Very busy today so I won't be posting until later tonight. I'm hearing all sorts of things about the Leno/Fallon matter, including a couple of folks noting something I hadn't; that this story came out right after Jay did his last show before taking a week off. That kinda means its release was deliberately timed so it could spread when Leno wasn't on the air to deny it. A wizened agent once told me, "When a big news story in the entertainment industry gets released, always ask yourself who could have released it and why."
It is worth noting that this story began life in the Hollywood Reporter and many who have picked up on it seem to assume those sources are within NBC. But the Hollywood Reporter didn't say that. They said, "…two high-level industry sources tell the Hollywood Reporter that NBC is moving toward a May announcement that the 2013-14 television season will be the last for Leno as host of the long-running late-night show." Let's see if and when anyone high up in NBC says that.