NBC may put Leno back on late-night TV

NBC is mulling a scheduling shakeup that would put comedian Jay Leno back on late-night TV and put an end to the experiment that brought the talk show host to prime time.

A person familiar with discussions held Thursday said the network is considering a scenario that would include a half-hour Leno show at 11:35 p.m. ET, pushing The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien to 12:05 a.m. and Jimmy Fallon's Late Night to 1:05 a.m.

The person wasn't authorized to speak publicly about the discussions and spoke on condition of anonymity.

Leno's nightly 10 p.m. ET talk and comedy show has drawn lacklustre ratings and complaints from NBC affiliate stations that the show has been a weak lead-in for local late newscasts and hurt their viewership.

The proposed new lineup could go into effect after NBC concludes its Olympics coverage at the end of February.