray; Dan Finnerty and the Dan Band.
40. Elizabeth Banks
Aired 6 November 2009 • 60 min
Actress Elizabeth Banks.
41. Kathy Griffin
Aired 9 November 2009 • 60 min
42. Howie Mandel
Aired 10 November 2009 • 60 min
43. Sandra Bullock
Aired 11 November 2009 • 60 min
Actress Sandra Bullock; comic Mikey Day.
44. Penelope Cruz, Dolly Parton
Aired 12 November 2009 • 60 min
Actress Penélope Cruz; singer Dolly Parton.
45. Terrence Howard, Terry Bradshaw
Aired 13 November 2009 • 60 min
46. Taylor Lautner, Heather Locklear
Aired 16 November 2009 • 60 min
47. The Biggest Loser Rebecca Meyer, Kevin Nealon, Tyra Banks
Aired 17 November 2009 • 60 min
48. Larry the Cable Guy, Mikey Day
Aired 18 November 2009 • 60 min
Comic Larry the Cable Guy; correspondent Mikey Day.
49. Dakota Fanning, Kate Flannery, Jeff Dunham, Mikey Day
Aired 19 November 2009 • 60 min
50. Kellan Lutz, Ed Begley Jr.
Aired 20 November 2009 • 60 min
51. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Lady Gaga
Aired 23 November 2009 • 60 min
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R-Calif.); Lady Gaga performs.
52. Charles Barkley, The Biggest Loser contestant Allen Smith
Aired 24 November 2009 • 60 min
53. Paula Patton
Aired 25 November 2009 • 60 min
54. Megan Fox
Aired 26 November 2009 • 60 min
Actress Megan Fox.
55. Bill Maher
Aired 30 November 2009 • 60 min
Features host of Real Time with Bill Maher and his 'Green Car Challenge', 'Ten @ Ten' segment with Jennifer Lopez, Adam Corrolla with 'Kackass of the Month', and 'Headlines' segments.
56. John Travolta, Kim Kardashian
1.0Aired 2 December 2009 • 60 min
57. Morgan Freeman, Maxwell, Nick Thune
Aired 3 December 2009 • 60 min
58. Kelsey Grammer, Taylor Swift
Aired 4 December 2009 • 60 min
Actor Kelsey Grammer; musician Taylor Swift.
59. Susan Sarandon, Andrea Bocelli with the Muppets
Aired 7 December 2009 • 60 min
60. Gabourey Sidibe, Winner of The Biggest Loser Danny Cahill
Aired 8 December 2009 • 60 min
Actress Gabourey Sidibe; Ross Matthews talks to the winner of "The Biggest Loser."
61. Quentin Tarantino, Drew Brees
1.0Aired 9 December 2009 • 60 min
Director Quentin Tarantino; professional football player Drew Brees.
62. Matt Damon, Barry Manilow
Aired 10 December 2009 • 60 min
Actor Matt Damon; Barry Manilow performs.
63. Gordon Ramsay
Aired 11 December 2009 • 60 min
Chef Gordon Ramsay; musician Brad Paisley.
64. Anna Kendrick, Tim McGraw
Aired 14 December 2009 • 60 min
Actress Anna Kendrick; director James Cameron.
65. Christina Applegate, Nick Lachey
Aired 15 December 2009 • 60 min
66. Sigourney Weaver, John Mayer
Aired 16 December 2009 • 60 min
Actress Anna Kendrick; director James Cameron.
67. Sam Worthington, Mary J. Blige
Aired 17 December 2009 • 60 min
Actor Sam Worthington; Mary J. Blige performs.
68. Glenn Beck, Kate Gosselin
1.0Aired 18 December 2009 • 60 min
TV show host Glenn Beck; TV personality Kate Gosselin.
69. Jeff Bridges, Adam Lambert
Aired 21 December 2009 • 60 min
70. Dane Cook
Aired 22 December 2009 • 60 min
71. Julie Scardina, African Children's Choir
Aired 23 December 2009 • 60 min
72. Tim Allen
Aired 4 January 2010 • 60 min
Actor Tim Allen; TV personality Adam Carolla.
73. Kim Kardashian, Jillian Michaels, Guy Fieri
Aired 5 January 2010 • 60 min
TV personality Kim Kardashian; TV personality Jillian Michaels.
74. Hugh Jackman, Katie Couric
Aired 6 January 2010 • 60 min
Actor Hugh Jackman; journalist Katie Couric.
75. Denzel Washington
Aired 7 January 2010 • 60 min
Actor Denzel Washington; comic Mikey Day.
76. Brian Williams
Aired 8 January 2010 • 60 min
Journalist Brian Williams; correspondents Ross Matthews and Mikey Day.
77. Bill Cosby
Aired 11 January 2010 • 60 min
78. Sandra Bullock
Aired 12 January 2010 • 60 min
Sandra Bullock, Anderson Cooper
79. Heidi Klum
Aired 13 January 2010 • 60 min
Heidi Klum, Kourtney Kardashian
80. Dwayne Johnson
Aired 14 January 2010 • 60 min
Dwayne Johnson, Jimmy Kimmel
81. Julianne Moore
Aired 15 January 2010 • 60 min
Julianne Moore, Ricky Gervais
82. Emily Blunt
1.0Aired 18 January 2010 • 60 min
83. Chelsea Handler
Aired 19 January 2010 • 60 min
TV show host Chelsea Handler; former professional basketball player Michael Jordan.
84. James Cameron
Aired 20 January 2010 • 60 min
Director James Cameron; actress Selena Gomez.
85. Billy Crystal
Aired 21 January 2010 • 60 min
Actor Billy Crystal; actress Zoe Saldana.
86. Mark Harmon
Aired 25 January 2010 • 60 min
Actor Mark Harmon and Alonzo Bodden
87. Mel Gibson
Aired 26 January 2010 • 60 min
Actor Mel Gibson.
88. Bill Paxton
Aired 28 January 2010 • 60 min
Actor Bill Paxton, Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.).
89. Howie Mandel
Aired 29 January 2010 • 60 min
TV show host Howie Mandel.
90. Jessica Alba
Aired 1 February 2010 • 60 min
Actress Jessica Alba; Olympian John Shuster.
91. Jessica Biel
Aired 3 February 2010 • 60 min
Actress Jessica Biel; TV host Jimmy Fallon.
92. Wanda Sykes
Aired 4 February 2010 • 60 min
TV host Wanda Sykes; Olympic figure skater Evan Lysacek.
93. Bill Maher, Gretchen Bleiler
Aired 5 February 2010 • 60 min
94. Emma Roberts, Charles Barkley
Aired 8 February 2010 • 60 min
95. Series Finale: Ashton Kutcher, Bob Costas, Gabourey Sidibe
Aired 9 February 2010 • 60 min