Jay Leno Books Sarah Palin, 'Jersey Shore' Cast for 'Tonight Show' Comeback

By PopEater Staff Posted Feb 22nd 2010 03:00PM

When Jay Leno returns to the 'Tonight Show' on March 1, will anybody be watching? Based on his guest list for the month, all signs point to "you betcha."

According to his official site, Leno has booked a slew of famous faces for his much-anticipated and highly-debated comeback, beginning with Jamie Foxx and Olympic champion Lindsey Vonn.

The following night, Leno will play host to former Vice Presidential candidate-turned-Fox News correspondent Sarah Palin (March 2). And if that wasn't enough, Leno will then interview the cast of MTV's wildly popular reality show 'Jersey Shore,' on March 3. (We wonder: How soon before Leno books disgraced golfer Tiger Woods?)

Additional guests for the month include Matthew McConaughey (March 4), Simon Cowell (March 8), Kristen Stewart (March 10) and Judd Apatow (Mar. 12).

Meanwhile, according to Gawker, 'American Idol' alum Adam Lambert says that he will also appear on the March 2 show, which coincidentally was not mentioned on Leno's Web site.

Guest list aside, Leno's debut is already poised to be a ratings spectacle, given all the drama that occurred earlier this year between NBC, Leno and ousted 'Tonight Show' host Conan O'Brien. And when you consider that 18.4 million watched the debut of 'The Jay Leno Show' last September, Leno is that much more likely to take the reigns back from David Letterman, whose ratings have flourished since Leno left the 'Tonight Show' in May 2009.

Whether or not he will retain his audience, however, remains to be seen.

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Jay Leno Snapshots

Jay Leno speaks during the panel for "The Jay Leno Show" at the NBC Universal Television Critics Association summer press tour in Pasadena, Calif. More Photos >>

Jay Leno Snapshots

FILE - In this March 19, 2009 file photo, host Jay Leno is shown on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" in Burbank, Calif. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, file)

Jay Leno Snapshots

FILE - In this Aug. 5, 2009 file photo, Jay Leno speaks during the panel for "The Jay Leno Show" at the NBC Universal Television Critics Association summer press tour in Pasadena, Calif. NBC Universal Television Entertainment Chairman Jeff Gaspin on Sunday, Jan. 10, 2010 said that Leno's nightly prime-time show will end with the beginning of the Winter Olympics on Feb. 12. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, file)

Jay Leno Snapshots

FILE - In this March 19, 2009 file photo, host Jay Leno is shown on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" in Burbank, Calif. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, file)

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Comments

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Monday 22 February

By Jean

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tumajr2, dont believe all the gossip you hear; dont believe everything you read in the columns, it lowers your intelligence dea...that is if you have any in the first place

By elin

If Leno books them all for the same night, I'd watch that! You wouldn't be able to distinguish the guests from his All Stars. Or maybe they could have Palin do a sort of Jeopardy game against Snooki! Now THAT would be worth watching! Maybe then people would see how stupid Palin is. She's the older generation's Snooki!
And you're right. If Palin looked like Janet Reno, no one would be thinking of putting her in the White house!
As for Joe, if Palin was elected, there'd be even more thieves in the white house then than now! After all, the Republicans are all about BIG government!

By Irene

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I love Jay Leno, but will not watch any show that has Palin
on it. She is an insult to any intelligent life form...or to
any non-intelligen life forms.

By Brian

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Jay Leno is the ONLY tonight show host that could fill Johny Carsons shoes!!!! Period, The Ratings prove it. will I watch? YOU BETCHA !!! To bad he works for morons.

By tuffpaw

If Palin runs for anther political office, blame the media; they keep giving her another 15 minutes of fame every chance they get.

By Bob

Leno Sucks

By Say What

You guys are funny. You should have a show....O No Art is dead....

Like quitting a job before you finish it . . . .

By Michael

Jerry..If "her negatives are low," that means her POSITIVES must be very high. Thanks for pointing that out...idiot.

Tuesday 23 February

By PEPPA

A few yrs. ago ,ole OpreEEE said to Obomba.... "Mah Brotha.... you should run fo R president !
He took her advice, even though he didn't know the first thing about running a country.

AND SO IT GOES ..... HE'S LIKE A INTERN........
ON A JOB THAT HE HOPES SOME DAY WILL BELONG TO HIM.
>>>>
A BETTER BUMBLING IDIOT , YOU COULD NEVER FIND ;0(

A TOTAL >> STUTTERING...UNSURE OF HIMSELF... TELEPROMPTER READING FOOL, YOU WILL NEVER SEE THE LIKES OF AGAIN. >> THANK GOD !!!
CAN'T WAIT TILL 2012.
YOU PEOPLE VOTED THAT GUY IN ....SADLY, NOW WE ARE ALL PAYING FOR YOUR MISTAKE !!
OBOMBA STILL HASN'T FIGURED OUT YET IF HE WANTS TO LEAD A COUNTRY (which is impossible) >>> OR BE IN SHOW BUSINESS !!!
OF COURSE THIS WON'T BE POSTED.

You are not only an unpatriotic idiot but you are redneck southern borm racist one! Up with America and her President! y dont u move on up to Alaska so u can b stupid with the rest of 'em!

By David Rowell

Hey, staff "writers": it's reins, not reigns; try night school.

By jean

How anal of you David Rowell to point out a simple typo...I bet you scan the papers nightly (and daily) [maybe dailey, nah nah nah nah!] just so you can have the rush of your pathetic life. I can just picture you now...there you are...with your flea-bitten robe hollering at the neighbor kids to "Get off my lawn!!!!"

By Rock Jenkins

I think Jay does a great job,,, He is much better then David or Conan,, He can go back the way the Tonight Show was,,, Go Jay, Rock

By JM

ALL opinions aside, Leno is a louse - he blames everybody else, but in fact is the most talented back-stabber in the business - the fact that HE knows what he is, makes him that much more dangerous and unfunny - the fact that he needs to use (or is she using him) a disillusioned has-been like Palin proves my point

By St

AMERICA! ARE YOU IDIOTS? I KNOW MOST PEOPLE LIVING HERE ARE LOWLIFE MORONS, LIVING IN GHETTOS, SOUTH BRONX, EAST LA, SOUTH CHICAGO... LEXINGTON AVENUE, VAN NUYS, ATLANTA.. MOST OF FLORIDA, BUT.. BUT... BUT...

FOR THOSE INTELLIGENT MAINLY WHITE PEOPLE WHO WATCHED THE TONIGHT SHOW, YOU NEED TO BOYCOTT LENO AND NBC! C'MON, AMERICA. DO THE RIGHT THING (THANG IN BKLYN). THEY KICKED OUT CONAN AFTER OVER 20 YEARS OF WORKING FOR THE NETWORK.

BY THE WAY, IF YOU DON'T THINK AMERICA ISN'T FULL OF LOWLIFES, DRIVE ANYWHERE FROM 110TH STREET TO THE END OF MANHATTAN. MOST OF THE BRONX, BROOKLYN, NEWARK. IT'S ALL ONE BIG GHETTO MESS.

To St, the idiot, (couldnt even spell a name...tsk, tsk) All those people put together are a sight better than you, (your ranting proves it)...insane one!

Please take Tyra Banks off the air,,, what a fool,, and stupid subjects,,,, No need for that stuff,, Rock

POOR CHUCKIE BOY SHEEN NEVER REALLY GREW UP.
YEAH GOO-GOO BOY, YEAH WE KNOW THAT YOU DON'T DRINK THAT MUCH.
YOU DON'T NEED REHAB, YOU JUST NEED ANOTHER DRINK.

SO ?? WHICH WOMAN YOU GONNA KICK THE SH^T OUT TONIGHT, BECAUSE YOU DON'T DRINK THAT MUCH ????
YOU DAD MUST BE SOoooo PROUD OF YOUR MANLY WAYS, YOU FOOL, WHO WON'T TAKE RESPONSIBILITY OF YOUR ACTIONS . HA HA HA HA ROF !!!
21/2 MEN ?? YOU AREN'T EVEN 1/2 MAN

By Diane

I'll watch Leno. Couldn't stand Conon. Dave Letterman is rude. Then there is Chelsea Lately. A nice change from the usual late night talk shows.

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