Leno Leaving “The Tonight Show,” Fallon Taking Over

The worst kept secret in television is a secret no more.  Jay Leno is out as “The Tonight Show” host, and the shake-up continues with the staff, with NBC’s late-night guru Lorne Michaels – of “Saturday Night Live” and Jimmy Fallon’s current “Late Night” show – taking over as producer when Leno leaves.

FOX News Radio’s Entertainment Correspondent Sabrina Sabbagh reports:

Read a statement from NY Governor Andrew Cuomo on “The Tonight Show” moving back to New York City:

“On behalf of all New Yorkers, I am pleased to welcome The Tonight Show back to its first home here in the Empire State. As one of the longest running television shows in American history, The Tonight Show is an iconic production that has entertained countless fans of late-night television generation after generation. The original Tonight Show ushered in the modern era of television, broadcast here from New York. It is only fitting that as The Tonight Show returns to our state, it will be headlined by New York’s own native son and resident, Jimmy Fallon. Today’s announcement builds on the recent surge of television and film production happening here in New York that has restored our state as a global film production capital and driven the creation of new jobs and business growth throughout the state. I welcome The Tonight Show home.”