TBS renews 'Conan' through 2014

Gina DiFalco
Television Host Conan O'Brien arriving at the premiere of ' 'Super 8' at Regency Village Theatre on June 8, 2011 in Westwood, California. Philip Vaughan

Conan O’Brien found a home on TBS following being fired from his job as host of The Tonight Show on NBC in 2010.

He has now found success at the network, and has freshly signed a deal to keep Conan on TBS through 2014, The New York Daily News reports.

In a statement, the late night talk show host said “I am excited to continue my run with TBS because they have been fantastic partners,” adding, “This means I’ll be taping episodes of Conan well into the Ron Paul presidency.”

Nielsen Company statistics that are provided by TBS show that Conan’s audience has shown growth in its time on the air.

In the three months in 2012 so far, the show has averaged 1.1 million viewers nightly.

Executive vice president and head of programming for TBS, TNT and Turner Classic Movies, Michael Wright, said in a statement that they are “proud” to be working with O’Brien “for the long run.”

He added that Conan pulls in “a young and fiercely loyal audience,” and has “built a dynamic online presence that keeps fans engaged like no other show in late night.”

USA Today reports that part of audience loyalty is Conan’s constant traveling.

The show has featured special events in which it has been taped in various cities across the U.S., such as filming for a week at the Beacon Theater in New York.

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