Tonight, at 11:35 p.m., Mr. Jimmy Fallon will emerge from the royal blue curtains in 30 Rock's Studio 6-B to kick off week no. 2 of his tenure at the helm of The Tonight Show.
An hour later (and two stories above, in Studio 8-G) Mr. Seth Meyers will extend warm welcomes to Ms. Amy Poehler and Vice President Joe Biden for his debut as the new host of Late Night.
And thus... a New Era in American broadcast television will begin.
In commemoration of this historic moment at NBC, MercerJersey.com takes a fresh look at the club of eight (exclusively and perhaps regrettably) men who have been given the reigns to the Peacock's prized pair of late night franchises – through the ever-valuable lens (of course) of Boston Celtics basketball.
