Conan replaces Leno

When Johnny Carson retired from the Tonight Show in 1992, many people thought David Letterman would take over for him, as he was very good friends with him, but Jay Leno got the job as the host. From what I hear, Letterman was bitterly disappointed. In 1993, Letterman then left his show Late Night with David Lettermnan, a show he created in 1982 which came on right after Johnny Carson, at NBC to start his new CBS show Late Show which comes on at 11:35pm, the same time Jay Leno's show starts. The network then had to look for a replacement host for Late Night. Lorne Michaels, the creater of Saturday Night Live, found an unknown writer named Conan O'Brien, who wrote for shows like The Simpsons and SNL, and gave him the job as the new host in 1993. Since he was rushed in, ratings have been poor for his first few years but then increased and gained a following (like me). After 16 years of hosting Late Night with Conan O'Brien, his contract required him to end his reign of Late Night for the Tonight Show which Jay Leno will be hosting until the end of May. The person replacing Conan will be Jimmy Fallon, a SNL alum. The thing that fans mentions about the replacement is that Conan, who replaced Letteman, will be new host of the Tonight Show - the job Letterman wanted. I, for one , am excited for Conan being the new host, and the fact that Andy Richter, his former sidekick who left his show in 2000, will return as the announcer. I can't wait...