For the past year or so, I have been watching “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” almost religiously.

Fallon really has a great way of gearing his show toward his audience.

He has the ability to connect with his audience, which makes you, as a viewer, feel like you really know him.

That is why, when I found out he may be replacing Jay Leno on the “Tonight Show,” I couldn’t be more ecstatic for him. But it does scare me a bit. I think most of us can remember the Conan O’Brien vs. Leno debacle of 2010.

In case you were living under a rock in 2010, NBC was going to push back its late-night programs so Conan, then host of the “Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien,” would not start until 12:05 a.m.

Conan would not accept this. He said the delay of the “Tonight Show” to the next morning would just be ironic.

“Also, if I accept this move, I will be knocking the ‘Late Night’ show, which I inherited from David Letterman and passed on to Jimmy Fallon, out of its long-held time slot,” he said. “That would hurt the other NBC franchise that I love, and it would be unfair to Jimmy.”

Conan ended up leaving the NBC network all together and starting a talk show all his own on TBS.

Leno went on to take the reins back and host “The Tonight Show.”

It is about time Leno set aside his horrible jokes and awkward hosting techniques to let some fresh meat take over.

It is also rumored that if Fallon is selected for the new hosting gig, the entire production will pick up and move to New York City to accommodate the comedian.

If this proves to be true, it will make the show that much better. I don’t know what Jimmy’s show would be without the Big Apple.

As of right now, NBC and Fallon himself have both not made any comments as to the future of “The Tonight Show.”

Column by Savannah Sawyer, Assistant Features Editor.