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Email Read Later  PASADENA, Calif. -- NBC is preparing to remake
its late-night lineup as Jay Leno exits as host of "The Tonight
Show With Jay Leno" on Thursday and Jimmy Fallon begins as host
of "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" Feb. 17 (at midnight
its first week following Olympics coverage, then moving back to
its regular 11:35 p.m. time slot on WPXI). On Feb. 24, "Late
Night with Seth Meyers" (12:35 a.m.) debuts.  Take note of that
change in titles: "With Jay Leno" and "Starring Jimmy Fallon."
The word "Starring" hasn't been used since Johnny Carson retired
from "The Tonight Show" in 1992.  Mr. Fallon, 39, said he was
looking through old logos from "The Tonight Show" when deciding
on a new logo -- he chose a full moon over a crescent moon --
and he noticed the "Starring" that was used before the "With."
" 'With' is fine, but 'Starring' makes it more like, hey, we're
in the business, it's glamorous, it's Hollywood," Mr. Fallon
said. "It'