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Jimmy Fallon, the next host of Late Night
Fox News reports that former Saturday Night Live cast member Jimmy Fallon will replace Conan O’Brien as the host of Late Night in May 2009. Fallon has yet to choose a producer and a band for his series. As for O’Brien, he will take Jay Leno’s spot as the host of The Tonight Show.
Leno, O’Brien maintain lead in late TV
Jay Leno and Conan O’Brien continued to be viewers’ leading choices among latenight television options in February, reports Variety. Nielsen numbers for the February sweep (Jan. 31-Feb. 27) show NBC’s The Tonight Show With Jay Leno topping CBS’ Late Show With David Letterman by 29% among adult 18-49 viewers (1.95 million to 1.51 million) and by 34% in total viewers (5.15m vs. 3.83m). NBC’s Late Night With Conan O’Brien beat CBS’ Late, Late Show With Craig Ferguson by 43% in 18-49 viewers (1.05 million vs. 736,000) and by 13% in total viewers (1.98 million vs. 1.76m).
