Conan O’Brien Headed to TBS

We have a winner in the Conan sweepstakes and its a bit of an upset. Conan O’Brien will be returning to television in November with a new show on the once-and-future Superstation: TBS. Apparently TBS was willing to offer O’Brien ownership of his show, a massive 8-figure contract, and guarantees that his show would air everywhere (things that FOX were unwilling or unable to offer). While FOX was considered the frontrunner (and Comedy Central the intriguing dark-horse) TBS makes sense as a landing spot given that it offers Conan the comforts of a cable deal and since the network already emphasizes comedy (although it now leaves the future of George Lopez’s talk show on the channel up in the air). Either way, it looks like for the first time since they stopped airing Braves games, I’ll be a regular viewer of the Superstation.