tvnewsday.com - 7/21/2008
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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) Conan O'Brien will take over the "Tonight" Show next June - and what happens to deposed host Jay Leno after that is anybody's guess. Leno's last show will be Friday, May 29, and O'Brien will start the following Monday, June 1, NBC executives told a Television Critics Association meeting Monday. NBC is angling to keep Leno with the network but the late-night king has ...
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Final Tonight Show with Jay Leno Set For May 29
mediabistro.com: TVNewser —
From the TCA press tour and the NBC Q&A...the; Associated Press reports the final Tonight Show with Jay Leno will be Friday, May 29, 2009 and Conan O'Brien will start the following Monday, June 1.
NBC is angling to keep Leno with the network but the late-night king has indicated he's ready to jump ship. Eager NBC competitors, including other networks and syndicators, are eager to help him make the leap.
Ben Silverman and Marc Graboff, NBC Entertainment co-chairmen, were asked ...
Date Announced for Leno Leave
mediabistro.com: FishBowlLA —
From TVNewsday:
Jay Leno's last show will be Friday, May 29, and Conan O'Brien will start the following Monday, June 1, NBC executives told a Television Critics Association meeting Monday.
And our sources tell us that O'Brien will be moving to LA early next year. Since it was also announced that Late Night will
be in reruns starting sometime "in the first quarter."
Okay, Conan - just stay away from neighborhoods with 'Heights' in the name. That's not ...
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Jay Leno's Final Show Date Announced —
ETonline - Breaking News 7/21/2008
ET has the latest...
In the wake of the rumors that Jay Leno is heading to ABC after he retires in 2009 (gossip he has so far denied), NBC announced today that the funnyman will officially step down from his "Tonight Show" hosting ...
Conan Succeeds Leno in June of 2009 —
ComingSoon.net - Television 7/21/2008
Conan O'Brien, the dominant late-night host at 12:35 a.m. (ET) for the past 14 seasons, will succeed Jay Leno as host of the preeminent series on late-night television, NBC's "The Tonight Show," in June of 2009. Beginning in Spring 2009, Jimmy Fallon ...
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