"The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" will return in primetime 9PM (CAT) beginning March 1, 2011.

After an absence of 24 months, dozens of viewer emails and open letters by journalists to CNBC Africa and DSTV, the channel has secured the latest season of the hit show.

"The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" features a nightly monologue (the longest in late night), news-making guests, and ongoing comedy segments, including "Headlines," "Jaywalking" and "Battle of Jaywalking All Stars." The result is a unique and humorous look at the daily happenings in the news and in pop culture.

The show is also a proven barometer of political clout. In 2009, the show made history by being the first late-night show to host a sitting president when Jay Leno welcomed President Barack Obama as a guest.

That's "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno",
Monday to Friday at 9pm only on CNBC Africa, DStv Channel 410.