Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Also known as	Late Night (franchise brand)
Genre	Late-night talk show Variety show
Created by	David Letterman Jimmy Fallon Lorne Michaels
Written by	A. D. Miles (head writer)
Presented by	Jimmy Fallon
Starring	The Roots (house band)
Narrated by	Steve Higgins
Opening theme	"Here I Come"
Composer	The Roots
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	5
No. of episodes	969 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Lorne Michaels Michael Shoemaker
Producer	Gavin Purcell
Production locations	Studio 6B,[a] NBC Studios, New York City, New York
Running time	62 minutes (with commercials)
Production companies	Broadway Video Universal Media Studios (2009–11) Universal Television (2011–14)
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	March 2, 2009 (2009-03-02) – February 7, 2014 (2014-02-07)
Related
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
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Late Night with Jimmy Fallon is an American late-night talk show hosted by actor and comedian Jimmy Fallon.^[1] The hour-long show aired from March 2, 2009 to February 7, 2014 on weeknights at 12:35 AM Eastern/11:35 pm Central, on NBC.

The third incarnation of the Late Night franchise originated by David Letterman, the program originated from NBC Studio 6B (and Studio 6A for the final six months of its run) in the Comcast Building at 30 Rockefeller Center in New York City. The show typically opened with a brief monologue from Fallon, followed by a comedy "desk piece," as well as prerecorded segments and audience competitions. The next segment was devoted to a celebrity interview, with guests ranging from actors and musicians to media personalities and political figures. Hip hop/neo soul band The Roots served as the show's house band, and Saturday Night Live writer and producer Steve Higgins was the show's announcer. The show then closed with either a musical or comedy performance, or a cooking segment. The show frequently employed digital media into its comedy, which became crucial to its success.

In 2013, Fallon was selected by NBC to succeed a retiring Jay Leno as host of The Tonight Show. The final episode of Late Night under Fallon aired one night after Leno's final episode of The Tonight Show on February 6, 2014. Most of the cast and crew immediately began working on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, which premiered on February 17, 2014.

Seth Meyers was named as Fallon's replacement, and Late Night with Seth Meyers debuted after the Sochi Olympics.^[2]

The show's ratings remained above its rival shows throughout most of the series' run. In 2011, the show garnered two Emmy Award nominations, including Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series.

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