Seth Meyers taking over 'Late Night' from Jimmy Fallon

Every night will be Saturday night.

The "Saturday Night Live" takeover of NBC's late night lineup continues. With Jimmy Fallon leaving "Late Night" to host "The Tonight Show" next year, the network has tapped his former "SNL" castmate Seth Meyers to sit in his chair.

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Meyers leaves "SNL" after 12 seasons, eight of which he served as head writer and seven of which he hosted "Weekend Update." He won't have to change bosses, however; Lorne Michaels will be the executive producer of Meyers's "Late Night."

"I only have to work for Lorne for five more years before I pay him back for the time I totaled his car," Meyers joked in a statement. "12:30 on NBC has long been incredible real estate. I hope I can do it justice."

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Buzz about who would replace Fallon began even before official confirmation that he would replace Jay Leno as "Tonight Show" host. Names like Howard Stern and Chelsea Handler were thrown around, but Meyers seemed to be a frontrunner from the beginning thanks to his relationship with Michaels.

"We think Seth is one of the brightest, most insightful comedy writers and performers of his generation," said Bob Greenblatt, chairman of NBC Entertainment.

"His years at 'SNL's Weekend Update' desk, not to mention being head writer of the show for many seasons, helped him hone a topical brand of comedy that is perfect for the 'Late Night' franchise."

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Meyers's move to "Late Night" does beg the question whether he and Michaels will update the format to be more similar to "Weekend Update" and Jon Stewart's "The Daily Show."

And there are even more questions about the future of "SNL" -- who will succeed Meyers as head write? And perhaps more importantly to fans, who will be the new "Weekend Update" host(s)?

Tell us your nominees in the comments and vote in our poll!

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Jimmy Carter named most trusted U.S. politician in new poll

Jimmy Carter speaks at the opening of the George W. Bush presidenital library (Fox News)Americans really, really trust Hollywood. They are, however, far more skeptical of Washington, DC.

A new survey on the most-trusted people in America finds actors taking the top three spots: Tom Hanks, Sandra Bullock and Denzel Washington. The first politician to appear on the list is former President Jimmy Carter, who comes in at number 24.

Carter, 88, often referred to as the most successful ex-president in American history, has earned bipartisan praise since leaving office for his work on behalf of various humanitarian causes.

During his successful 1976 presidential campaign, Carter won over a majority of American voters with his “Trust Me” campaign slogan.

The surveyed asked 1,000 participants who they trusted the most and was conducted by The Wagner Group for Readers Digest.

President Obama did make the list as well, but doesn’t show up until the bottom half of the list, coming in at number 65.

According to the list, Obama was edged out by none other than Adam Sandler, named the 64^th most trusted person in America.

No other former president made the list. Though likely 2016 candidate Hillary Clinton came in at number 51.

The president was also far outclassed by his own wife. Michelle Obama was the top-ranked political figure on the list, coming in at number 19. Unless you count Clint Eastwood, who just missed out on the top 10, sliding to number 11 on the list.

Obama did edge out Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, who was listed number 66 in the poll.

The most popular judicial figure on the list? Well, that would be “Judge Judy” Judith Sheindlin, who beat out all nine Supreme Court Justices, coming in at number 29 on the list.

Of course, all of these numbers are slightly skewed. Reader’s Digest notes that the top three choices, by far, were “your own doctor” (77%), “your own spiritual adviser” (71%), and “your own child’s current teacher” (66%). Those responses were removed to focus on public figures.

Some other interesting names on the top 100:

• TV cooking host Rachel Ray (31) edged out former Secretary of State Colin Powell (32)

• Star Wars creator George Lucas (42) is more trusted than Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts (44).

• The top 10 was dominated by Hollywood figures, including Meryl Street (4), Steven Spielberg (6) and Julia Roberts (10).

They are all, apparently, more trusted than 2012 Nobel Prize-winning chemist Robert J. Lefkowitz, who was named the 11^th most-trusted person in America.

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Here's Jimmy! Fallon reportedly replacing Leno

LOS ANGELES (AP) — As Jay Leno lobs potshots at ratings-challenged NBC in his "Tonight" monologues, speculation is swirling the network is taking steps to replace the host with Jimmy Fallon next year and move the show from Burbank to New York.

NBC confirmed Wednesday it's creating a new studio for Fallon in New York, where he hosts "Late Night." But the network did not comment on a report that the digs at its Rockefeller Plaza headquarters may become home to a transplanted, Fallon-hosted "Tonight."

The New York Times reported the plan in a Wednesday story, citing unidentified network executives. The Hollywood Reporter had a March 1 report about a Fallon-Leno switch, which was denied by the network.

Looming over NBC is its messy, failed effort to replace Leno with Conan O'Brien, which ended in 2010 with Leno regaining "Tonight" and NBC losing O'Brien — who got a $45 million exit deal — to TBS. Leno's current "Tonight" contract expires in September of 2014.

That occurred under a different regime, before NBCUniversal was taken over by Philadelphia-based Comcast Corp., which has a reputation for discipline. While NBC dithered and backtracked on its "Tonight" succession plan involving O'Brien, Comcast is likely to be more decisive.

"I don't know if it's possible to have a less orderly transition than Leno-O'Brien," said analyst Brad Adgate of media-buying firm Horizon Media.

Fallon contacted Leno in an effort to help smooth the potential switch, according to a Hollywood Reporter story Wednesday.

The latest roiling of the late-night waters began in January when ABC moved "Jimmy Kimmel Live" back to 11:35 p.m. Eastern to offer direct competition to Leno and CBS' David Letterman.

With the potential for Kimmel, 45, to draw advertiser-favored young viewers away from Leno (62) and Letterman (65), it's unsurprising that their networks might step up their succession planning.

At 38, Fallon is the youngest of the pack.

Leno, who took over "Tonight" from Johnny Carson in 1992, did not respond Wednesday to a request for comment. But he might be taking advantage of other ways to communicate — the "Tonight" stage and its audience of millions.

Although late-night hosts are known for needling their network bosses on-air, the timing of Leno's latest jabs at NBC seemed to make the network particularly uncomfortable. They reportedly asked him to stop; he hasn't.

"You know the whole legend of St. Patrick, right? St. Patrick drove all the snakes out of Ireland — and then they came to the United States and became NBC executives," Leno joked on Monday's show.

On Tuesday, he played off a news report about a Serbian woman with a rare brain condition that causes her to see the world upside down: "Isn't that crazy? It's unbelievable. She sees everything upside down. In fact, she thinks NBC is at the top of the ratings."

Leno, who briefly moved to prime-time to make room for O'Brien, has proved himself a wily survivor. Despite the challenge from Kimmel, he and "Tonight" have remained top-rated so far.

But if a change is destined, NBC could be eying next year's Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, as a premium launch pad for a revamped "Tonight," analyst Adgate said.

"If they're going to do it, it makes sense to do it when NBC is dominating television for 17 days," he said, and can heavily promote the "Tonight" switch. "They could have Fallon in Sochi, talking it up."

In the April issue of GQ magazine, "Late Night" producer Lorne Michaels ("Saturday Night Live") said a transition to Fallon had "an inevitability to it," adding that he was the closest to Carson that I've seen of this generation."

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