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Wednesday, April 03, 2013

Leno Blesses ‘Tonight Show’ Succession Plan

“The Tonight Show” will begin a new era in February when Jimmy Fallon succeeds Jay Leno as host of the most storied and successful program in late-night television.

NBC plans to announce on Wednesday its plan to install Mr. Fallon as the show’s sixth host at the conclusion of the network’s coverage of the 2014 Winter Olympics from Sochi, Russia. NBC also is to confirm reports that it plans to shake up the axes of the television industry by moving the show from its longtime home in Los Angeles to its birthplace, New York.

The announcement comes after weeks of news media reports that the changes were imminent and speculation about behind-the-scenes friction between NBC and Mr. Leno. Tensions between the two stretch back to Mr. Leno’s first departure from “Tonight” in 2009 and the tumultuous transition to Conan O’Brien that followed. That move ended with Mr. O’Brien leaving the network after nine weeks on the show and Mr. Leno resuming his role as host.

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3 comments:

Anonymous said...

leno is nothing compared to Carson who actually was the most storied & sucessful.

Anonymous said...

Oh wow..so cool!..I sure am glad to hear this breaking news!
I mean for those of you that become excited and transfixed to this type of media hype..just continue to keep your head buried in the sand!

Anonymous said...

I, too, wish that Johnny Carson were still here along with his band. He was the best.