GOSSIP: George Lopez Is Officially On Team Coco!

TMZ has learned how the deal went down with Conan O’Brien, George Lopez and TBS, and Conan made it clear — he didn’t want anyone to endure the same shabby treatment he got at NBC.

The idea of bringing Conan to TBS was hatched by Turner’s entertainment chief Steve Koonin. Koonin went to Lopez and said he would only approach Conan if George gave his blessing. Lopez agreed to move his show an hour later to accommodate, immediately figuring out that having Conan as an 11:00 PM lead-in would be nothing short of amazing for a midnight show.

As for why Conan chose TBS…the average age of a Lopez Tonight viewer is 33, decades younger than the other late-night shows. TBS is the future…so thought Conan.

George Lopez’s show is also pretty funny…seems like a pretty good one-two punch! NBC should stand for “Numbnuts Becoming Clueless”…

Source: TMZ