After weeks of talk and speculation, former late night host Jay Leno has broken his silence about what viewers can expect from his new prime time show that will air week nights on NBC.

Leno seems adamant about trying to make it as different from "The Tonight Show," now hosted by his former lead-out host Conan O'Brien, as possible. But in the process, Leno apparently forgot about other late night shows that were already on the air.

The show, Leno told TV Guide, "will have a lot more comedy pieces." That includes the usage of "young comedians," but not exactly doing stand-up routines.

Instead, they'll be used "as correspondents, shooting and editing their own pieces and putting them in the show."

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I know Leno has been busy the past couple decades doing his own thing, but maybe he should've paid a little more attention to some of the other fare out there? Yes, Jay, there is this thing called "cable" that exists now. On this cable, there is the opportunity to have many channels, many of them specialized for niche audiences.

Believe it or not, one of them is focused on comedy. In fact, it's name says it all -- Comedy Central. And its flagship program for like a decade has been something hosted by this guy named Jon Stewart called "The Daily Show."

Like its name, it's on almost daily (usually Monday through Thursday), and is only a half-hour long. But its schtick is to parody the news -- and use young comedians as field correspondents.

This might sound like a great idea to incorporate into your "Save NBC $$$" program, but it's about as original as "Knight Rider" was this past season.

I have to admit, I really hate the idea of NBC giving up such prime real estate to continue a late night show in a slot not really designed for late night. In fact, if there was a death pool for Leno's outing, I would've signed up for mid-season, because you know NBC doesn't like to admit mistakes very easily.

But if NBC is really going to go through with this, please at the very least, don't give us a remake of "The Tonight Show," or worst yet, "The Daily Show." We already have those on the air, and we can start watching them at 11. Those audiences are already built-in, and even if Leno is on an hour earlier, viewers are more likely going to see what CBS or ABC has on at 10 first before making a long-term commitment to Jay Leno.

I know NBC doesn't want to let Leno go, but there has to be something more interesting he can do, right? Maybe Brian Williams could use a new weekend fill-in.