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Is Conan O'Brien just keeping the seat warm for Jerry Seinfeld on the Tonight Show? With Jay Leno in prime-time and a reported ratings slide for O'Brien, the whispers of trying to bring in Jerry Seinfeld to save NBC late night and the Tonight Show are being leaked and denied.

Conan O'Brien Replacement - Jerry Seinfeld for the Tonight Show?

TV Squad reports, "Some anonymous executive sources have said the network is thinking about dumping Conan O'Brien and putting Jerry Seinfeld in The Tonight Show's host chair."


Pop Eater cites the source with a quote: "NBC just can't carry on like this. 'The Tonight Show' has lost 52 percent of its viewership in just one year. The November ratings will be the show's lowest in 15 years."

"They would be idiots to not be having the replacement conversation," the insider spilled to the website.

Is this too far-fetched? The Celebrity Truth has the denial: "Despite a lull in ratings since O’Brien took over as host from Jay Leno in June, NBC is standing by their funnyman, with spokesperson Drew Shane calling the rumors 'completely false.'"