as much as I dont like him. A lot is probably carry over from SNL. But he has universal appeal and it was obvious from the get go. Conan always appealed to the 25 and under crowd. Everyone loves Jimmy. There was a lot of criticism during that first year. It was rough as hell. At time The Roots were the only reason I watched. But I never thought he would be cancelled. Nor did I hear any talk from anyone saying he would be cancelled either. To be fair though he definitely was going to benefit from the previous scandal and get all the time in the world to work out the kinks if he needed too. No way was NBC going to give up on another Tonight Show host that fast again. But he came around and found his lane.