The race to succeed Lorne Michaels at SNL is crystallizing, with Tina Fey jumping to 70¢ (+27¢) as the clear frontrunner while Steve Higgins plummeted to 11¢ (-65¢). Michaels himself has endorsed Fey, telling Entertainment Tonight "It could easily be Tina Fey … Tina's brilliant and great at everything". The massive swing away from Higgins suggests industry insiders believe the job requires star power over behind-the-scenes experience. While Higgins has "three decades of work on the show" as writer and producer, his commitment to Jimmy Fallon's Tonight Show creates scheduling conflicts. The market is pricing in that NBC wants a marquee name to helm television's most prestigious comedy platform.