NBC 'Tonight' Show

Some big news from the States, rumours of which have been brewing in recent weeks, is that Jay Leno is to be replaced (again) as host of NBC's Tonight Show - this time by current Late Night presenter Jimmy Fallon. The switch will take place in February 2014, when the show will also return to New York from Los Angeles.

This transition seems to be much more amicable than the Leno/O'Brien disaster of a few years back - NBC will certainly hope it doesn't backfire again. They're already losing the breakfast show battle to ABC, they won't want the 11.35pm slot going the same way.

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Hopefully CNBC will choose to broadcast the 'Tonight' show again at 11pm weeknights, having switched to 'Late Night' last year. It would be a shame to lose Fallon from our own screens.

I'm not much of a fan of Jimmy Fallon, he just seems a bit smug and smarmy in my opinion. The sooner David Letterman retires and lets Craig Ferguson take over the better.

Jimmy the one that always say we run out of time for Matt Damon? I second the point about Craig.

That's unlikely to happen. Ferguson's show Is alright but it's very much a cult thing which will never cut it against the new younger skewering guys - Jimmy Fallon & Jimmy Kimmel.

It's been rumoured for years though that Craig will be Letterman's replacement when he does decide to go.

I can't help but notice that they've tried to make Craig Ferguson's show a little more mainstream. It's not quite as cult/nerdy as it once was. Plus they've been giving Ferguson a lot of airtime recently what with the Superbowl special and his various comedy specials. I really think he is the natural choice to replace Letterman. There's just something about him. I can't help but notice for example that his show is the only show multiple people take the time to upload onto YouTube every single day. No other Late night show as far as I can see has that dedication. Conan is probably the closest. But most of those clips are uploaded by the show themselves.

Plus i'm not sure if you've watched Letterman recently, but the guy has clearly checked out. When you watch some of his late night work and even his early Late show episodes, he has so much energy, whereas now he really doesn't seem to care and spends all night looking at his blue cards. Though that is just my opinion.

As for the Tonight Show, I honestly can't say I care about that show. The only two late night hosts I like are Ferguson and Conan. That show actually became dead to me the moment Conan left it, and really it should never have continued to exist post Johnny Carson.

Rumour being the keyword. He really isn't mainstream enough for that gig from the clips I've seen.

Exactly cult.

Fair point. But never underestimate the value of cult Especially in this current climate

Wrong Jimmy - that's Jimmy Kimmel, on ABC.

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Of course he's mainstream enough, and also it must be doing well if CBS flew Craig back to Scotland an episode of the show...

Craig Ferguson is brilliant. His show seems small though. It's a tiny studio with a wee audience. I think it would lose something if you give him a room with 300 people obnoxiously hooting.