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TONIGHT DOUGH
Late-night leader Jay Leno has signed a new four-year deal with NBC that will keep him at the helm of The Tonight Show through at least 2009. The contract is said to be worth $25 million a year for a grand total of — drumroll please — $100 million! Leno currently pulls in around $18 million annually. Despite the bump, Leno still earns less than David Letterman, who collects a cool $31.5 million a year for his Late Show duties. In related news...
Late-night leader Jay Leno has signed a new four-year deal with NBC that will keep him at the helm of The Tonight Show through at least 2009. The contract is said to be worth $25 million a year for a grand total of — drumroll please — $100 million! Leno currently pulls in around $18 million annually. Despite the bump, Leno still earns less than David Letterman, who collects a cool $31.5 million a year for his Late Show duties. In related news...