Jay Leno‘s longtime bandleader and sidekick Kevin Eubanks will be leaving the Tonight Show, but will still be with the show when it returns March 1.

This story went through several incarnations over the past 24 hours – but it now appears more changes are on the way.

Conan O’Brien isn’t just disappearing from the walls of 30 Rock – he’s disappearing from the web too. NBC.com and Hulu.com have worked to make it look like The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien never existed.

Also, images from the deconstruction of the Tonight Show set sure to depress Team Conan.

Kidding about the whole “eviscerates” thing, Jon Stewart.

Last night on The Jay Leno Show, comedian and FOX late night host Wanda Sykes showed she reads the internet (and Jay Leno doesn’t), as she took the time to call out NBC for the fried chicken “Black History Month” menu choice that bubbled up just a few hours before taping.

While the NBC infighting continues, the jokes are still coming in from around the late night spectrum – and specifically from the most vocal late night host so far, David Letterman.

Letterman previewed a promo of the “new” old Tonight Show, and knocked Jay Leno‘s “State of the Network” speech from Monday.

Again, just to be clear: Jay Leno would like you to know that this is not his fault. Here’s what Leno would like you to know: He doesn’t have an agent or a manager — a handshake is all right by him. His version of the Tonight Show was #1 when NBC asked him to [...]

Jimmy Kimmel absolutely unleashed on Jay Leno earlier this week, and in a display of, well, something, Leno invited Kimmel on his show.

And he roasted Leno mercilessly. It’s unbelievably uncomfortable. Seriously embarrassing. Why did this happen? No idea – but I’m glad it did.

Here is the full text of the statement released by Tonight Show Conan O’Brien this afternoon, confirming that he would not accept a 12:05 a.m. time slot for his show and would not follow Jay Leno at 11:35 p.m.

Conan O’Brien’s kiss-off letter to NBC is going to make him a hero, not only to people who started off loving him, but because he’s been cast as the underdog here, unfairly subject to the failings of Jay Leno and fickleness of NBC. But Leno wants a bit of that victim spotlight, too.

Over at The Huffington Post, they’ve been treating the news of David Letterman‘s shocking affairs with staffers — and the extortionist who tried to squeeze Letterman for $2 million dollars, suspected to be Robert “Joe” Halderman — with their trademark blanket coverage, leaving no stone unturned. The secret winner? Jay Leno. Ads for his show are popping up all around the news of his rival’s troubles.

After months of promotion, the day has finally arrived – it’s time for the premiere of The Jay Leno Show. It’s the beginning of a new era – comedy at 10pmET.

How will the show be structured? Will Kanye West say anything crazy? How will Seinfeld do? All these questions will be answered tonight – and we’re here to live blog it all. Come check it out:

Jay Leno appeared last night on NBC’s Football Night in America broadcast to tease his premiere tonight, which you already know about unless you’ve been hiding in Osama bin Laden‘s cave for the last three months.

“We also have an interview with President Barack Obama, we’re working on that, you might see that tomorrow night,” said Leno. The premiere tonight at 10pm will be huge – but it sounds like Leno was jumping the gun.