Conan O'Brien is not quite yet the fantastic Mr. Fox.
The former Tonight Show host and a certain network may be talking, but so far, it's more of a flirtation than a relationship.
"Sure, there have been some conversations," News Corp. Chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch said during a quarterly earnings call on Tuesday, per The Hollywood Reporter. But, he claimed, "no real negotiations" have taken place.
But is the network ready to jump into the late-night talking game?
Murdoch says there are "different opinions" on the issue at the network, but claims that if the programming people can show that such a venture would "make a profit, we would do it in a flash."
Timing may also be an issue. Fox affiliates find their syndicated programming from 11:00 to 11:30 p.m. profitable, and negotiating a start time for Team CoCo may be easier said than done.
Per the terms of his NBC severance, O'Brien will be allowed to launch a new show in September.
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