Jay Leno exits May 29

Tonight Show host Jay Leno will no longer be on May 29, while Conan O’Brien takes over the chair on June 1, in an announcement made today at the NBC portion of the TCA Press Tour. O’Brien is expected to step down as host of Late Night this winter, in order to prepare him for the Tonight Show gig. NBC […]

It’s Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

Jimmy’s got the moves. Jimmy has the style. And now, Jimmy has a talk show. As expected, Jimmy Fallon gets the post-Tonight Show slot in 2009, succeeding Conan O’Brien, who of course, is taking over for Jay Leno’s Tonight Show job in this same time frame. NBC made the announcement official in New York today. O’Brien, a former Simpsons writer, took […]

Jimmy’s hosting a talk show

Jimmy Fallon is succeeding Conan O’ Brien in the post-Tonight show slot effective in 2009, according to sources. NBC plans to announce the former Saturday Night Live star’s new gig at its upfront presentation (yes, they are having another one) on May 12. O’ Brien is succeeding Jay Leno as host of The Tonight Show next year, and plans to […]

We’re Back

Happy New Year! This is The T Dog Media Blog. Welcome Back. Took a New Year’s breather, so let’s catch up on what’s been going on: – Giants-Patriots draws large audience: The NFL triplecast of the New England Patriots – New York Giants game Saturday Night, in which the Patriots beat the Giants to become the first team in NFL […]

Leno, Conan return to NBC late night

Taking a page from Johnny Carson’s playbook in 1988 during the last writer’s strike, NBC announced Monday that Jay Leno and Conan O’Brien will return to work with new episodes of their respective late-night shows on January 2, in lieu of writers. Meanwhile, Letterman’s production company (Worldwide Pants) is negotiating with its writers to return The Late Show with David […]