The Tonight Show With Jay Leno has set the guest lineup for its final week of shows, according to THR.
Leno, who has led the NBC late-night talk show since 1992, will welcome Billy Crystal -- his first Tonight Show guest -- to the couch for his final show Thursday, Feb. 6. His musical guest for the episode will be Garth Brooks. Crystal was Leno's first guest on May 25, 1992.
NBC entertainment chairman Bob Greenblatt also announced Sunday morning during his executive session at the Television Critics Association's winter press tour that Leno's successor Jimmy Fallon will make an appearance on the Tonight Show on Monday, Feb. 3 for a "passing of the baton."
Though it is unclear what Leno's next gig will be post-Tonight Show, Greenblatt was optimistic about keeping Leno in the family. "I'm hoping we will enter into a new relationship with him and keep his home on NBC," Greenblatt told reporters.
Later, Greenblatt gave some more specifics. "I would love him to do specials with us," he said, "and other shows he could host. We're being very respectable of him and not pushing that agenda too hard." According to Greenblatt, Leno didn't want to have these conversations until after his final week hosting the Tonight Show.
CNN's Jeff Zucker dismissed reports Jan. 10 that he was having conversations about hiring Leno.
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