FALLON TO REPLACE CONAN?

NBC's confirmed that Jimmy Fallon is "at the top of our short list" to replace Conan O'Brien as host of NBC's later late-night show in 2009. Conan will replace Leno, obvs, thank God, so someone needs to come on after that and be vaguely funny. (Here’s how Fallon did "on trial" in 2006.)