THe Late-night host is being courted by several networks
Fox still remains to be the front-runner, as they've been wanting to get into the late-night game for many years now and O'Brien's popularity with younger viewers fits right in with Fox's core audience. It was also said that another option would be with Fox's cable arm FX, which could air O'Brien's show at 11 and then possibly move the show to Fox later, since there would have to be extensive discussions with the network's affiliates for a late-night move.
It was also said that, while formal discussions haven't started yet, other networks like USA, TNT, TBS, Comedy Central, HBO and Showtime have sent out feelers regarding bringing an O-Brien-hosted late-night show to their network.
O'Brien's The Tonight Show legacy came to an end on early Thursday morning with a $56.5 million payout to O'Brien and his staff, $33 million of which went directly to O'Brien. It was said that payouts to his staff, which were apparently higher than the industry standard, were also bolstered by checks O'Brien himself made out to his staff.
"He just wants to make sure they are taken care of," said Gavin Polone, O'Brien's manager.
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Rufio
his final show was AMAZING! absolute classic. despite all he's been through he went down swinging and with CLASS!!! his thanks to NBC was moving and his appreciation was obvious. will farrell wrapping it up at the end was weird, but it was fun to see those musical greats playing together, then letting conan play with them on guitar (visibly enjoying himself).
great Tonight Show... one of my favs of all time. can't wait for conan to land on another network (preferably Fox). if he goes somewhere other than Fox, i'm afraid his show will lose much of what fans adore and substitute its charm for pushing the envelope ("let's do everything we couldn't get away with on network TV!").
2 years agoby @rufioFlag
Chad Vital
Yeah see, this is why I like Conan. He's funny and has a good heart. That's rare these days.
2 years agoby @chad-vitalFlag
Josh
Classy guy paying his staff out of his own exit settlement.
2 years agoby @shuabertFlag
Charles DeMar
This sucks, but at least Conan and his staff was taken care of. I hope his staff will join him wherever he goes.
2 years agoby @nemesissisFlag