A few weeks ago we reported that Jay Leno took a “tremendous†pay cut to try and save some jobs at the Tonight Show. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that “tremendous†meant 50%, which is a lot percent. It’s like A LOT a lot. Do you have a job? Cut your salary in half and start to cry. It moved his salary to “only†$15 million. NBC chief confirmed that the move stems from when the show moved from 10:00pm back to 11:35pm. As he put it: “All we did was bring it back down to pre-prime-time levels.†Also, there is the fact that NBC’s banana budget grew 5000% this summer when they picked up Animal Practice.
Leno Took a 50% Pay Cut
