The Jay Leno Show's Extinction Comes Early

The Jay Leno Show will end sooner than expected.

Conan O'Brien gets Justice on NBC

According to NBC's most recent prime-time schedule, the show's last airing will be on Tuesday, Feb. 9 — two days earlier than expected.

On Wednesday, Feb. 10, the network will air back-to-back repeats of Law & Order: SVUstarting at 9 p.m.; repeats of The Officewill take over Leno's timeslot on Feb. 11. NBC will then begin its coverage of the Olympics starting on Feb. 12.

NBC dumps Conan for $45 million payoff; reinstates Jay as Tonight Show host

The schedule change comes on the heels of former Tonight Show host Conan O'Brien's $45 million exit deal that cleared the way for Leno to take back his late-night post starting March 1.