Jay Leno Is Leaving The Tonight Show

The Tonight Show veteran is now gonna have to find a new late night home after NBC and Leno announced the shows retirement for next year.

"I am definitely done next year — with NBC. I'm not a beach guy, and the last time I was in my pool was to fix a light. Don't worry, I'll find a job somewhere." Said Jay Leno.

That somewhere just might be ABC, as the Entertainment President Steve McPherson said "I can't believe they are going to let this guy go at the top of his game. If that happens, I guess we'll look at it and we will talk. And Jimmy (Jimmy Kimmel) will be involved in those discussions, and that will be that."

If NBC does in fact let Jay Leno go, his spot will be taken over Conan O'Brian and "Saturday Night Live" Jimmy Fallon will host NBC's "Late Late Night" show.

Leno who's now 58, is said to be privately unhappy about his planned departure from NBC. Executives have also said they are still looking at various options for keeping Leno at NBC which may even include a possible move to prime-time TV.