Leno to Leave NBC June 2009

NBC just announced that Jay Leno will officially step down from NBC's "Tonight Show" in June of next year, set to be replaced by Conan O'Brien. At the same time, Jimmy Fallon will officially take over Conan's old slot.

You can read the official release here.

I'll be interested to see how Conan's edgy skits (a la Triumph the Insult Comic Dog and the Masturbating Bear) fare in the earlier time slot and how Fallon does as a host. I've never been much of a Fallon fan even on SNL. I'll wait until next spring to form a final opinion though.