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The late night wars have just gotten more interesting. Fox and recent short-term host of ‘The Tonight Show’ Conan O’Brien are closer to hammering out a deal that will bring a brand-new late night talk show starring Coco to Rupert Murdoch’s network.

Haven’t we seen this situation before sometime in the early ’90s? Hopefully we’ll read more about this situation in the upcoming sequel book.

It would certainly change the whole late night landscape, but it depends on several factors that haven’t yet been determined. For example, what would be Conan’s start time? 11 P.M.? 11:30 P.M.? Also, it appears his Fox show would start with smaller budget from his ‘Tonight Show’ run, but that would likely increase in the future if the show gets good ratings.

So, assuming this deal goes through, when you watch late night you will have a choice of Letterman, Leno, O’Brien, Kimmel, Fallon, Stewart, Colbert, or Ferguson. If you’re a total insomniac, you also can watch Carson Daly. Who will you be watching? Who should bow out at this stage?

[via TVWeek]

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