Jun 01, 2009 -
Tonight, Conan O'Brien becomes the fifth man to step behind the vaunted desk at NBC's The Tonight Show, taking over the spot from Jay Leno. A while back, many of you said you were ready for a change and wanted to see what Conan could do in the slot. So tell me: Will you be watching tonight's first show?
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Apr 30, 2009 -
It wasn't until I saw this new logo for The Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien that I truly realized how close we are to getting Conan back on the air. His last Late Night aired way back in February, making way for Jimmy Fallon's version, and now his own transition to The Tonight Show is just about a month away.
All of that got me thinking: Has it been hard to get through these months of late-night TV without Conan O'Brien's goofy humor in the mix?
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Jun 30, 2008 -
It won't be long now till there's a change of leadership in The Tonight Show chair: Conan O'Brien is scheduled to take over the show from Jay Leno in 2009. With the transition time approaching, one of the biggest questions in showbiz has become what will become of Leno, who's still on top of the late-night heap (even more so recently with David Letterman's declining ratings).
Now, the Hollywood Reporter has weighed in on the issue, proposing seven options for Leno's next career move:
Leno takes over ABC's 11:30 p.m.
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Oct 17, 2007 -
The groundwork has been in place for years for Conan O'Brien to take over The Tonight Show from Jay Leno in 2009. But now there's a new twist to the story: Leno doesn't want to leave. Some in the industry are also wondering if Conan's irreverent humor will work in an earlier time slot.
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