The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
| The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien | |
|---|---|
| Starring | Conan O'Brien (2009-present) Andy Richter (announcer) (2009-present)[1] The Max Weinberg 7 (house band) (2009-present) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 0 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Jeff Ross[2] |
| Production locations | Universal Studios Universal City, California |
| Running time | 62 min. (with commercials) |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | June 1, 2009 |
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien is an upcoming American late-night talk show on NBC, scheduled to begin on June 1, 2009. It is the replacement for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and part of NBC's long running Tonight Show franchise. The show's host, Conan O'Brien, was previously the host of NBC's Late Night with Conan O'Brien, the show that followed The Tonight Show for sixteen years
Many members of the Late Night cast and crew will make the transition to The Tonight Show: The Max Weinberg 7, the house band from O'Brien's Late Night, will serve as house band on O'Brien's new show;[3][4] Andy Richter, who served as O'Brien's sidekick from 1993 to 2000, will be the show's announcer; Jeff Ross, who served as O'Brien's Late Night executive producer in New York, will assume the same role for Tonight.[1] It is also known that frequent actors and writers for the series Brian Mccann, Brian Stack, Pierre Bernard and presumably most others will make the move along with head Mike Sweeny.
Production
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien will originate from Stage 1 at Universal Studios in Universal City, California.[2] It will be shot in 16:9 aspect ratio and broadcast in 1080i HDTV.
History
NBC announced in September 2004 that O'Brien would take over The Tonight Show in 2009, which was accompanied by reports that Jay Leno had told Jeff Zucker, the President of NBC Entertainment's News & Cable Group, of his plans to retire that same year.[5] However, in 2008 it was announced that Jay changed his mind about retiring and will host a new variety show, The Jay Leno Show weeknights at 10:00 PM Eastern/Pacific on NBC.[6]
See also
References
- ^ a b Access Hollywood (2009-02-24). "Andy Richter to join Conan on 'Tonight Show'". MSNBC.com. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
Richter will fill the role once held by Ed McMahon, serving as the announcer for the "Tonight Show" when Conan O'Brien takes over the reins from Jay Leno on June 1.
- ^ a b Program information from the NBC Universal Media Village website
- ^ Episode: Conan O'Brien from the Inside the Actors Studio website
- ^ Late Night with Conan O'Brien. February 18, 2009.
{{cite episode}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters:|episodelink=,|seriesno=, and|serieslink=(help) - ^ O'Brien to succeed Leno as 'Tonight' host in '09, a September 2004 article from The Hollywood Reporter
- ^ "Jay Leno Comes to Primetime on NBC" (Press release). NBC. 2008-12-09. Retrieved 2008-12-09.
