Everyone's gabbing about the late night talk show jobs that will be changing hands over the next few years... here's that TV.com has to say about everything....
NBC has the most to pay attention to, with Jay Leno leaving The Tonight Show in 2009 and handing over the reigns to Late Night host Conan O'Brien.Full story here.The network has undergone a series of personnel changes in an effort to right its sinking ratings ship and could be eyeing The Daily Show's wildly popular host Jon Stewart, says the Web site Broadcasting & Cable.
Citing a network source, the site claims that NBC Universal head Jeff Zucker recently "wined and dined" Stewart and his agent over some "exploratory" talks. Zucker is apparently interested in pulling Stewart away from Comedy Central, who has Stewart on contract until 2008.
Meanwhile, online The Howard Stern Show stenographer MarksFriggin.com gave highlights of this morning's show, in which Saturday Night Live alum Jimmy Fallon allegedly told Stern about his future late-night plans. Fallon, who has long been rumored to be the successor to O'Brien's late-night chair, says a contract has actually already been signed between him and NBC.
This seems to be all bad news to me. Not only does Stewart leave the Daily Show if Zucker gets his way, but if Fallon's telling the truth, there's just another lame talk show host on late night TV.
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