NBC’S BOSTON UNIT SUBMITS

NBC’s Boston affiliate caved and will air Jay Leno’s new show in primetime after incurring the network’s wrath.

Yesterday, the owner of WHDH-TV in Boston, Ed Ansin, backed away from a plan to air a local newscast at 10 p.m. instead of Leno, ending a two-week standoff with NBC.

“Upon further consideration, we have decided to telecast Jay Leno at 10 p.m. starting in September,” Ansin said in a statement. “Jay is from Andover where I went to school. I enjoy his humor. We hope the new show is a big success.”