According to numerous sources, Fallon will be taking over Late Night from Conan O’Brien in 2009.

O’Brien, as you may know, will be moving into Jay Leno’s spot on The Tonight Show in 2009, and there has been much speculation on who would succeed O’Brien.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, NBC is expected to make an official announcement on May 12th. The switchover is suggested to happen sometime in January.

One funny bit from this though, again from the Hollywood Reporter:

The move further cements NBC’s late-night transition that also is making Leno a highly sought-after free agent, with ABC and Fox reportedly already circling the top-rated late-night host. Meanwhile, NBC Universal is trying to keep him in the company fold with a new show.

For some reason, I find Leno being a “sough after” free agent crazy. I don’t know what he’d do afterwards, and if he was so awesome now, wouldn’t he be sticking around?

I’ve never liked Leno as I’ve said a few times here, so other networks “circling” the guy makes zero sense.

Anyways, what do you think of Fallon? Will he make a good host?