Wed Feb 22, 01:43 PM

Conan O'Brien gets 2-year extension for his show

The Associated Press
Conan O'Brien attends the South by Southwest premiere of 'Conan O'Brien Can't Stop,' a documentary that captured the days after his departure from the 'Tonight Show,' Sunday, March 13, 2011, Austin, Texas. (AP / April Castro)
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NEW YORK — Conan O'Brien's got his desk job for at least two more years.

U.S. cable television network TBS said Wednesday that its late-night host, who premiered with "Conan" in November 2010, has won an extension through April 2014.

O'Brien says, "I'll be taping episodes of 'Conan' well into the Ron Paul presidency."

He originally signed with TBS after a brief, tumultuous promotion to be host of NBC's "Tonight" show.

TBS says "Conan" has recently charted a third consecutive month of audience growth. During 2012, it is averaging 1.1 million viewers.

The Los Angeles-based "Conan" airs Monday through Thursday at 1 a.m. on CTV.

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