Viewers will get a first taste of Jimmy Fallon's new NBC yakker next week.
Video blogs starring Fallon will start appearing nightly at 12:35 a.m. on NBC's website beginning Monday. Although originally conceived as a dry run for Fallon's takeover of "Late Night with Conan O'Brien," the webisodes will instead be more lo-fi, freeform-style looks at what Fallon is up to on the eve of his hosting gig.
The blogs - which will run around five minutes -- will change every day, and may range from behind-the-scenes at a Fallon stand-up gig, or a riff on something he's found on the streets, to a clip of Fallon running around his new offices.
Meanwhile, also on Monday, NBC is expected to announce an official start date for "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon": the start of March (expected to be March 2).
That means O'Brien will likely step down at the end of February to prep for his own new gig as "Tonight Show" host. (NBC has already announced that O'Brien assumes the "Tonight Show" from Jay Leno on June 1.)
March transition would come in the middle of sweeps (which has been pushed from February this winter because of the upcoming digital TV transition).
Peacock has remained mum on details surrounding the Fallon show, but some details have emerged - including the likelihood that hip-hop group The Roots will join as the show's house band.
IS THIS KARMA? - O.J. GETS 15 YEARS!
O.J. Simpson has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for his part in a sports memorabilia heist at the Palace Station Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas last year.
The former American football icon-turned-actor stood silently between attorneys Gabriel Grasso and Yale Galanter in dark blue prison attire as the sentencing was read in Las Vegas today.
He will be eligible for parole after six years.
During pre-sentencing, Galanter accepted his client's actions were "beyond stupid" but said Simpson felt he was doing the right thing in attempting to reclaim items he considered stolen from him.
The attorney told the court, "The court should be lenient... because he didn't go into a bank and rob somebody; this wasn't a planned, stealthful (sic), criminal, evil mind act. What it was was a highly emotional, stupid act that violated the law.
"If Mr. Simpson would have known... that his action would violate the laws of the state of Nevada, he would have never have done it... Mr Simpson is remorseful, he's apologetic, he's sorry."
Prior to sentencing, an emotional Simpson, who was not expected to speak, fought back tears as he told the court he was "sorry and somewhat confused," about his conviction, adding, "I came here (to Las Vegas) for a wedding; I didn't come here to reclaim property. I was told it was here... In no way did I mean to hurt anybody, to steal anything from anyone.
"I wanted my daughter... (late wife) Ms. Brown gave her her mother's wedding ring. (It was) stolen... My oldest son... wanted a picture in the Oval Office with (President) Gerald Ford when he was five years old - stolen. All of these things are gone... I just wanted my personal things.
"I didn't know I was doing anything illegal. I thought I was confronting friends and retrieving my property... I'm sorry for all of it."
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