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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

January 01, 1970

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon is an American late-night talk show hosted by actor and comedian Jimmy Fallon that airs on NBC. The show premiered on February 17, 2014, and is produced by Broadway Video and Universal Television. It is the seventh incarnation of NBC's long-running Tonight Show franchise, with Fallon serving as the sixth host. The show also stars sidekick and announcer Steve Higgins and house band The Roots. The Tonight Show is produced by Katie Hockmeyer and executive-produced by Lorne Michaels. The show records from Studio 6B in Rockefeller Center, New York City, which is the same studio in which Tonight Starring Jack Paar and then The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson were produced from 1957 until 1972.

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Also known asThe Tonight Show (franchise brand)
Genre
Created by
Developed by
Written by
  • Head writer:
  • A. D. Miles (2014–17)
  • Amy Ozols (2018–19)
  • Nedaa Sweiss (2019–20)
  • Becky Drysdale (2020)[1]
  • Colin Elzie (2021–present)[2]
Presented byJimmy Fallon
StarringThe Roots (house band)
Narrated bySteve Higgins
Theme music composerThe Roots
Opening theme"Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey"
No. of seasons11
No. of episodes1,973 (as of May 14, 2024) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producerLorne Michaels
Producers
  • Katie Hockmeyer
  • Jimmy Fallon
  • Mike DiCenzo
  • Gerard Bradford
Production locationsNBC Studios
New York, New York
Running time40 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseFebruary 17, 2014 (2014-02-17) –
present
Related
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
YouTube information
Channel
  • @fallontonight
Presented byJimmy Fallon
Years active2014–present
Genres
Subscribers31.4 million[3]
(December 17, 2023)
Total views17.4 billion[3]
(December 17, 2023)
NetworkNBC
Contents are inEnglish
100,000 subscribers
1,000,000 subscribers2013
10,000,000 subscribers2016

The program airs weeknights at 11:35 /10:35c. The show opens with Fallon's topical monologue, then transitions into comedic sketches/games, concluding with guest interviews and a musical performance or stand-up comedy. The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon attracted high ratings from its 2014 premiere. Many moments from the show have generated viral videos. The show has been nominated for nine Primetime Emmy Awards, winning two.

On August 13, 2015, NBC announced that Fallon signed a contract to remain as host until at least 2021.[4] On November 2, 2020, his contract was extended beyond that year.[5] On May 17, 2021, NBC renewed the show for five more years through 2026.[6]

Background edit

History edit

The Tonight Show premiered on NBC in 1954 as Tonight, hosted by Steve Allen. Jack Paar hosted the show from 1957 to 1962, but the show's longest-running and most famous host was Johnny Carson, who hosted the show for three decades and received six Emmys. Following Carson's 1992 retirement, "vast quantities of brainpower, money, and column inches were devoted to the issue of who was truly best suited to carry the franchise forward."[7] NBC chose Jay Leno, who took over the show that year.

A pair of conflicts ensued over Leno's 22-year tenure, both revolving around the then-current hosts of Late Night, the program directly following Tonight since its premiere in 1982. Original Late Night host David Letterman was considered Carson's top choice as successor and left the network acrimoniously in 1993 after Leno was given the job. Years later, NBC attempted to transit Letterman's Late Night successor, Conan O'Brien to in turn succeed Leno as host of Tonight in 2009. However, as a result of various contractual obligations and fears of losing performers to other networks, Leno was given a nightly prime-time show shortly after Conan's run began. Leno posted less than stellar ratings, leading to a domino effect on the late local news. O'Brien's Tonight also suffered falling ratings leading to a public controversy that resulted in O'Brien leaving the network the following year, and Leno returning to host The Tonight Show.

 
Show title, used since summer 2015 when the NBC peacock replaced the GE sign on the Comcast Building

Jimmy Fallon, a former cast member from 1998 to 2004 on Saturday Night Live, was appointed as the third host of Late Night by executive producer Lorne Michaels in 2009 when O'Brien moved to Tonight (only for a little over a year). Fallon incorporated the Internet much more than other talk shows.[8] Between Fallon's own musical sensibilities and the recruitment of his house band, hip-hop collective The Roots, his incarnation of Late Night "evolved into the most deeply musical of TV's musical-comedy variety programs", with sketches in which he parodies Neil Young and Bruce Springsteen going viral online.[7] Coincidentally, it was during the 2010 Tonight controversy that Fallon's show found its footing.[7] The show, according to Fallon's former SNL castmate Tina Fey, established itself as "an uncommonly warm, welcoming show".[7] In 2010, New York complimented Fallon's "good humor" and noted his improvement: "In the relative safety of his 12:35 a.m. time slot, Fallon has been cultivating a distinct, and refreshing, strain of humor: the comedy of unabashed celebration."[9] "In our heads, we've been doing The Tonight Show […] We're just on at a later hour," Fallon said.[10]

Transition edit

Fallon, who dropped out of college at the College of Saint Rose a semester shy of a degree to pursue comedy, grew up with no designs on the Tonight job (unlike O'Brien or Leno), most likely because he was just 17 years old and still in college, when Carson retired.[7] Discussions for Fallon to take over The Tonight Show began in early 2013, with the transition intended to happen by late 2014 at the latest.[11] Many industry observers noted that the change appeared to come as a result of another late-night competitor, Jimmy Kimmel (24 years old at the time of Carson's retirement) of Jimmy Kimmel Live! on ABC, who moved to the 11:35 slot months prior; NBC feared that by waiting too long to promote Fallon, Kimmel could create a stranglehold on young demographics, which is key to the financial success of the franchise.[11] Fallon had reportedly impressed top executives at Comcast (which had recently completed a full takeover of NBCUniversal), and his succession was widely expected throughout the company.[11] The transition reportedly lacked the tension of previous Tonight transitions, and the program's relocation east "signals NBC's strong commitment to not messing with the program any further."[7]

On April 3, 2013, NBC announced that Jay Leno would retire in 2014, with Fallon taking over The Tonight Show beginning on February 24, 2014. At Leno's suggestion, the date was moved forward from the end of his contract in September 2014, to February so as to use NBC's coverage of the 2014 Winter Olympics as a springboard for Fallon's tenure.[12] The date was later moved up a week to February 17, midway through the Olympics.[13]

As Leno's contract ran until September 2014, much of his staff were paid until that month.[14]

Emphasis on sketch comedy edit

See also: List of Jimmy Fallon games and sketches

By bringing over many of his recurring bits and features from Late Night, Fallon has departed in a few ways from the format which Leno used for his show. Fallon's edition places less emphasis on his opening monologue, a feature which was a staple of the Leno edition. In his opening episode, in which he described what the format of the show would be, he only briefly mentioned the monologue.[15]

The show has many recurring segments and games that are played with the various celebrity guests. The most popular of these, "Lip Sync Battle", was spun off into its own show that premiered on Spike (later re-branded as Paramount Network) after being passed on by NBC. Similarly, "Wheel of Musical Impressions", another popular segment spawned That’s My Jam, a music and variety game show that debuted in November 2021 on NBC with Fallon as host.[16]

Other segments include playing charades, Catchphrase, Pictionary, or other family style games.

Additionally, Fallon and celebrity guests regularly appear in sketches parodying pop culture or political events. These segments normally take place after the monologue, but have occurred as a cold open for the show on a few occasions.[17] Just as he portrayed Mitt Romney during the 2012 election season, Fallon portrayed Republican candidate Donald Trump[18] and Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders.[19] Alongside Fallon's impressions, other celebrities occasionally appear. Several have recurring roles, including Dion Flynn as Barack Obama,[20] David Alan Grier as Ben Carson,[21] Aziz Ansari as Bobby Jindal,[22] the show's announcer Steve Higgins as Jeb Bush,[23] and the show's head writer A. D. Miles as Lindsey Graham.[23]

After his critically acclaimed appearances as Trump on Tonight, Fallon was asked to play the role on the December 19, 2015, episode of Saturday Night Live, since Taran Killam (who had been announced as the season's Trump) would be busy playing Ted Cruz. Fallon accepted the offer, but the plan fell through at some point before the show. The role was filled by Darrell Hammond, who played Trump over his fourteen years on SNL.[24]

Fallon has also appeared as figures such as Vladimir Putin[25] and Bob Dylan.[26]

Production edit

 
The show originates from the Comcast Building, pictured in 2005 when it was the GE Building, at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York City.

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon originates from NBC Studio 6B at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York City, the original home of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, where it is taped every weekday at 5pm.[27] The studio housed both Carson and his predecessor, Jack Paar, before the franchise's move to Burbank in 1972. "It is where The Tonight Show started – actually in the studio where we are going to be, that's where Johnny Carson was, there's Broadway, there's Times Square, there's something glamorous about it. That is The Tonight Show," Fallon remarked.[28] NBC spent approximately $5 million renovating Studio 6B, where Fallon had been taping Late Night, for The Tonight Show's return to New York City.[29] The upgraded 6B contains improved acoustics and a seating capacity of around 240, up from 189,[7][29] but smaller than the seating capacity of The Late Late Show.[30] The investment also included a new control room and a new lobby to welcome guests.[27] The larger audience also meant NBC could take advantage of a newly enacted New York state tax credit for talk shows that are "filmed before a studio audience of at least 200, as long as they carry a production budget of at least $30 million and have been shot outside New York for at least five seasons."[31] Fallon's Late Night successor, Seth Meyers, is housed directly above his studio in Studio 8G; the combination created logistical challenges for executives, who were concerned about "sound bleed" (as the building was built with steel girders, sound is too easily conducted floor to floor). As a result, The Tonight Show tapes at 5:00pm,[32] and Meyers' show tapes later in the evening, at 6:30pm.[27] Additionally, because of The Roots' still active tour schedule, The Tonight Show tapes two shows on Thursday at New York, one for Thursday night's airing, and one for Friday night's airing. However, the show still tapes daily Monday through Wednesday throughout the week. Occasionally, they will tape a show on Friday for Friday night's show, but it is more common that they will tape two shows on Thursday.

The show's set was designed by theatrical set designer Eugene Lee, known for his credits on Saturday Night Live, whom Fallon thanked on-air on his first episode.[33] The set "emphasizes stained wood and a mid-century modern style,"[34] including "a slate blue couch, a handsome honey-colored wood desk and matching walls."[35] Behind the desk near the city backdrop is a wood-carved miniature replica of New York City skyscrapers.[35][36] "I think it's Eugene Lee's masterpiece," said producer Michaels.[27] Fallon's monologue spot is noted by a painted four-leaf clover on the floor.[35] "Fallon's new set is purposefully old-fashioned compared to the college-cafe-in-the-meatpacking-district where he lived on Late Night," said Entertainment Weekly.[36] USA Today called the set more "intimate and theatrical" than the set employed on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,[37] and The New York Times called it more elegant, "but also quite formal and a little impersonal."[35] The show's logo, its title set against a full moon, is a callback to The Honeymooners,[7] while the title is a throwback to Carson's tenure: Leno and O'Brien both favored a "with", rather than "starring", in their respective titles.[38]

 
The Tonight Show marquee, located at the West entrance of 30 Rockefeller Center at 1250 6th Avenue

In November 2014, a new marquee was added to the Avenue of the Americas entrance of 30 Rock, which promotes the building as the home of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon; the new marquee was also designed so that it can be usable as a stage for performances. John Wallace, NBCUniversal's president of technical operations, described the marquee as being a "bold statement" that The Tonight Show had been brought back to New York. Fallon joked that he was "jealous of Letterman", and that the marquee "makes it exponentially harder for them to fire me."[39][40][41]

Format edit

The show's opening sequence, directed by filmmaker Spike Lee,[27][42] features Fallon visiting various New York City landmarks, including Grand Central Terminal and Katz's Delicatessen.[33] Steve Higgins introduces the show with "From Studio 6B in Rockefeller Center, in the heart of New York City, it's The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon!" and announces that night's guests and "the legendary Roots crew". The Roots are then shown performing outside 30 Rock as Fallon enters the building. The show's theme song, titled "Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey", is "energetic with jazzy overtones", designed to match the shots of the city.[43] Just before Higgins introduces Fallon, the camera cuts to a shot of Studio 6B, focused on The Roots, consisting of drummer and bandleader Questlove, rapper and lead vocalist Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter, percussionist Frank Knuckles (later Stro Elliot), guitarist and vocalist Captain Kirk Douglas, bassist Mark Kelley, keyboardists Kamal Gray and James Poyser, sousaphonist Damon "Tuba Gooding Jr." Bryson, saxophonist Ian Hendrickson-Smith, and trumpeter Dave Guy. Questlove then shouts the numbers symbolizing the episode number of The Tonight Show, followed by Black Thought energetically shouting, "Yeah!" During the week of April 4, 2022, Questlove was not present in Studio 6B, so Stro Elliot, who was also playing drums that week, shouted the episode numbers in Questlove's place. As Questlove transitions into a drumroll, the camera pulls out to reveal the curtains and the audience. The entire band goes into a buildup, with Guy playing a back and forth glissando between two notes on his trumpet. A few seconds later, the shot cuts to Higgins, who points towards the curtains and introduces Fallon with a drawn-out "And now, here's your host/here he is, Jimmy Fallon!" The curtains then part, revealing Fallon, who walks out to the cheering audience. Higgins also applauds for Fallon, and The Roots continue playing "Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey". After the song ends, Fallon finishes accepting the applause, welcomes the audience and viewers to the show, and begins his brief monologue. Often during the monologue, Higgins, Questlove, and/or Black Thought join the conversation, responding as the straight men to Fallon's comedic take on current events. Similar to what he did on Late Night, Fallon segues directly from the final punchline of his monologue into saying, "We have a great show. Everybody, give it up for The Roots!" The band then plays briefly as Fallon walks over to his desk.

On March 20, 2019, the title sequence was dropped and replaced by an abbreviated version of the introduction, which begins with a shot of the curtain and Higgins introducing Fallon with “Welcome to The Tonight Show! And here’s your host, Jimmy Fallon!”, with a condensed version of "Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey" played by The Roots as he walks out. In an exclusive interview with Variety, Fallon stated that the change was inspired by Netflix’s “skip intro” feature, which allows viewers to bypass television shows' opening sequences on its streaming platform.[44] On June 11, 2019, the introduction was modified to include shots of New York City from the original title sequence, with Higgins introducing the show with “From 30 Rockefeller Center, here in New York City, it’s The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon!”, along with a new extended score of "Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey", just before the camera cuts to a shot of The Roots and pans to the curtain (later changed to a pan of the audience on June 13).[45][46] Another later change included replacing the show's moon logo with a shot of The Tonight Show's marquee outside of 30 Rockefeler Plaza.[47] On October 7, 2019, the original opening sequence returned in its entire form.[48]

Prior to composing an entirely new theme song, bandleader Questlove noted to Vanity Fair that they were considering a variation on Late Night's theme, which itself is a sped-up adaptation of The Roots' 2006 song "Here I Come".[7] For their transition to The Tonight Show, The Roots added Guy and Hendrickson-Smith, two horn players from Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings ("You can't be The Tonight Show without a horn section," said Questlove), to join Bryson on horns.[43] As he did on Late Night, Jonathan Cohen supervises the show's musical guest bookings. Steven Mandel serves as musical producer for The Roots.

Following the monologue, the main segments are a mix of interviews and performances—examples of the latter include musical impressions, lip-syncing contests, games of Pictionary and egg Russian roulette.[49] Journalist Richard Zoglin described Fallon's interview style as more deferential than Letterman's, writing that Fallon "resurrected... Merv Griffin-style celebrity gush."[49]

Before the first airing of the show, Fallon expressed that it was essentially an extension of his tenure at Late Night, explaining that his Tonight Show would be "the best of the best of what we do".[7] The show has carried over some of Late Night's well-known performance bits, such as "Egg Russian Roulette", a game in which Fallon challenges guests to pick random eggs and then smash them against their forehead to see whether the eggs are raw or hard-boiled.[10] Each week, Fallon has carried over a popular sketch from his Late Night days: the absurdist "Thank You Notes" segment, in which "he dutifully composes notes of gratitude to abstract concepts and inanimate objects."[7] Another recurring segment, "Tonight Show Superlatives", features Fallon presenting yearbook-style superlatives relating to athletes (particularly, NFL players from the teams being featured that week on Sunday Night Football, or NHL players during the Stanley Cup playoffs).[50][51][52]

Remote broadcasts edit

While the vast majority of episodes are produced at the show's New York home base, Fallon's Tonight Show has gone on the road to produce episodes remotely in its first year, spending four nights at Universal Orlando in Florida in June 2014 to promote the new Diagon Alley expansion of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios Florida.[53] Four nights of shows from Universal Studios Hollywood in Los Angeles aired February 2015, in the days immediately following a special Sunday night show from Phoenix, Arizona airing after NBC's coverage of Super Bowl XLIX on February 1, using the Stage One facility previously utilized for Conan O'Brien's tenure at The Tonight Show.[54] The L.A. shows brought Tonight back to the locale where it had been based since Johnny Carson relocated the program from New York in 1972 until the start of Fallon's tenure, and echoes Carson himself hosting special broadcasts from the L.A. region prior to the relocation. Fallon hosted The Tonight Show again from Universal Orlando Resort, April 3–6, 2017, in anticipation of the opening of Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon, a motion simulator attraction based on his tenure at the show.[55] Fallon once again aired a special episode after Super Bowl LII, from Minneapolis' Orpheum Theatre.[56][57]

A special episode of The Tonight Show was broadcast on January 15, 2019, filmed in Puerto Rico, rather than a typical remote broadcast, in which Fallon described it as a "love letter" to Puerto Rico,[58] which was severely hit by Hurricane Maria in September 2017. The episode included guests Lin-Manuel Miranda and Chef José Andrés, a musical performance of "The Story of Tonight" with Miranda reprising the role of Alexander Hamilton alongside Fallon in the same role and the company of the third national tour of Hamilton,[59] Bad Bunny performing "Mia" in the streets of the Old San Juan,[60] and José Feliciano performing "En Mi Viejo San Juan" alongside Ozuna in the gardens of La Fortaleza.[61] The episode also included a segment where Fallon and Tariq Trotter took on the second-longest zip-line in the world[62] and a tour and food tasting nearby Piñones State Forest with Chef José Andrés.[63][64] Miranda reprised the role of Alexander Hamilton exclusively for the three-week Puerto Rico engagement of Hamilton's third US tour at the Luis A. Ferré Performing Arts Center before the company continues their tour in the United States.[65]

On November 7, 2019, The Tonight Show aired at the University of Texas–Austin. This was the first time the show had been filmed on a university campus.

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic edit

In March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the show suspended production.[66] On March 18, after having used this format for special webisodes of the series, The Tonight Show began airing "At-Home Edition" episodes on NBC; Fallon presented the program from his home, with filming assisted by family members, new interviews conducted via videoconferencing, and reruns of segments from past episodes.[67][68][69]

On July 13, the program returned to NBC Studios for the first time since March 12, with limited staff on-site (wearing masks and having been tested and screened before being on-set), and no studio audience. The move made The Tonight Show the first U.S. late-night talk show to return to tapings in a studio setting.[70] The program was filmed from Studio 6-A (which had previously been used by past incarnations of Late Night—including Fallon's while Studio 6-B was being renovated for The Tonight Show),[71] using the set of the former NBC talk show Megyn Kelly Today modified with a darker atmosphere inspired by Fallon's home, and conducting his monologue from a stool rather than behind a desk.[72][73][74][70] His first episode in the format featured an interview with Governor of New York Andrew Cuomo, an "It's Beginning to Look a Bit Like Normal" musical number, and a sketch featuring a parody ad for "Masculine Man Masks".[70][72]

On March 22, 2021, Fallon returned to Studio 6-B with a smaller audience, making it the first major U.S. late-night talk show to resume tapings in front of a studio audience. For the first week, the audience would consist exclusively of frontline workers.[75] Fallon noted that the first week's audience was 58 people and jokingly compared the experience to performing a sold-out Madison Square Garden after a year without crowds.[75][76] The show officially opened to a full capacity audience on June 7, 2021.[76]

Episodes edit

Main article: List of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon episodes

Notable episodes edit

 
Fallon at his desk on the show's premiere episode

In the show's debut episode, Fallon introduced his supporting stars and gave a brief history of his life and career, following it up with a sketch, "The Evolution of Hip-Hop Dancing", with actor Will Smith and a musical performance by U2 at the Top of the Rock.[77][78] Following the show's premiere, many notable episodes of the show have produced segments that went viral on sites like Facebook and YouTube.[79] Among the show's most popular bits are lip sync battles; one featuring actress Emma Stone aired in April 2014, which became a popular viral video. In October 2014, actor Daniel Radcliffe recited rapper Blackalicious' "Alphabet Aerobics", which has become the most-viewed online video of the show.[80] Other clips, including the "Wheel of Musical Impressions" with singers Ariana Grande and Christina Aguilera have been widely viewed, as has a clip of Fallon and comedian Kevin Hart riding the Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit roller coaster during the show's first remote broadcast at Universal Studios Florida.[80] Sketches that reunite casts of television shows, such as Saved by the Bell,[81] in addition to a cappella versions of popular songs performed by Fallon and the Roots, have also been popular.[80] The show's most widely circulated interview segment was one aired in January 2015 with actress Nicole Kidman, who jokingly revealed that she once had a crush on Fallon, to which, at the time, he was oblivious.[82]

On February 1, 2015, the show aired its first live show from the Orpheum Theatre in Phoenix, Arizona as a lead-out program from NBC's broadcast of Super Bowl XLIX. The show included an appearance by Arnold Schwarzenegger, a lip-sync battle with Kevin Hart and Will Ferrell, appearances by Super Bowl Champion New England Patriots players, and a performance by Ariana Grande.[citation needed]

In September 2016, Fallon faced criticism after an interview with the Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. Critics accused Fallon of humanising Trump, who had made controversial statements during the presidential campaign. Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton had also appeared on the show prior that year.[83][84][85] Fallon responded to the controversy claiming that nobody should have expected him to ask difficult questions since he is never hard on anyone.[86] Fallon acknowledged that the interview was a setback, three months after Trump was inaugurated.[87]

On February 4, 2018, the show aired its second live show from the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis, Minnesota as a lead-out program to NBC's broadcast of Super Bowl LII. The show included guests Justin Timberlake (who was the featured performer at that year's halftime show), the cast of This Is Us including Milo Ventimiglia, Mandy Moore, Sterling K. Brown, Chrissy Metz, and Justin Hartley, and Dwayne Johnson,[88] with performances by Timberlake featuring Chris Stapleton.[89]

On February 20, 2019, during that night's episode, The Tonight Show's YouTube channel reached 20 million subscribers, making it the first late-night talk show to achieve such a milestone.[90]

On March 26, 2021, TikTok celebrity Addison Rae appeared on the show. During a segment, she taught Fallon how to do some popular TikTok dances.[91] The segment faced much backlash due to its failure to credit all the many Black creators of the dances, despite NBC's later crediting of the creators in the description of the video on YouTube.[92] In lieu of an apology, on April 6, Fallon interviewed virtually all of the creators of the dances.[93]

On April 1, 2022, both Fallon and Jimmy Kimmel swapped places as part of an April Fools' Day prank with the former hosting Jimmy Kimmel Live! from Los Angeles and the latter in Studio 6B for The Tonight Show.[94][95]

On August 13, 2022, the show's YouTube channel reached 30 million subscribers and became the first and the only show as of 2023 to achieve this landmark.[96]

Reception edit

Critical reviews edit

The debut episode received generally positive reviews.[97] The New York Times's Alessandra Stanley referred to the show's premiere as "more sweet than sassy", calling Fallon "the grateful heir, the eager freshman, the class clown with top grades and a good heart, someone older viewers can embrace without fear of being mocked or overlooked."[35] Tim Goodman of The Hollywood Reporter was positive in his assessment of the evening, but noted the older fanbase used to Leno may not latch on as quickly.[98] "Indeed, Fallon comes across as eager to please almost to a fault, and he treated his Tonight Show launch very much like a guy auditioning to be accepted into homes," said Brian Lowry of Variety, who considered the premiere episode a demonstration in Fallon's strengths and weaknesses.[99]

The first season of the show was deemed "wildly successful".[79] Entertainment Weekly summarized the show's inaugural year: "In his first year as host of The Tonight Show, [Fallon] turned the revered late-night franchise into the hottest party in town, a celebrity playpen full of games, music, surprise guests, and good vibes all around."[100] Nevertheless, detractors of the show, such as John Walters of Newsweek, criticized Fallon for his weakness in interviews.[79] Andrés du Bouchet, a writer for Conan, a fellow late-night show, criticized Fallon for creating what he dubbed "Prom King Comedy"—eschewing odder, more clever material for an over-reliance on games and celebrity cameos.[101] Rolling Stone's Rob Sheffield opined that Fallon's effect led the medium to become overly friendly.[102] Fallon also has been both criticized and lauded for his seemingly uncontrollable laughter where he would laugh at absolutely everything.[103][104]

Ratings edit

The debut episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon averaged a 3.8 rating in adults 18–49, the most coveted demographic, and 11.31 million viewers overall according to Nielsen;[105] the program's first week averaged 8.49 million viewers, making it the franchise's most-watched week in 20 years.[106] Following its premiere, Fallon consistently won its time slot in ratings, routinely beating Late Show with David Letterman and Jimmy Kimmel Live!.[107] Despite this, the ratings for competitors never significantly fell, with Fallon winning due to a surge in younger viewers.[108] In his first year as host, Fallon's Tonight Show improved on ratings delivered by his predecessor Jay Leno.[100] The series' post-Super Bowl episode in 2015 averaged 9.8 million viewers, and the following week's shows from Los Angeles maintained their highest ratings since their premiere.[107] A 2016 New York Times study of the 50 TV shows with the most Facebook Likes found that Tonight is more popular in cities than the countryside.[109]

The show's ratings began to fall after the debut of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert in 2015;[110] while it quickly rebounded and remained top-rated late-night program,[111] beginning in 2017, The Tonight Show lost total viewership to Colbert.[109][112] Fallon's ratings continued to fall in the intervening years. Colbert secured key demographics wins in 2019,[113] and has since won each consecutive television season overall as of 2023,[114] marking that show's longest winning streak over The Tonight Show.[115] [116] For the 2020–21 season, Fallon fell to third in overall ratings for the first time, behind both Colbert and Kimmel.[117] Fallon's ratings fall has been ascribed to his pursuit of "broad appeal rather than political criticism" on divisive issues,[118] especially in an era of increased national polarization.[119] His cheerful 2016 interview of Donald Trump was widely considered an unpopular move that contributed to his ratings decline.[120][121][122] Some have argued the decline of the talk show as a form,[123] as well as cratering ratings across linear television[124] renders the problem moot; "Like pretty much everything on TV, late-night ratings are down across the board," observed a columnist for TheWrap in 2021.[125]

As of late 2023, Fallon averages behind both Colbert and Kimmel in total ratings.[126] According to a report from Radar Online from January 2023, the show is averaging 1.3 million viewers, which is less than half the viewers of Gutfeld! on Fox News.[127] Fallon holds a higher number of YouTube subscribers, and reportedly leads on social media,[116] but this does not drive advertising rates for the show.[127]

Awards and nominations edit

Primetime Emmy Awards edit

Year Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
2014 Outstanding Variety Series Lorne Michaels, Jamie Granet Bederman, Rob Crabbe, Katie Hockmeyer, Jim Juvonen, Brian McDonald, Gavin Purcell, Josh Lieb, Jimmy Fallon Nominated
[128]
2015 Outstanding Variety Talk Series Lorne Michaels, Jamie Granet Bederman, Katie Hockmeyer, Jim Juvonen, Brian McDonald, Gavin Purcell, Josh Lieb, Jimmy Fallon
2016

Creative Arts Emmy Awards edit

Year Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
2014 Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series Dave Diomedi Nominated
[128]
Outstanding Interactive Program N/A Won
[129]
Outstanding Lighting Design/Lighting Direction for a Variety Series Fred Bock, Phil Hymes, Jared Kirchmer, Francis Biancamano, Mike Baldassari Nominated [128]
Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series A. D. Miles, Patrick Borelli, Gerard Bradford, Luke Cunningham, Mike DiCenzo, Mike Drucker, Jess Dweck, Dicky Eagan, Jimmy Fallon, John Haskel, Josh Lieb, Arthur Meyer, Chase Mitchell, Dan Opsal, Gavin Purcell, Jon Rineman, Albertina Rizzo, Jason Ross, David Young, Michael Jann
2015 Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series Dave Diomedi
Outstanding Interactive Program N/A
Outstanding Social TV Experience Gavin Purcell, Marina Cockenberg, Jimmy Fallon, Christine Friar, Felicia Daniels Won
2016 Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series Dave Diomedi Nominated

Impact edit

Much like Fallon's preceding tenure on Late Night, many clips of the show have been made available on YouTube, Facebook, and other services shortly after its television broadcast. Many clips have gone on to become viral videos, which, along with widely viewed videos from competitor Jimmy Kimmel Live!, affected the entire state of late-night television.[101] Media pundits have predicted that future programs' accessibility online will be more critical than their television ratings.[130] David Letterman, a thirty-year veteran of the format who was the first host of Late Night and then hosted Late Show on CBS until 2015, partly retired due to his inability to produce viral bits.[131]

In February 2015, Ben & Jerry's released a new flavor of ice cream called The Tonight Dough. It consists of caramel and chocolate ice creams topped with chocolate cookie swirls, chocolate chip cookie dough, and peanut butter cookie dough.[132]

On October 27, 2015, it was announced that the attraction Twister...Ride it Out, at Universal Studios Florida, would be closing on November 2, 2015, to be replaced with Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon, a ride based on Fallon's Tonight Show,[133] which opened on April 6, 2017.[55]

Controversy edit

On September 7, 2023, Rolling Stone published an exposé on Fallon's tenure with testimony by sixteen former and current staff members alleging Fallon's behavior behind the scenes, which included being drunk on set, abrasive yelling at writers, bullying of staff, among other things. Writers used dressing rooms as "crying rooms" to release tension, and one staffer admitted to having suicidal thoughts during his time on staff because of Fallon's behavior. The report also noted that there were nine showrunners in the history of the broadcast up to that point.[134][135] Fallon made an apology to his staff the afternoon of the Rolling Stone report.[136] On October 3, 2023, Rolling Stone noted that Fallon did not address the controversy whatsoever during the first taping of the show after the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike,[137] with the reporting seemingly and oddly being forgotten about shortly thereafter.[138]

International broadcast edit

In Australia, The Tonight Show premiered on The Comedy Channel on February 18, 2014 – airing the same day as its U.S. broadcast.[139] It also aired on free-to-air network ABC Comedy (as opposed to The Comedy Channel which is a subscription television network) on a two-day delay, premiering on March 24, 2014.[140] On September 21, 2014, The Comedy Channel dropped The Tonight Show, making ABC Comedy the exclusive broadcaster of the show in Australia at the time.[141] Beginning March 2, 2015, the series returned to pay television, this time, however, airing on E! – airing within hours of the American broadcast.[142] On September 17, 2019, E! channel dropped the show and the program did not return to Australian television for over three years until it was announced that the new FTA multichannel 7Bravo would air the show from its launch in January 2023.[143]

In Belgium, the show airs with a delay of several days on Vier at midnight CET every Monday through Friday, and at 11:05 pm CET every Sunday. The show's first broadcast took place on October 12, 2015.[144]

In Brazil, the show aired on the subscription channel GNT, debuting on February 24, 2014, under the title The Tonight Show com Jimmy Fallon.[145][146] GNT broadcasts the show on a three-day delay at 1 am with Portuguese subtitles.[147][148] The show's broadcast continued until September 2017, when GNT did not reach an agreement with NBC, which disallowed the channel to host the Tonight Show episodes on its on-demand video platform and by the one-week broadcast delay in relation to the United States, with the show's videos reaching the Brazilian public first through YouTube.[149]

In Canada, The Tonight Show airs on CTV 2, in simulcast with NBC.[150]

In MENA Countries, the show airs on OSN First Comedy HD, And re-two hours after the presentation on OSN First Comedy +2.[151]

In France, the show airs at 6:15 pm every Monday to Friday on pay television Canal+.[152]

In Germany, the show was aired every Monday to Friday on One from 2016 to 2017. It included German subtitles.[153] Currently, the show is aired in Germany on CNBC via Vodafone Deutschland cable TV and Astra Satellite Monday to Friday with repeats on Saturday and Sunday.[1]

In Hong Kong, since April 1, 2019, the show began airing on free-to-air channel ViuTVsix at 10:30 p.m. HKT on Monday through Thursday nights.[citation needed]

In Italy, the show aired Monday through Friday at 10:45 pm CET on pay television network FOX the next day from the original NBC broadcast. It started airing on September 19, 2016.[154]

In the Philippines, TAP TV airs the show simulcast from NBC.[155][156]

In Portugal, The Tonight Show airs on the subscription channel SIC Radical every Monday through Friday at 10 pm.[157]

In the Indian Subcontinent, The Tonight Show airs on Comedy Central India same day as NBC.[158][159]

In Southeast Asia, The Tonight Show airs on CNBC Asia with back-to-back editions of the show on weekends, and on Blue Ant Entertainment within 12 hours after the U.S.[160]

In Sweden, the show airs on TV12 the next day after US broadcast.[161]

In the United Kingdom, the show airs a day after broadcast on E! at 10pm local time. An edited-down 30-minute version airs on CNBC Europe at 11 pm GMT, airing on a one-show delay from NBC. A selection of the best episodes are shown on Saturdays and Sundays from 9 pm CET in a 45-minute format.[162] The two channels dropped the series when new sister network Sky Comedy launched with the series as part of its debut lineup in January 2020.[163]

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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon is an American late night talk show hosted by actor and comedian Jimmy Fallon that airs on NBC The show premiered on February 17 2014 and is produced by Broadway Video and Universal Television It is the seventh incarnation of NBC s long running Tonight Show franchise with Fallon serving as the sixth host The show also stars sidekick and announcer Steve Higgins and house band The Roots The Tonight Show is produced by Katie Hockmeyer and executive produced by Lorne Michaels The show records from Studio 6B in Rockefeller Center New York City which is the same studio in which Tonight Starring Jack Paar and then The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson were produced from 1957 until 1972 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonAlso known asThe Tonight Show franchise brand GenreLate night talk show Variety showCreated bySylvester L Weaver Steve Allen William O Harbach Dwight HemionDeveloped byJimmy Fallon A D MilesWritten byHead writer A D Miles 2014 17 Amy Ozols 2018 19 Nedaa Sweiss 2019 20 Becky Drysdale 2020 1 Colin Elzie 2021 present 2 Presented byJimmy FallonStarringThe Roots house band Narrated bySteve HigginsTheme music composerThe RootsOpening theme Hey Hey Hey Hey No of seasons11No of episodes1 973 as of May 14 2024 update list of episodes ProductionExecutive producerLorne MichaelsProducersKatie Hockmeyer Jimmy Fallon Mike DiCenzo Gerard BradfordProduction locationsNBC StudiosNew York New YorkRunning time40 minutesProduction companiesElectric Hot Dog 2021 present Broadway Video Universal TelevisionOriginal releaseNetworkNBCReleaseFebruary 17 2014 2014 02 17 presentRelatedLate Night with Jimmy FallonLate Night with Seth Meyers The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonYouTube informationChannel fallontonightPresented byJimmy FallonYears active2014 presentGenresComedy Talk showSubscribers31 4 million 3 December 17 2023 Total views17 4 billion 3 December 17 2023 NetworkNBCContents are inEnglishCreator Awards100 000 subscribers1 000 000 subscribers201310 000 000 subscribers2016 The program airs weeknights at 11 35 10 35c The show opens with Fallon s topical monologue then transitions into comedic sketches games concluding with guest interviews and a musical performance or stand up comedy The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon attracted high ratings from its 2014 premiere Many moments from the show have generated viral videos The show has been nominated for nine Primetime Emmy Awards winning two On August 13 2015 NBC announced that Fallon signed a contract to remain as host until at least 2021 4 On November 2 2020 his contract was extended beyond that year 5 On May 17 2021 NBC renewed the show for five more years through 2026 6 Contents 1 Background 1 1 History 1 2 Transition 1 3 Emphasis on sketch comedy 2 Production 2 1 Format 2 2 Remote broadcasts 2 3 Impact of the COVID 19 pandemic 3 Episodes 3 1 Notable episodes 4 Reception 4 1 Critical reviews 4 2 Ratings 5 Awards and nominations 5 1 Primetime Emmy Awards 5 2 Creative Arts Emmy Awards 6 Impact 7 Controversy 8 International broadcast 9 See also 10 References 11 External linksBackground editHistory edit The Tonight Show premiered on NBC in 1954 as Tonight hosted by Steve Allen Jack Paar hosted the show from 1957 to 1962 but the show s longest running and most famous host was Johnny Carson who hosted the show for three decades and received six Emmys Following Carson s 1992 retirement vast quantities of brainpower money and column inches were devoted to the issue of who was truly best suited to carry the franchise forward 7 NBC chose Jay Leno who took over the show that year A pair of conflicts ensued over Leno s 22 year tenure both revolving around the then current hosts of Late Night the program directly following Tonight since its premiere in 1982 Original Late Night host David Letterman was considered Carson s top choice as successor and left the network acrimoniously in 1993 after Leno was given the job Years later NBC attempted to transit Letterman s Late Night successor Conan O Brien to in turn succeed Leno as host of Tonight in 2009 However as a result of various contractual obligations and fears of losing performers to other networks Leno was given a nightly prime time show shortly after Conan s run began Leno posted less than stellar ratings leading to a domino effect on the late local news O Brien s Tonight also suffered falling ratings leading to a public controversy that resulted in O Brien leaving the network the following year and Leno returning to host The Tonight Show nbsp Show title used since summer 2015 when the NBC peacock replaced the GE sign on the Comcast Building Jimmy Fallon a former cast member from 1998 to 2004 on Saturday Night Live was appointed as the third host of Late Night by executive producer Lorne Michaels in 2009 when O Brien moved to Tonight only for a little over a year Fallon incorporated the Internet much more than other talk shows 8 Between Fallon s own musical sensibilities and the recruitment of his house band hip hop collective The Roots his incarnation of Late Night evolved into the most deeply musical of TV s musical comedy variety programs with sketches in which he parodies Neil Young and Bruce Springsteen going viral online 7 Coincidentally it was during the 2010 Tonight controversy that Fallon s show found its footing 7 The show according to Fallon s former SNL castmate Tina Fey established itself as an uncommonly warm welcoming show 7 In 2010 New York complimented Fallon s good humor and noted his improvement In the relative safety of his 12 35 a m time slot Fallon has been cultivating a distinct and refreshing strain of humor the comedy of unabashed celebration 9 In our heads we ve been doing The Tonight Show We re just on at a later hour Fallon said 10 Transition edit Fallon who dropped out of college at the College of Saint Rose a semester shy of a degree to pursue comedy grew up with no designs on the Tonight job unlike O Brien or Leno most likely because he was just 17 years old and still in college when Carson retired 7 Discussions for Fallon to take over The Tonight Show began in early 2013 with the transition intended to happen by late 2014 at the latest 11 Many industry observers noted that the change appeared to come as a result of another late night competitor Jimmy Kimmel 24 years old at the time of Carson s retirement of Jimmy Kimmel Live on ABC who moved to the 11 35 slot months prior NBC feared that by waiting too long to promote Fallon Kimmel could create a stranglehold on young demographics which is key to the financial success of the franchise 11 Fallon had reportedly impressed top executives at Comcast which had recently completed a full takeover of NBCUniversal and his succession was widely expected throughout the company 11 The transition reportedly lacked the tension of previous Tonight transitions and the program s relocation east signals NBC s strong commitment to not messing with the program any further 7 On April 3 2013 NBC announced that Jay Leno would retire in 2014 with Fallon taking over The Tonight Show beginning on February 24 2014 At Leno s suggestion the date was moved forward from the end of his contract in September 2014 to February so as to use NBC s coverage of the 2014 Winter Olympics as a springboard for Fallon s tenure 12 The date was later moved up a week to February 17 midway through the Olympics 13 As Leno s contract ran until September 2014 much of his staff were paid until that month 14 Emphasis on sketch comedy edit See also List of Jimmy Fallon games and sketches By bringing over many of his recurring bits and features from Late Night Fallon has departed in a few ways from the format which Leno used for his show Fallon s edition places less emphasis on his opening monologue a feature which was a staple of the Leno edition In his opening episode in which he described what the format of the show would be he only briefly mentioned the monologue 15 The show has many recurring segments and games that are played with the various celebrity guests The most popular of these Lip Sync Battle was spun off into its own show that premiered on Spike later re branded as Paramount Network after being passed on by NBC Similarly Wheel of Musical Impressions another popular segment spawned That s My Jam a music and variety game show that debuted in November 2021 on NBC with Fallon as host 16 Other segments include playing charades Catchphrase Pictionary or other family style games Additionally Fallon and celebrity guests regularly appear in sketches parodying pop culture or political events These segments normally take place after the monologue but have occurred as a cold open for the show on a few occasions 17 Just as he portrayed Mitt Romney during the 2012 election season Fallon portrayed Republican candidate Donald Trump 18 and Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders 19 Alongside Fallon s impressions other celebrities occasionally appear Several have recurring roles including Dion Flynn as Barack Obama 20 David Alan Grier as Ben Carson 21 Aziz Ansari as Bobby Jindal 22 the show s announcer Steve Higgins as Jeb Bush 23 and the show s head writer A D Miles as Lindsey Graham 23 After his critically acclaimed appearances as Trump on Tonight Fallon was asked to play the role on the December 19 2015 episode of Saturday Night Live since Taran Killam who had been announced as the season s Trump would be busy playing Ted Cruz Fallon accepted the offer but the plan fell through at some point before the show The role was filled by Darrell Hammond who played Trump over his fourteen years on SNL 24 Fallon has also appeared as figures such as Vladimir Putin 25 and Bob Dylan 26 Production edit nbsp The show originates from the Comcast Building pictured in 2005 when it was the GE Building at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York City The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon originates from NBC Studio 6B at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York City the original home of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson where it is taped every weekday at 5pm 27 The studio housed both Carson and his predecessor Jack Paar before the franchise s move to Burbank in 1972 It is where The Tonight Show started actually in the studio where we are going to be that s where Johnny Carson was there s Broadway there s Times Square there s something glamorous about it That is The Tonight Show Fallon remarked 28 NBC spent approximately 5 million renovating Studio 6B where Fallon had been taping Late Night for The Tonight Show s return to New York City 29 The upgraded 6B contains improved acoustics and a seating capacity of around 240 up from 189 7 29 but smaller than the seating capacity of The Late Late Show 30 The investment also included a new control room and a new lobby to welcome guests 27 The larger audience also meant NBC could take advantage of a newly enacted New York state tax credit for talk shows that are filmed before a studio audience of at least 200 as long as they carry a production budget of at least 30 million and have been shot outside New York for at least five seasons 31 Fallon s Late Night successor Seth Meyers is housed directly above his studio in Studio 8G the combination created logistical challenges for executives who were concerned about sound bleed as the building was built with steel girders sound is too easily conducted floor to floor As a result The Tonight Show tapes at 5 00pm 32 and Meyers show tapes later in the evening at 6 30pm 27 Additionally because of The Roots still active tour schedule The Tonight Show tapes two shows on Thursday at New York one for Thursday night s airing and one for Friday night s airing However the show still tapes daily Monday through Wednesday throughout the week Occasionally they will tape a show on Friday for Friday night s show but it is more common that they will tape two shows on Thursday The show s set was designed by theatrical set designer Eugene Lee known for his credits on Saturday Night Live whom Fallon thanked on air on his first episode 33 The set emphasizes stained wood and a mid century modern style 34 including a slate blue couch a handsome honey colored wood desk and matching walls 35 Behind the desk near the city backdrop is a wood carved miniature replica of New York City skyscrapers 35 36 I think it s Eugene Lee s masterpiece said producer Michaels 27 Fallon s monologue spot is noted by a painted four leaf clover on the floor 35 Fallon s new set is purposefully old fashioned compared to the college cafe in the meatpacking district where he lived on Late Night said Entertainment Weekly 36 USA Today called the set more intimate and theatrical than the set employed on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 37 and The New York Times called it more elegant but also quite formal and a little impersonal 35 The show s logo its title set against a full moon is a callback to The Honeymooners 7 while the title is a throwback to Carson s tenure Leno and O Brien both favored a with rather than starring in their respective titles 38 nbsp The Tonight Show marquee located at the West entrance of 30 Rockefeller Center at 1250 6th Avenue In November 2014 a new marquee was added to the Avenue of the Americas entrance of 30 Rock which promotes the building as the home of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon the new marquee was also designed so that it can be usable as a stage for performances John Wallace NBCUniversal s president of technical operations described the marquee as being a bold statement that The Tonight Show had been brought back to New York Fallon joked that he was jealous of Letterman and that the marquee makes it exponentially harder for them to fire me 39 40 41 Format edit The show s opening sequence directed by filmmaker Spike Lee 27 42 features Fallon visiting various New York City landmarks including Grand Central Terminal and Katz s Delicatessen 33 Steve Higgins introduces the show with From Studio 6B in Rockefeller Center in the heart of New York City it s The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and announces that night s guests and the legendary Roots crew The Roots are then shown performing outside 30 Rock as Fallon enters the building The show s theme song titled Hey Hey Hey Hey is energetic with jazzy overtones designed to match the shots of the city 43 Just before Higgins introduces Fallon the camera cuts to a shot of Studio 6B focused on The Roots consisting of drummer and bandleader Questlove rapper and lead vocalist Tariq Black Thought Trotter percussionist Frank Knuckles later Stro Elliot guitarist and vocalist Captain Kirk Douglas bassist Mark Kelley keyboardists Kamal Gray and James Poyser sousaphonist Damon Tuba Gooding Jr Bryson saxophonist Ian Hendrickson Smith and trumpeter Dave Guy Questlove then shouts the numbers symbolizing the episode number of The Tonight Show followed by Black Thought energetically shouting Yeah During the week of April 4 2022 Questlove was not present in Studio 6B so Stro Elliot who was also playing drums that week shouted the episode numbers in Questlove s place As Questlove transitions into a drumroll the camera pulls out to reveal the curtains and the audience The entire band goes into a buildup with Guy playing a back and forth glissando between two notes on his trumpet A few seconds later the shot cuts to Higgins who points towards the curtains and introduces Fallon with a drawn out And now here s your host here he is Jimmy Fallon The curtains then part revealing Fallon who walks out to the cheering audience Higgins also applauds for Fallon and The Roots continue playing Hey Hey Hey Hey After the song ends Fallon finishes accepting the applause welcomes the audience and viewers to the show and begins his brief monologue Often during the monologue Higgins Questlove and or Black Thought join the conversation responding as the straight men to Fallon s comedic take on current events Similar to what he did on Late Night Fallon segues directly from the final punchline of his monologue into saying We have a great show Everybody give it up for The Roots The band then plays briefly as Fallon walks over to his desk On March 20 2019 the title sequence was dropped and replaced by an abbreviated version of the introduction which begins with a shot of the curtain and Higgins introducing Fallon with Welcome to The Tonight Show And here s your host Jimmy Fallon with a condensed version of Hey Hey Hey Hey played by The Roots as he walks out In an exclusive interview with Variety Fallon stated that the change was inspired by Netflix s skip intro feature which allows viewers to bypass television shows opening sequences on its streaming platform 44 On June 11 2019 the introduction was modified to include shots of New York City from the original title sequence with Higgins introducing the show with From 30 Rockefeller Center here in New York City it s The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon along with a new extended score of Hey Hey Hey Hey just before the camera cuts to a shot of The Roots and pans to the curtain later changed to a pan of the audience on June 13 45 46 Another later change included replacing the show s moon logo with a shot of The Tonight Show s marquee outside of 30 Rockefeler Plaza 47 On October 7 2019 the original opening sequence returned in its entire form 48 Prior to composing an entirely new theme song bandleader Questlove noted to Vanity Fair that they were considering a variation on Late Night s theme which itself is a sped up adaptation of The Roots 2006 song Here I Come 7 For their transition to The Tonight Show The Roots added Guy and Hendrickson Smith two horn players from Sharon Jones amp The Dap Kings You can t be The Tonight Show without a horn section said Questlove to join Bryson on horns 43 As he did on Late Night Jonathan Cohen supervises the show s musical guest bookings Steven Mandel serves as musical producer for The Roots Following the monologue the main segments are a mix of interviews and performances examples of the latter include musical impressions lip syncing contests games of Pictionary and egg Russian roulette 49 Journalist Richard Zoglin described Fallon s interview style as more deferential than Letterman s writing that Fallon resurrected Merv Griffin style celebrity gush 49 Before the first airing of the show Fallon expressed that it was essentially an extension of his tenure at Late Night explaining that his Tonight Show would be the best of the best of what we do 7 The show has carried over some of Late Night s well known performance bits such as Egg Russian Roulette a game in which Fallon challenges guests to pick random eggs and then smash them against their forehead to see whether the eggs are raw or hard boiled 10 Each week Fallon has carried over a popular sketch from his Late Night days the absurdist Thank You Notes segment in which he dutifully composes notes of gratitude to abstract concepts and inanimate objects 7 Another recurring segment Tonight Show Superlatives features Fallon presenting yearbook style superlatives relating to athletes particularly NFL players from the teams being featured that week on Sunday Night Football or NHL players during the Stanley Cup playoffs 50 51 52 Remote broadcasts edit While the vast majority of episodes are produced at the show s New York home base Fallon s Tonight Show has gone on the road to produce episodes remotely in its first year spending four nights at Universal Orlando in Florida in June 2014 to promote the new Diagon Alley expansion of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios Florida 53 Four nights of shows from Universal Studios Hollywood in Los Angeles aired February 2015 in the days immediately following a special Sunday night show from Phoenix Arizona airing after NBC s coverage of Super Bowl XLIX on February 1 using the Stage One facility previously utilized for Conan O Brien s tenure at The Tonight Show 54 The L A shows brought Tonight back to the locale where it had been based since Johnny Carson relocated the program from New York in 1972 until the start of Fallon s tenure and echoes Carson himself hosting special broadcasts from the L A region prior to the relocation Fallon hosted The Tonight Show again from Universal Orlando Resort April 3 6 2017 in anticipation of the opening of Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon a motion simulator attraction based on his tenure at the show 55 Fallon once again aired a special episode after Super Bowl LII from Minneapolis Orpheum Theatre 56 57 A special episode of The Tonight Show was broadcast on January 15 2019 filmed in Puerto Rico rather than a typical remote broadcast in which Fallon described it as a love letter to Puerto Rico 58 which was severely hit by Hurricane Maria in September 2017 The episode included guests Lin Manuel Miranda and Chef Jose Andres a musical performance of The Story of Tonight with Miranda reprising the role of Alexander Hamilton alongside Fallon in the same role and the company of the third national tour of Hamilton 59 Bad Bunny performing Mia in the streets of the Old San Juan 60 and Jose Feliciano performing En Mi Viejo San Juan alongside Ozuna in the gardens of La Fortaleza 61 The episode also included a segment where Fallon and Tariq Trotter took on the second longest zip line in the world 62 and a tour and food tasting nearby Pinones State Forest with Chef Jose Andres 63 64 Miranda reprised the role of Alexander Hamilton exclusively for the three week Puerto Rico engagement of Hamilton s third US tour at the Luis A Ferre Performing Arts Center before the company continues their tour in the United States 65 On November 7 2019 The Tonight Show aired at the University of Texas Austin This was the first time the show had been filmed on a university campus Impact of the COVID 19 pandemic edit In March 2020 due to the COVID 19 pandemic the show suspended production 66 On March 18 after having used this format for special webisodes of the series The Tonight Show began airing At Home Edition episodes on NBC Fallon presented the program from his home with filming assisted by family members new interviews conducted via videoconferencing and reruns of segments from past episodes 67 68 69 On July 13 the program returned to NBC Studios for the first time since March 12 with limited staff on site wearing masks and having been tested and screened before being on set and no studio audience The move made The Tonight Show the first U S late night talk show to return to tapings in a studio setting 70 The program was filmed from Studio 6 A which had previously been used by past incarnations of Late Night including Fallon s while Studio 6 B was being renovated for The Tonight Show 71 using the set of the former NBC talk show Megyn Kelly Today modified with a darker atmosphere inspired by Fallon s home and conducting his monologue from a stool rather than behind a desk 72 73 74 70 His first episode in the format featured an interview with Governor of New York Andrew Cuomo an It s Beginning to Look a Bit Like Normal musical number and a sketch featuring a parody ad for Masculine Man Masks 70 72 On March 22 2021 Fallon returned to Studio 6 B with a smaller audience making it the first major U S late night talk show to resume tapings in front of a studio audience For the first week the audience would consist exclusively of frontline workers 75 Fallon noted that the first week s audience was 58 people and jokingly compared the experience to performing a sold out Madison Square Garden after a year without crowds 75 76 The show officially opened to a full capacity audience on June 7 2021 76 Episodes editMain article List of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon episodes Notable episodes edit nbsp Fallon at his desk on the show s premiere episode In the show s debut episode Fallon introduced his supporting stars and gave a brief history of his life and career following it up with a sketch The Evolution of Hip Hop Dancing with actor Will Smith and a musical performance by U2 at the Top of the Rock 77 78 Following the show s premiere many notable episodes of the show have produced segments that went viral on sites like Facebook and YouTube 79 Among the show s most popular bits are lip sync battles one featuring actress Emma Stone aired in April 2014 which became a popular viral video In October 2014 actor Daniel Radcliffe recited rapper Blackalicious Alphabet Aerobics which has become the most viewed online video of the show 80 Other clips including the Wheel of Musical Impressions with singers Ariana Grande and Christina Aguilera have been widely viewed as has a clip of Fallon and comedian Kevin Hart riding the Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit roller coaster during the show s first remote broadcast at Universal Studios Florida 80 Sketches that reunite casts of television shows such as Saved by the Bell 81 in addition to a cappella versions of popular songs performed by Fallon and the Roots have also been popular 80 The show s most widely circulated interview segment was one aired in January 2015 with actress Nicole Kidman who jokingly revealed that she once had a crush on Fallon to which at the time he was oblivious 82 On February 1 2015 the show aired its first live show from the Orpheum Theatre in Phoenix Arizona as a lead out program from NBC s broadcast of Super Bowl XLIX The show included an appearance by Arnold Schwarzenegger a lip sync battle with Kevin Hart and Will Ferrell appearances by Super Bowl Champion New England Patriots players and a performance by Ariana Grande citation needed In September 2016 Fallon faced criticism after an interview with the Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump Critics accused Fallon of humanising Trump who had made controversial statements during the presidential campaign Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton had also appeared on the show prior that year 83 84 85 Fallon responded to the controversy claiming that nobody should have expected him to ask difficult questions since he is never hard on anyone 86 Fallon acknowledged that the interview was a setback three months after Trump was inaugurated 87 On February 4 2018 the show aired its second live show from the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis Minnesota as a lead out program to NBC s broadcast of Super Bowl LII The show included guests Justin Timberlake who was the featured performer at that year s halftime show the cast of This Is Us including Milo Ventimiglia Mandy Moore Sterling K Brown Chrissy Metz and Justin Hartley and Dwayne Johnson 88 with performances by Timberlake featuring Chris Stapleton 89 On February 20 2019 during that night s episode The Tonight Show s YouTube channel reached 20 million subscribers making it the first late night talk show to achieve such a milestone 90 On March 26 2021 TikTok celebrity Addison Rae appeared on the show During a segment she taught Fallon how to do some popular TikTok dances 91 The segment faced much backlash due to its failure to credit all the many Black creators of the dances despite NBC s later crediting of the creators in the description of the video on YouTube 92 In lieu of an apology on April 6 Fallon interviewed virtually all of the creators of the dances 93 On April 1 2022 both Fallon and Jimmy Kimmel swapped places as part of an April Fools Day prank with the former hosting Jimmy Kimmel Live from Los Angeles and the latter in Studio 6B for The Tonight Show 94 95 On August 13 2022 the show s YouTube channel reached 30 million subscribers and became the first and the only show as of 2023 to achieve this landmark 96 Reception editCritical reviews edit The debut episode received generally positive reviews 97 The New York Times s Alessandra Stanley referred to the show s premiere as more sweet than sassy calling Fallon the grateful heir the eager freshman the class clown with top grades and a good heart someone older viewers can embrace without fear of being mocked or overlooked 35 Tim Goodman of The Hollywood Reporter was positive in his assessment of the evening but noted the older fanbase used to Leno may not latch on as quickly 98 Indeed Fallon comes across as eager to please almost to a fault and he treated his Tonight Show launch very much like a guy auditioning to be accepted into homes said Brian Lowry of Variety who considered the premiere episode a demonstration in Fallon s strengths and weaknesses 99 The first season of the show was deemed wildly successful 79 Entertainment Weekly summarized the show s inaugural year In his first year as host of The Tonight Show Fallon turned the revered late night franchise into the hottest party in town a celebrity playpen full of games music surprise guests and good vibes all around 100 Nevertheless detractors of the show such as John Walters of Newsweek criticized Fallon for his weakness in interviews 79 Andres du Bouchet a writer for Conan a fellow late night show criticized Fallon for creating what he dubbed Prom King Comedy eschewing odder more clever material for an over reliance on games and celebrity cameos 101 Rolling Stone s Rob Sheffield opined that Fallon s effect led the medium to become overly friendly 102 Fallon also has been both criticized and lauded for his seemingly uncontrollable laughter where he would laugh at absolutely everything 103 104 Ratings edit The debut episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon averaged a 3 8 rating in adults 18 49 the most coveted demographic and 11 31 million viewers overall according to Nielsen 105 the program s first week averaged 8 49 million viewers making it the franchise s most watched week in 20 years 106 Following its premiere Fallon consistently won its time slot in ratings routinely beating Late Show with David Letterman and Jimmy Kimmel Live 107 Despite this the ratings for competitors never significantly fell with Fallon winning due to a surge in younger viewers 108 In his first year as host Fallon s Tonight Show improved on ratings delivered by his predecessor Jay Leno 100 The series post Super Bowl episode in 2015 averaged 9 8 million viewers and the following week s shows from Los Angeles maintained their highest ratings since their premiere 107 A 2016 New York Times study of the 50 TV shows with the most Facebook Likes found that Tonight is more popular in cities than the countryside 109 The show s ratings began to fall after the debut of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert in 2015 110 while it quickly rebounded and remained top rated late night program 111 beginning in 2017 The Tonight Show lost total viewership to Colbert 109 112 Fallon s ratings continued to fall in the intervening years Colbert secured key demographics wins in 2019 113 and has since won each consecutive television season overall as of 2023 114 marking that show s longest winning streak over The Tonight Show 115 116 For the 2020 21 season Fallon fell to third in overall ratings for the first time behind both Colbert and Kimmel 117 Fallon s ratings fall has been ascribed to his pursuit of broad appeal rather than political criticism on divisive issues 118 especially in an era of increased national polarization 119 His cheerful 2016 interview of Donald Trump was widely considered an unpopular move that contributed to his ratings decline 120 121 122 Some have argued the decline of the talk show as a form 123 as well as cratering ratings across linear television 124 renders the problem moot Like pretty much everything on TV late night ratings are down across the board observed a columnist for TheWrap in 2021 125 As of late 2023 Fallon averages behind both Colbert and Kimmel in total ratings 126 According to a report from Radar Online from January 2023 the show is averaging 1 3 million viewers which is less than half the viewers of Gutfeld on Fox News 127 Fallon holds a higher number of YouTube subscribers and reportedly leads on social media 116 but this does not drive advertising rates for the show 127 Awards and nominations editPrimetime Emmy Awards edit Year Category Nominee s Result Ref 2014 Outstanding Variety Series Lorne Michaels Jamie Granet Bederman Rob Crabbe Katie Hockmeyer Jim Juvonen Brian McDonald Gavin Purcell Josh Lieb Jimmy Fallon Nominated 128 2015 Outstanding Variety Talk Series Lorne Michaels Jamie Granet Bederman Katie Hockmeyer Jim Juvonen Brian McDonald Gavin Purcell Josh Lieb Jimmy Fallon 2016 Creative Arts Emmy Awards edit Year Category Nominee s Result Ref 2014 Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series Dave Diomedi Nominated 128 Outstanding Interactive Program N A Won 129 Outstanding Lighting Design Lighting Direction for a Variety Series Fred Bock Phil Hymes Jared Kirchmer Francis Biancamano Mike Baldassari Nominated 128 Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series A D Miles Patrick Borelli Gerard Bradford Luke Cunningham Mike DiCenzo Mike Drucker Jess Dweck Dicky Eagan Jimmy Fallon John Haskel Josh Lieb Arthur Meyer Chase Mitchell Dan Opsal Gavin Purcell Jon Rineman Albertina Rizzo Jason Ross David Young Michael Jann 2015 Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series Dave Diomedi Outstanding Interactive Program N A Outstanding Social TV Experience Gavin Purcell Marina Cockenberg Jimmy Fallon Christine Friar Felicia Daniels Won 2016 Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series Dave Diomedi NominatedImpact editMuch like Fallon s preceding tenure on Late Night many clips of the show have been made available on YouTube Facebook and other services shortly after its television broadcast Many clips have gone on to become viral videos which along with widely viewed videos from competitor Jimmy Kimmel Live affected the entire state of late night television 101 Media pundits have predicted that future programs accessibility online will be more critical than their television ratings 130 David Letterman a thirty year veteran of the format who was the first host of Late Night and then hosted Late Show on CBS until 2015 partly retired due to his inability to produce viral bits 131 In February 2015 Ben amp Jerry s released a new flavor of ice cream called The Tonight Dough It consists of caramel and chocolate ice creams topped with chocolate cookie swirls chocolate chip cookie dough and peanut butter cookie dough 132 On October 27 2015 it was announced that the attraction Twister Ride it Out at Universal Studios Florida would be closing on November 2 2015 to be replaced with Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon a ride based on Fallon s Tonight Show 133 which opened on April 6 2017 55 Controversy editOn September 7 2023 Rolling Stone published an expose on Fallon s tenure with testimony by sixteen former and current staff members alleging Fallon s behavior behind the scenes which included being drunk on set abrasive yelling at writers bullying of staff among other things Writers used dressing rooms as crying rooms to release tension and one staffer admitted to having suicidal thoughts during his time on staff because of Fallon s behavior The report also noted that there were nine showrunners in the history of the broadcast up to that point 134 135 Fallon made an apology to his staff the afternoon of the Rolling Stone report 136 On October 3 2023 Rolling Stone noted that Fallon did not address the controversy whatsoever during the first taping of the show after the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike 137 with the reporting seemingly and oddly being forgotten about shortly thereafter 138 International broadcast editIn Australia The Tonight Show premiered on The Comedy Channel on February 18 2014 airing the same day as its U S broadcast 139 It also aired on free to air network ABC Comedy as opposed to The Comedy Channel which is a subscription television network on a two day delay premiering on March 24 2014 140 On September 21 2014 The Comedy Channel dropped The Tonight Show making ABC Comedy the exclusive broadcaster of the show in Australia at the time 141 Beginning March 2 2015 the series returned to pay television this time however airing on E airing within hours of the American broadcast 142 On September 17 2019 E channel dropped the show and the program did not return to Australian television for over three years until it was announced that the new FTA multichannel 7Bravo would air the show from its launch in January 2023 143 In Belgium the show airs with a delay of several days on Vier at midnight CET every Monday through Friday and at 11 05 pm CET every Sunday The show s first broadcast took place on October 12 2015 144 In Brazil the show aired on the subscription channel GNT debuting on February 24 2014 under the title The Tonight Show com Jimmy Fallon 145 146 GNT broadcasts the show on a three day delay at 1 am with Portuguese subtitles 147 148 The show s broadcast continued until September 2017 when GNT did not reach an agreement with NBC which disallowed the channel to host the Tonight Show episodes on its on demand video platform and by the one week broadcast delay in relation to the United States with the show s videos reaching the Brazilian public first through YouTube 149 In Canada The Tonight Show airs on CTV 2 in simulcast with NBC 150 In MENA Countries the show airs on OSN First Comedy HD And re two hours after the presentation on OSN First Comedy 2 151 In France the show airs at 6 15 pm every Monday to Friday on pay television Canal 152 In Germany the show was aired every Monday to Friday on One from 2016 to 2017 It included German subtitles 153 Currently the show is aired in Germany on CNBC via Vodafone Deutschland cable TV and Astra Satellite Monday to Friday with repeats on Saturday and Sunday 1 In Hong Kong since April 1 2019 the show began airing on free to air channel ViuTVsix at 10 30 p m HKT on Monday through Thursday nights citation needed In Italy the show aired Monday through Friday at 10 45 pm CET on pay television network FOX the next day from the original NBC broadcast It started airing on September 19 2016 154 In the Philippines TAP TV airs the show simulcast from NBC 155 156 In Portugal The Tonight Show airs on the subscription channel SIC Radical every Monday through Friday at 10 pm 157 In the Indian Subcontinent The Tonight Show airs on Comedy Central India same day as NBC 158 159 In Southeast Asia The Tonight Show airs on CNBC Asia with back to back editions of the show on weekends and on Blue Ant Entertainment within 12 hours after the U S 160 In Sweden the show airs on TV12 the next day after US broadcast 161 In the United Kingdom the show airs a day after broadcast on E at 10pm local time An edited down 30 minute version airs on CNBC Europe at 11 pm GMT airing on a one show delay from NBC A selection of the best episodes are shown on Saturdays and Sundays from 9 pm CET in a 45 minute format 162 The two channels dropped the series when new sister network Sky Comedy launched with the series as part of its debut lineup in January 2020 163 See also editThe Kids Tonight Show a kid centric Tonight Show spinoff List of late night 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