He cited the current density of late night talk shows as a reason, with Full Frontal with Samantha Bee as a decent litmus test for how the weekly format could fare for the talk show.
It definitely seemed like an odd and extreme choice, but not entirely an inconceivable one, considering how unpredictable the TV landscape can be these days.
Plus, Kevin Reilly has been progressive with how those networks are handling commercials, so anything could happen.
For those unaware, earlier today brought the report that Turner’s John Martin gave an interview at this year’s CES expo in Las Vegas in which he claimed TBS would (at some undisclosed point in the future) be scaling back Conan’s production so that only weekly episodes would be released.