LATE NIGHT WITH JIMMY FALLON?? NBC To Announce In 17 Days??
Published at: April 24, 2008, 4:07 p.m. CST by hercules
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Fox News gossip Roger Friedman is reporting that it’s a “done deal”: Jimmy Fallon will take over Conan O’Brien’s “Late Night” timeslot next year.
NBC is expected to announce the plan around May 11, just as the “upfronts” – events at which the networks announce their fall schedules – get underway, adds the report.
Fallon, who has long been in a holding deal with NBC, has long been the frontrunner to replace O'Brien when the longtime “Late Night” host takes over “The Tonight Show” in 2009.
There’s a lot of hate in talkback for Fallon, but Tina Fey likes him and he makes me laugh when he’s on Howard Stern.
Read all of Fox News’ report here.