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Daly Eyes Conan's Slot

Broadcasting & Cable, Tuesday, February 13, 2007 11:45 AM

Carson Daly has his eye on the 12:30 a.m. slot on NBC if and when Conan O'Brien jumps to 11:30 p.m. in 2009. While his current show -- "Last Call With Carson Daly" -- celebrating its fifth anniversary, he says he hasn't talked to the network yet. "The only thing I can do is say ... We want to be in the position where we are considered a 12:30 replacement when that happens," he says.

He adds he isn't bitter that NBC has thus far declined to name him O'Brien's successor at 12:30 when the network announced O'Brien will take over the "The Tonight Show" from Jay Leno. "I would be presumptuous to have an opinion on that," he says. "I'm lucky I'm on the air." For the moment, the focus is on polishing "Last Call," which has added more comedy to go with the guests and music elements.

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