Jimmy Fallon: Stern to replace him? An NBC late-night hosting job may be vacant
Jimmy Fallon, Stern job shake-up? Sources say NBC wants to replace 'Tonight Show' host Jay Leno with Jimmy Fallon and bring in Howard Stern to fill Fallon's old spot. NBC denies the Leno story. If Stern was to replace Fallon, he would presumably leave his job as an 'America's Got Talent' judge.
Jimmy Fallon, Stern job shake-up? Sources say NBC wants to replace 'Tonight Show' host Jay Leno with Jimmy Fallon and bring in Howard Stern to fill Fallon's old spot. NBC denies the Leno story. If Stern was to replace Fallon, he would presumably leave his job as an 'America's Got Talent' judge.
Will shock jock Howard Stern replace late-night NBC host Jimmy Fallon?
Stern, currently a radio personality and judge on the NBC show 鈥淎merica鈥檚 Got Talent,鈥� could take the spot currently occupied by the former 鈥淪aturday Night Live鈥� cast member if NBC relieves "Tonight Show" host Jay Leno and replaces him with Fallon, according to the New York Post.
鈥淪ources close to the radio man tell The Post that Stern, in turn, is being 鈥榞roomed鈥� by NBC as the new Fallon,鈥� the Post article read.
It鈥檚 not a sure thing that Fallon would replace Leno, either 鈥� the Hollywood Reporter stated that a source told them the network was planning to remove the longtime 鈥淭onight Show鈥� host in favor of Fallon, but so far, NBC is denying the story.聽
Nevertheless, the source told the Hollywood Reporter that NBC may believe it can handily beat ABC night host Jimmy Kimmel if Fallon鈥檚 show was going head-to-head with the program instead of the close battle that always ensues between Kimmel and Leno for ratings.
鈥淜immel has done extremely well," the source said. "Jay wins overall, but on any given night, it's neck-and-neck in 18-49. I understand where they might have fear and also feel that they own the solution.鈥�
Leno has hosted 鈥淭he Tonight Show鈥� since 1992 except for a brief break in 2009 when the comedian left to be the face of 鈥淭he Jay Leno Show.鈥� Leno and the new 鈥淭onight Show鈥� host Conan O鈥橞rien became the center of controversy when it was reported that NBC wanted to move 鈥淭he Jay Leno Show鈥� to the timeslot formerly occupied by 鈥淭he Tonight Show鈥� and move 鈥淭onight鈥� to a midnight air time. O鈥橞rien wrote a letter stating that he would leave the network if the move was enacted, and after he left, Leno became the host of 鈥淭onight鈥� again.
Stern is currently the host of his own program on Sirius XM Satellite Radio and is famous for his controversial broadcasts. His original program, 鈥淭he Howard Stern Show,鈥� was fined multiple times by the FCC for indecency.