 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Muna January 2010, pashure pokunge chiratidziro chacho chave chiri mumhepo kwemwedzi minomwe, zvakaziviswa kuti NBC yakanga ichironga kutamaJay Leno anobva muprimetime achidzokera kunzvimbo yake yokutanga nenguva dza 11:35 p.m., neOBrien achitanga kuratidzira nguva pfupi pashure pokunge pakati pousiku. Achipindura chiziviso ichi, OBrien akaburitsa chirevo chepepanhau achiti aisazoramba ari muenzi we The Tonight Show kana ikaendeswa kune chero nguva mushure mehusiku kuti igone The Jay Leno Show. Akatya kuti zvaizoparadza tsika refu uye yakapfuma yeThe Tonight Show, iyo yakanga yave iripo pashure penhepfenyuro dzomunzvimbomo dzapashure kubva pakutanga. Mushure memavhiki maviri ekutaurirana, NBC yakazivisa kuti vakanga vabhadhara 45 mamiriyoni kuti vatenge chibvumirano chaOBrien, vachigumisa zvose basa rake semubati pamwe chete nehukama hwake neNBC mushure memakore 22. 