For a bit player in the present late-night drama, Jimmy Kimmel is making a serious play to steal the show. One of the ABC host's best spots yet: a documentary on the late-night war, shot in the style of documentarian Ken Burns. It details the history of President Jeffrey Zucker, General Jebediah Jay Leno and the young officer Conan O'Brien with the requisite PBS flourishes — crusty professors, old-timey music and all.
Top 10 Moments from the Late-Night War
As Conan O'Brien quits The Tonight Show and Jay Leno prepares to retake his old time slot, tensions are running high at NBC — and so, surprisingly, are ratings. TIME takes a look at some of the late-night feud's best moments