Will Fallon Put Late Night to Sleep?

Published: July 31, 2007, 3:31 pm

In February rumors started to fly about Jimmy Fallon becoming the next Late Night host when Conan O'Brien leaves his current spot to take Jay Leno's spot. It's an after-hours game of musical chairs! (Though no one knows where Leno will end up, it is said he'll likely stay in the late night game.) NBC chief Rick Ludwin says that Fallon is now at the top of the short list for possible Late Night hosts. "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." With nationwide grumblings about this being heard loud and clear, the network stands by their

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