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NBC to Officially Tap Fallon for 12:30 a.m.

Network Sets Monday Press Conference in New York; Expected to Name Jimmy Fallon to Replace Conan O'Brien at 12:30 a.m.

By Ben Grossman -- Broadcasting & Cable, 5/9/2008 1:44:00 PM

NBC scheduled a noon press conference Monday in New York at which the network is expected to formalize the naming of Jimmy Fallon as its new 12:30 a.m. late-night host.

Fallon, the former Saturday Night Live star, would fill the post-Tonight Show spot that is scheduled to be vacated by Conan O'Brien next year if NBC goes ahead with its plan for O'Brien to replace Jay Leno at 11:30 p.m.

NBC’s selection of Fallon was first reported by B&C last year. Fallon inked a development deal with the network in February 2007.

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  Craig Ferguson's star turn at the White House correspondents' dinner prompted me to check him out (being a Conan fan, I really never paid much attention to him. He's brilliant, in a different way than Conan. And while Jay remains the political monolog king, Ferguson offers a refreshing alternative. I can't see Jimmy Fallon measuring up. Why doesn't NBC keep Jay, and why doesn't CBS run Ferguson's previous day shows in late afternoon to cultivate a larger audience for his day and date show?

  
  

  
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