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And the hits in the new late-night war keep on coming:

(UPDATE: TV Guide Magazine says this deal is confirmed.)

TMZ is reporting that NBC signed Jay Leno to a contract to host The Tonight Show from 11:35 PM – 12:35 AM. Of course, TMZ being TMZ, this might just be a rumor.

However, given the fact that — if Nikki Finke is to be believed — that Jeff Zucker and the execs at NBC are trying to take a hard line with Conan, and Bill Simmons is saying that Conan’s version of Tonight will end next Friday, the pieces of this puzzle might be falling into place.

I don’t think we need to go over all the bloody details again, but we all know that Conan is getting the shaft here. Even if you weren’t a fan of Conan’s Tonight (Conan fan Bryan Curtis of The Daily Beast did a great piece today on why the show just isn’t working), the guy doesn’t deserve to get jerked around like this.

Now, here’s the question: Did Jay get what he ultimately wanted, which was to never leave 11:35?

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