The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Also known as	The Tonight Show (franchise brand)
Genre	Late-night talk show Variety show
Created by	Sylvester L. Weaver Steve Allen William O. Harbach Dwight Hemion
Developed by	Jimmy Fallon A. D. Miles
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 by	Jimmy Fallon
Starring	The Roots (house band)
Narrated by	Steve Higgins
Theme music composer	The Roots
Opening theme	"Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey"
No. of seasons	11
No. of episodes	1,961 (as of April 12, 2024[update]) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer	Lorne Michaels
Producers	Katie Hockmeyer Jimmy Fallon Mike DiCenzo Gerard Bradford
Production locations	NBC Studios New York, New York
Running time	40 minutes
Production companies	Electric Hot Dog (2021–present) Broadway Video Universal Television
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	February 17, 2014 (2014-02-17) – present
Related
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon Late Night with Seth Meyers
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
YouTube information
Channel	@fallontonight
Presented by	Jimmy Fallon
Years active	2014–present
Genres	Comedy Talk show
Subscribers	31.4 million[3] (December 17, 2023)
Total views	17.4 billion[3] (December 17, 2023)
Network	NBC
Contents are in	English
Creator Awards 100,000 subscribers 1,000,000 subscribers 2013 10,000,000 subscribers 2016

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 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]