"Late Night" Successor Will Debut On The Web


	"Late Night" Successor Will Debut On The Web

David M Ewalt

7-21-2008 12:32 PM

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tv, nbc, jimmy fallon, conan o'brien

David M Ewalt says:

So many "viewers" of late night TV actually catch clips of the shows via youtube or other video services in the days following broadcast. So launching a new late night host this way makes a lot of sense.

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