A List Of Things Thrown Five Minutes Ago

IT'S SLIGHTLY EARLIER NIGHT! In a shocking development -- unless you read Bill Carter's The Late Shift, like I keep telling you, and remember that Jeff Zucker contemplated something like this for David Letterman back when they were trying to reclaim him -- NBC is expected to announce tomorrow that's it's handing over the 10pm slot every weeknight to Jay Leno after he cedes The Tonight Show to Conan O'Brien in May 2010.