The Tonight Show

By Tempo I've known about this for a while.  I've talked a lot about this with Jay.  I am thrilled," O'Brien told his studio audience during the taping of Tuesday's show. Letterman also made a little joke in his monologue about NBC's late-night moves, Verne Gay writes. UPDATE: Leno talked about the new...

By Tempo As previously announced, Conan O'Brien will take over The Tonight Show hosting duties on June 1, 2009, broadcasting from the state-of-the-art studio currently under construction on the Universal lot. O'Brien will continue an unmatched late-night legacy that includes Steve Allen, J...

By Tempo The Tonight Show" continues to be the most dominant late-night institution in television history.  Since it first premiered on September 27, 1954 with Steve Allen, "The Tonight Show" has had just four permanent hosts, including Leno.  Allen, host of the then titled "Tonight," eventual...

By Tempo NBC’s “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” and “Late Night with Conan O’Brien” have already announced they are returning without writers Jan. 2. David Letterman will also probably return to his CBS late-night show soon, if his production ...

By Tempo Most late-night shows, including “The Colbert Report,” “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart,” “The Late Show with David Letterman” and “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” are expected to go into repeats this week. For more complete information on how the strike may affect specific shows, see t...