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Conan Gets TONIGHT In 2009!!

I am – Hercules!! “Conan O’Brien will take over ‘The Tonight Show’ in 2009,” NBC Universal CEO Jeff Zucker told the New Yorker’s Ken Auletta Monday morning. Under a deal made three years ago, NBC would have to pay O’Brien, 44, a penalty north of $40 million if it kept Jay Leno hosting the late night franchise beyond 2009, but many have speculated that it was a penalty NBC might be willing to pay given Leno’s continued strong ratings. Comedian and “Saturday Night Live” vet Jimmy Fallon, 33, who has a development deal with NBC, is “at the top of [NBC’s] short list” to replace O’Brien at “Late Night,” according to comments made this summer by NBC late-night chief Rick Ludwin. (“30 Rock” mastermind Tina Fey, who used to anchor "Weekend Update" with Fallon, thinks Fallon is funny, and so do I.) Leno is said to be interested in remaining in television. There is speculation that once his current NBC contract lapses in 2009, the then-59-year-old comedian may migrate to Fox or ABC, or stay with NBC in another capacity. Read all of TV Week’s story on the matter here.

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