Jay Leno’s 30-Year Run at NBCUniversal Poised to End as CNBC Cancels His ‘Garage’ Car Series - Hollywood Reporter

A CNBC source tells The Hollywood Reporter that it has decided to cancel the reality show Jay Leno’s Garage, which has been a staple of its primetime lineup since 2015.

The cancellation comes amid a larger schedule shift at the channel, with its primetime hours to focus on reality reruns of Shark Tank and Undercover Boss, as well as original business documentaries.

It originally began as an NBC.com web series, and then was picked up by CNBC after a special episode in the summer of 2014 took off.

That troubled succession story ( Late Night host David Letterman also wanted the show, and ended up launching his own competitor on CBS) led to Leno agreeing to hand over The Tonight Show to Conan O’Brien in 2009.

With NBC facing ratings troubles, the network hatched a plan to move Leno back to 11:30 p.m., and shift The Tonight Show to midnight, but O’Brien pushed back, eventually leading to a settlement where he left NBC, and Leno returned to The Tonight Show.

Leno also hosts the syndicated game show You Bet Your Life, which is produced by Fox.