Looks like Conan might get the shaft from NBC like Letterman did back in the day...the only difference is Conan will be payed heavily if NBC backs out from that deal...to the tune of $40 million!

7/23/2007 5:40:47 PM

i dont think conan is bad, but i definitely think hes a little bit over rated....i dont think nbc would be dumb enough to shaft ANOTHER late night thing tho...

7/23/2007 6:45:58 PM

jimmy fallon to take over conans show???

http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6463897.html

Quote :

" NBC has targeted Jimmy Fallon to replace Conan O’Brien in 2009, according to people familiar with the talks. Fallon is NBC’s favorite to take over from O’Brien, who currently hosts Late Night With Conan O’Brien after The Tonight Show With Jay Leno. NBC late-night chief Rick Ludwin says he doesn’t expect to make an announcement until sometime after the first of the year, but he confirmed that Fallon is on the top of the network’s list. “I think he’d be terrific, and he is at the top of our short list,” Ludwin says. As reported by B&C in February, Fallon signed a developmental deal with NBC earlier this year, a deal that at the time included the possibility of his replacing O’Brien, who is scheduled to take over Leno’s chair in 2009. Now NBC has zeroed in on the Saturday Night Live alum as its choice for 12:35 a.m., a slot in which SNL chief Lorne Michaels still has a piece of ownership. Those familiar with NBC’s thinking say the network believes that Fallon’s following O’Brien would make a very compatible two-hour block. While NBC has not done a pilot or any run-throughs with Fallon, Ludwin seems confident he has seen enough of Fallon’s talents from his SNL stint, which included hosting the “Weekend Update” segment. Fallon also served as a guest host for David Letterman’s Late Show on CBS in 2003. “These are very tough jobs when you promise comedy as part of the equation, and it’s a grind to do one of these shows,” Ludwin says. “We know him from SNL and saw what he can do on-camera and off-camera, and I think he’d be terrific.” Fellow SNL alum Tina Fey recently said Fallon would be an ideal fit. “I think it’s a great idea. He’s really funny and loves to talk to people; it must be that Irish charm. Hosting a talk show is so hard, having to do the comedy and the interview skills, but I actually think he’s really well suited for it.” Locale to be decided Still uncertain is where Fallon would host his show. NBC would like The Tonight Show to continue out of Burbank and the 12:35 show to stay in Studio 6A at New York City’s 30 Rock. But Ludwin says there are those who want Tonight Show to move back to New York, where it began, and thus O’Brien’s move to California “hasn’t been completely nailed down.” Moving the Tonight Show back to New York would set the stage for a vicious in-town booking war between NBC and CBS’ Late Show With David Letterman for guests. Ludwin says NBC has to announce its plans by next May’s upfront presentation in New York. The new host will take over in 2009, a transition that will be dictated by when exactly O’Brien replaces Leno—assuming that plan goes ahead. There remains the possibility that NBC Universal could change its mind and keep the still front-running Leno at 11:35 p.m. Also, should NBC be sold, a new owner might shy away from dropping an established cash cow like Leno. If NBC keeps Leno at 11:35, it must pay O’Brien a penalty in the neighborhood of $45 million and know he will then jump to another network, most likely ABC or Fox, which want in on the late-night race. If NBC sticks with O’Brien, it will probably be Leno who ends up elsewhere. While Leno won’t talk publicly about the matter, he is expected to stay in the late-night game. NBC says it wants to keep him in the family, but insiders see little chance of his staying for anything other than the Tonight Show. Should Leno—or O’Brien—end up at ABC, it could help the entertainment division finally bump Nightline out of the 11:35 spot. If ABC lands whomever NBC casts off, Jimmy Kimmel, who many consider a swiftly improving late-night asset, might make more sense for Fox’s demographics as the network returns to late night."

things are really about to heat up

[Edited on July 30, 2007 at 12:34 PM. Reason : thats better]

7/30/2007 12:26:39 PM

Thank God.

Now he can ruin jokes and laugh at himself 5 nights a week!

7/30/2007 2:00:56 PM

ttt

11/14/2007 6:17:55 PM

titties?

11/14/2007 6:19:36 PM

Quote :

"[Jay Leno] is planning to get the last laugh - by jumping to Fox TV, say sources. Jay wants to go head-to-head against Conan with pretty much the same show he’s doing now - and the comic wants to take all his NBC staffers with him, according to insiders. He even wants to continue to tape at the same Burbank studio where he’s made a fortune for NBC. “Jay is a creature of habit, and he’d like to stay right where he is,” revealed a source close to Leno. “He’s only 57 - and he feels as if he could do this for another 15 years."

http://www.celebitchy.com/7515/jay_leno_plans_move_to_fox/


as long as conan stays in NY, i could care less

11/14/2007 6:23:19 PM

Quote :

"as long as conan stays in NY, i could care less"

11/14/2007 6:28:10 PM

jimmy fallon sucks hard

11/14/2007 6:28:20 PM

well this sucks:

http://www.variety.com/VR1117977689.html

Quote :

"With latenight ratings continuing to plunge, the betting in network circles is that several hosts will be back on the air by Jan. 7, if not sooner. Nothing's been officially decided, and nobody will comment. But with the Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers so broken up, people familiar with the situation said several hosts are nearing the conclusion that it's time to return. Latenight hosts have stayed off the job since the strike began out of deference to their scribes. And while talks were ongoing, they didn't want to take away any leverage from WGA negotiators by returning. They even went so far as to begin paying their nonscribe staffs out of their own pockets. So who will come back first? There's some talk that the Big Four hosts -- David Letterman, Jay Leno, Conan O'Brien and Craig Ferguson -- may all return around the same time. While informal discussions between the NBC and CBS camps have continued via backchannels throughout the strike (Daily Variety, Nov. 16), absolutely nothing like that has been agreed upon. More than one option * (Co) Daily Variety Filmography, Year, Role * (Co) Daily Variety Latenight insiders, however, believe Leno and O'Brien are most likely to return in early January, no matter what Letterman decides. NBC has to be concerned about the plunging ratings for both shows, which in recent weeks have lost nearly half their audience. ABC's Jimmy Kimmel has actually done OK in repeats, a reflection of the show's audience growth in the past year and a sign regular Leno and Letterman viewers may be checking out the "new" guy. Getting a read on his intentions has been more difficult, though some latenight observers believe he may also be preparing to go back soon. Biggest fear in latenight circles is that the WGA will denounce hosts who come back. Carson Daly, who's not even a WGA member, took a tongue-lashing from the guild and has had to endure at least one disruption of his show by disgruntled scribes (Daily Variety, Dec. 13). Those worries -- and a desire not to be the first host back -- explain why nobody has returned to the air this week, even though talks have broken down. Some latenight insiders fear the hosts may yet still decide to stay off the air. Writers for both Letterman and O'Brien have been quoted as saying they'd understand if their hosts returned to work, particularly since they stayed off the air for nearly two months. Meanwhile, the latenight laugh blackout continues to help ABC's "Nightline." For the second consecutive week, the ABC News broadcast beat both Leno's and Letterman's shows -- the first time that's happened since 1995."

12/14/2007 1:08:47 PM

I was kinda shocked when I read this:

Quote :

"For the first time ever, CBS' The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson edged out Late Night with Conan O'Brien in a week of head-to-head competition, according to Nielsen numbers for the week ending Feb. 8. Ferguson's late-night fare averaged 1.85 million viewers, versus O'Brien's 1.82 mil for the week. The two shows tied for adults ages 25-54. How their ratings will impact Scotch-Irish relations has yet to be seen."

I really never knew people actually watched Ferguson

2/18/2008 4:39:16 AM

^Why wouldn't they? Its the best of all the late night shows.

2/18/2008 7:43:08 AM

^ Yeah, on opposite day.

The show is atrocious.

2/18/2008 10:39:04 AM

^^^ to be fair, ferguson had writers and conan didnt

but with that said, i still think conan was absolutely hilarious on his own

2/18/2008 12:39:30 PM

Ferguson's interview skills have improved to the point where he's appealing to the upper half of that demographic, the half that still thinks Conan is too quirky.

2/18/2008 2:00:12 PM

conan just might be my favorite person ever

especially after this: (sorry writers)

http://www.nbc.com/Late_Night_with_Conan_O'Brien/video/index.shtml#mea=215705
http://www.nbc.com/Late_Night_with_Conan_O'Brien/video/index.shtml#mea=215706

2/18/2008 2:09:17 PM

ahaha

2/18/2008 2:25:52 PM

bttt for Jimmy Fallon being hired as the new Late Night With.. host.


WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU THINKING NBC!?!? I hated this guy on SNL and there is no way in hell i'm gonna watch him laugh at his own jokes nightly on this

5/5/2008 12:32:18 PM

i'd rather watch carson daly mope around than jimmy fallon spaz out

but frankly, pat sajak would be better than both of them

5/5/2008 12:38:30 PM

shit fallon was one of my favorites while he was on snl cause the cast was so weak...i think he will do all right as the host

5/5/2008 12:41:57 PM

demetri martin was obviously the best choice, but i personally see no problem w/ jimmy fallon. if he has more than four jokes, he's already surpassed the conan era.

5/5/2008 12:51:01 PM