The Late Shift II

Bill Carter, the New York Times reporter who famously penned The Late Shift in 1994, about the battle between David Letterman and Jay Leno for the Tonight Show crown, has confirmed that he is working on a sequel for Viking. As expected, the sequel will focus on the recent Tonight Show rumblings at NBC involving Conan O'Brien and Jay Leno. Carter is currently researching ConanGate in Los Angeles. In case HBO decides to adapt the sequel into a movie, Movieline has a casting lead for Conan. [Gawker]

· New York Times' Bill Carter at Work on a Late Shift Sequel [Gawker]