Conan O'Brien to make TBS his new late-night home

NEW YORK (AP) - Late-night buttress Conan O'Brien is headed to TBS to resume his comedic duties with the speak uncover expected to debut in November, the network says.

The program will air Mondays through Thursdays during eleven p.m. Eastern, shifting TBS' "Lopez Tonight," starring George Lopez, to midnight.

Monday's surprise proclamation hit the same day O'Brien starts the two-month, nationwide comedy tour in Eugene, Ore., amid persistent reports that he was likely to explain Fox as his new late-night home.

Barring Fox, syndication was widely considered O'Brien's many likely option. Few if anyone mentioned TBS as the trustworthy destination.

O'Brien began serious talks with TBS only final week, the network said.

"In three months, I've gone from network radio to Twitter to performing live in theaters, as well as now I'm headed to basic cable," O'Brien said in the tongue-in-cheek-toned statement. "My devise is working perfectly."

O'Brien left NBC in January after hosting "The Tonight Show" for only eight months, as his ratings plunged from those of his longtime "Tonight" predecessor, Jay Leno, who reclaimed the hour. Until final June, O'Brien had followed Leno as horde of "Late Night" since 1993.

OBrien's parting deal bars him from looming on TV until September.

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