Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
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Late Night with Jimmy Fallon is an American
late-night talk show
hosted by Jimmy Fallon
on NBC
. The show premiered on March 2, 2009, as the third incarnation of the Late Night franchise
originated by David Letterman
.
The program airs weeknights at 12:35 am Eastern/11:35 pm Central
in the United States. Former host Conan O'Brien
departed on February 20, 2009, to begin preparations for The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
.
announces that night's guests and "the legendary Roots
crew". Just before Higgins introduces Fallon, the camera cuts to a shot of The Roots, who then shout three numbers symbolizing the episode number of Late Night (though other numbers and statements have been shouted in place based on current events, cities via phone area codes, and historical show moments). As the camera pans over to the main stage, some members of the Roots perform actions to get the camera's attention (F. Knuckles salutes, Captain Kirk Douglas
does a windmill chord, and Damon Bryson smiles while flashing a peace sign). Higgins then introduces Fallon, who begins his brief monologue. Fallon often gives the cue card
s for a joke to audience members if the joke falls particularly flat. After each monologue Jimmy says "We got a great show for you tonight. Give it up for The Roots
".
After the monologue, Fallon typically performs a comedy "desk piece." Some are weekly: "Pros and Cons" on Tuesdays, and "Late Night Hashtags" on Wednesdays. Fridays are also reserved for Fallon to write "Thank You" notes to figures that have given him material for the past week. He also sometimes has the entire crew of the show write letters home.
After the desk piece ends and a commercial break follows, typically there is a competition involving players selected from the studio audience. These have included "Wheel of Carpet Samples," "Cell Phone Shootout," "Lick it for Ten," "Let Us Play with Your Look," "Put It In Reverse," and "Hot Dog in a Hole." Occasionally the segment features a group-performance competition, "Battle of the Instant Bands" or "Battle of the Instant Dance Crews."
In the show's third segment, the first guest arrives. That guest usually stays after the next break, and a second guest enters after the show's third break. Once these interviews have been completed and the show has taken its final commercial break, the musical guest (or sometimes, a chef or comedian) performs. Once the musical guest has finished, Fallon bids the viewers farewell. As credits roll, Fallon runs up and down the stairs of the studio giving high fives to the audience before exiting backstage.
said he wanted Fallon to be the new host dating back to the day that Fallon left Saturday Night Live in 2004
, which occurred only a few months before O'Brien's departure was announced. According to Michaels:
During the years between Fallon's SNL departure and the announcement that he would take over Late Night, Fallon concentrated on developing a feature film career, which Fallon himself said "really didn't work out that great."
Fallon was announced as O'Brien's replacement in May 2008; at the time of the announcement, he was scheduled to debut in June 2009.
To help him prepare for his new Late Night host role, Michaels had Fallon perform stand-up comedy
in clubs
and create a series of webisode
s. A behind-the-scenes vlog
documenting preparations for the new show launched on December 8, 2008, with new episodes being posted weeknights at 12:30 a.m. ET.
On January 8, 2010, Fallon announced that the show would be bumped to a 1:05 am start time, with the move of The Jay Leno Show
to 11:35 pm and subsequent bump of The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
to 12:05 am start. This proved to be false, as O'Brien refused the change, citing a reluctance to infringe upon Late Night, and saying it would be "unfair to Jimmy." Conan left The Tonight Show on January 22, 2010. Jay Leno returned to the Tonight title on March 1.
On May 11, 2011, the show opened with Jennifer Hudson
performing "No Woman, No Cry
" by Bob Marley
. It was followed by the regular show opening.
On September 9, 2011, the show aired its 500th episode. Guests included Lauren Graham
, Joel Edgerton
, and Pearl Jam
.
On October 5, 2011, Conan O'Brien
made his return to his former show for the first time in two and a half years.
at 30 Rockefeller Center in New York City
, the original home of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
, which was not the studio from which Late Night had been broadcast since 1982, but which had housed the WNBC
news studios since Carson had moved his show to Burbank, California
, in 1972. Fallon's house band
is hip-hop band The Roots
, and his announcer is Steve Higgins
, a producer for Saturday Night Live. The show is produced by Lorne Michaels
' Broadway Video
in association with NBC's Universal Media Studios.
Fallon premiered on March 2, 2009, with Robert De Niro
, Justin Timberlake
, Nick Carter
and Van Morrison
appearing as his guests. Former Late Night host Conan O'Brien also made a cameo appearance in the beginning.
An NBC spokeswoman said that claims of sexual discrimination were "without merit".
In particular, critics noted Jimmy Fallon's nervousness and profuse sweating as well as awkward comedy pieces like "Lick It for 10".
However, interaction with the show's house band
, The Roots
, was applauded and it was noted that "a bit in which Fallon sang a "slow jam" version of the news succeeded, in large part, thanks to Roots' typically taut playing and singer Tariq 'Black Thought
' Trotter's impeccable voice and surprisingly good comic timing". The LA times commented that "the late-night role seems on the face of it a good fit" for Jimmy Fallon and that "this is a form that develops in the fullness of time, as chances are taken and limits tested and you learn the things you can learn only in the doing, night after night". The series as whole so far has scored a 48/100 on Metacritic
, and viewers scoring it at a 4.8/10.
, by half a million viewers. Fallon also managed a higher viewer total than his predecessor, Conan O'Brien. Fallon's total viewer count was 21% higher than Conan O'Brien's 1,991,000 Late Night average this season , although it is disingenuous to draw such a comparison as new shows open to highly inflated viewership. Fallon maintained his lead over Ferguson until the night of March 16 when The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson attracted a larger audience (1.47 vs. 1.27 million viewers).
For the week July 27-July 31, 2009, Late Night was the ratings leader with a 17 percent lead in adults 18-49 and a 42 percent lead with adults 18-34. Since the show aired on March 2, Fallon has ranked number one or tied Ferguson in these demographics on 97/100 nights.
After Jay Leno
returned to The Tonight Show
, in total viewers Late Night (2.0 million viewers overall) out-delivered Late Late Show (1.7 million) by a margin of 17 percent the entire first week.
In the May 2010 sweeps, Late Night has a higher rating, a roughly equal share, but fewer average viewers, than The Late Late Show. The two are tied in the demographic of adults age 18 to 49, with Late Night having a slightly higher share.
In the May 2011 sweeps, all of NBC's late night programming reported increased viewership. Late Night with Jimmy Fallon reported a 13% increase in viewership compared to the previous year. Late Night, though, managed to beat The Late Late Show by a very small margin.
United States
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late-night talk show
Late-night talk show
In American television, the late-night talk show is a specific kind of comedy-oriented talk and variety show that airs late at night. Characteristics of the genre include topical monologues in which the host makes fun of the day's news, comedy sketches, celebrity interviews, and musical performances...
hosted by Jimmy Fallon
Jimmy Fallon
James Thomas "Jimmy" Fallon, Jr. is an American actor, comedian, singer, musician and television host. He currently hosts Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, a late-night talk show that airs Monday through Friday on NBC...
on NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
. The show premiered on March 2, 2009, as the third incarnation of the Late Night franchise
Late Night (NBC)
Late Night is an American late-night talk and variety show airing on NBC since 1982. Late Night has been hosted by David Letterman , Conan O'Brien , and Jimmy Fallon...
originated by David Letterman
David Letterman
David Michael Letterman is an American television host and comedian. He hosts the late night television talk show, Late Show with David Letterman, broadcast on CBS. Letterman has been a fixture on late night television since the 1982 debut of Late Night with David Letterman on NBC...
.
The program airs weeknights at 12:35 am Eastern/11:35 pm Central
Central Time zone
In North America, the Central Time Zone refers to national time zones which observe standard time by subtracting six hours from UTC , and daylight saving, or summer time by subtracting five hours...
in the United States. Former host Conan O'Brien
Conan O'Brien
Conan Christopher O'Brien is an American television host, comedian, writer, producer and performer. Since November 2010 he has hosted Conan, a late-night talk show that airs on the American cable television station TBS....
departed on February 20, 2009, to begin preparations for The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien is an American late-night talk show that featured Conan O'Brien as host from June 1, 2009 to January 22, 2010 as part of NBC's long-running Tonight Show franchise...
.
Format
The show begins with the opening sequence as Steve HigginsSteve Higgins
Steve Higgins is the announcer for NBC's Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. He was previously a cast member, writer, and producer for the show The Higgins Boys and Gruber, and he has a long-time association with Saturday Night Live in mostly behind-the-scenes roles as writer and producer. Higgins was...
announces that night's guests and "the legendary Roots
The Roots
The Roots is an American hip hop/neo soul band formed in 1987 by Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter and Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are famed for beginning with a jazzy, eclectic approach to hip hop which still includes live instrumentals...
crew". Just before Higgins introduces Fallon, the camera cuts to a shot of The Roots, who then shout three numbers symbolizing the episode number of Late Night (though other numbers and statements have been shouted in place based on current events, cities via phone area codes, and historical show moments). As the camera pans over to the main stage, some members of the Roots perform actions to get the camera's attention (F. Knuckles salutes, Captain Kirk Douglas
Captain Kirk Douglas
"Captain" Kirk Douglas is an American guitarist who plays with the hip hop band The Roots. He has also performed with the Dave Matthews Band.-Guitars:...
does a windmill chord, and Damon Bryson smiles while flashing a peace sign). Higgins then introduces Fallon, who begins his brief monologue. Fallon often gives the cue card
Cue card
Cue cards, also known as note cards or idiot cards, are cards with words written on them that help actors and speakers remember what they have to say. They are typically used in television productions where they can be held off-camera and are unseen by the audience...
s for a joke to audience members if the joke falls particularly flat. After each monologue Jimmy says "We got a great show for you tonight. Give it up for The Roots
The Roots
The Roots is an American hip hop/neo soul band formed in 1987 by Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter and Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are famed for beginning with a jazzy, eclectic approach to hip hop which still includes live instrumentals...
".
After the monologue, Fallon typically performs a comedy "desk piece." Some are weekly: "Pros and Cons" on Tuesdays, and "Late Night Hashtags" on Wednesdays. Fridays are also reserved for Fallon to write "Thank You" notes to figures that have given him material for the past week. He also sometimes has the entire crew of the show write letters home.
After the desk piece ends and a commercial break follows, typically there is a competition involving players selected from the studio audience. These have included "Wheel of Carpet Samples," "Cell Phone Shootout," "Lick it for Ten," "Let Us Play with Your Look," "Put It In Reverse," and "Hot Dog in a Hole." Occasionally the segment features a group-performance competition, "Battle of the Instant Bands" or "Battle of the Instant Dance Crews."
In the show's third segment, the first guest arrives. That guest usually stays after the next break, and a second guest enters after the show's third break. Once these interviews have been completed and the show has taken its final commercial break, the musical guest (or sometimes, a chef or comedian) performs. Once the musical guest has finished, Fallon bids the viewers farewell. As credits roll, Fallon runs up and down the stairs of the studio giving high fives to the audience before exiting backstage.
History
Executive producer Lorne MichaelsLorne Michaels
Lorne Michaels, CM is a Canadian-American television producer, writer, and comedian best known for creating and producing Saturday Night Live and producing the various film and TV projects that spun off from it.-Early life:...
said he wanted Fallon to be the new host dating back to the day that Fallon left Saturday Night Live in 2004
Saturday Night Live (Season 29)
Saturday Night Live aired its twenty-ninth season during the 2003–04 television season on NBC. The twenty-ninth season began on October 4, 2003 and ended on May 15, 2004 with 20 episodes in all....
, which occurred only a few months before O'Brien's departure was announced. According to Michaels:
During the years between Fallon's SNL departure and the announcement that he would take over Late Night, Fallon concentrated on developing a feature film career, which Fallon himself said "really didn't work out that great."
Fallon was announced as O'Brien's replacement in May 2008; at the time of the announcement, he was scheduled to debut in June 2009.
To help him prepare for his new Late Night host role, Michaels had Fallon perform stand-up comedy
Stand-up comedy
Stand-up comedy is a comedic art form. Usually, a comedian performs in front of a live audience, speaking directly to them. Their performances are sometimes filmed for later release via DVD, the internet, and television...
in clubs
Comedy club
A comedy club is a venue, typically a nightclub, bar, or restaurant where people watch or listen to performances, including stand-up comedians, improvisational comedians, impersonators, magicians, ventriloquists and other comedy acts...
and create a series of webisode
Webisode
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s. A behind-the-scenes vlog
Vlog
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documenting preparations for the new show launched on December 8, 2008, with new episodes being posted weeknights at 12:30 a.m. ET.
On January 8, 2010, Fallon announced that the show would be bumped to a 1:05 am start time, with the move of The Jay Leno Show
The Jay Leno Show
The Jay Leno Show is an American comedy show created by and starring Jay Leno, that aired from September 14, 2009 to February 9, 2010 on NBC following the May 29, 2009 conclusion of Leno's first tenure as host of The Tonight Show...
to 11:35 pm and subsequent bump of The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien is an American late-night talk show that featured Conan O'Brien as host from June 1, 2009 to January 22, 2010 as part of NBC's long-running Tonight Show franchise...
to 12:05 am start. This proved to be false, as O'Brien refused the change, citing a reluctance to infringe upon Late Night, and saying it would be "unfair to Jimmy." Conan left The Tonight Show on January 22, 2010. Jay Leno returned to the Tonight title on March 1.
On May 11, 2011, the show opened with Jennifer Hudson
Jennifer Hudson
Jennifer Kate Hudson is an American recording artist, actress and spokesperson. She came to prominence in 2004 as one of the finalists on the third season of American Idol coming in seventh place...
performing "No Woman, No Cry
No Woman, No Cry
"No Woman, No Cry" is a reggae song by Bob Marley & The Wailers. The song first became known in 1974 through the studio album Natty Dread. The live version from the 1975 album Live! is perhaps best known — it was this version which was released on the greatest hits compilation Legend. The original...
" by Bob Marley
Bob Marley
Robert Nesta "Bob" Marley, OM was a Jamaican singer-songwriter and musician. He was the rhythm guitarist and lead singer for the ska, rocksteady and reggae band Bob Marley & The Wailers...
. It was followed by the regular show opening.
On September 9, 2011, the show aired its 500th episode. Guests included Lauren Graham
Lauren Graham
Lauren Helen Graham is an American actress and producer. She is best known for playing Lorelai Gilmore on the WB Network dramedy series Gilmore Girls and Sarah Braverman on Parenthood.-Early life:...
, Joel Edgerton
Joel Edgerton
Joel Edgerton is an Australian film and television actor.-Early life:Edgerton was born in Blacktown, Sydney, to a homemaker mother and a solicitor/property developer father, Michael. His brother, Nash Edgerton, is a stuntman and filmmaker...
, and Pearl Jam
Pearl Jam
Pearl Jam is an American rock band that formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1990. Since its inception, the band's line-up has included Eddie Vedder , Jeff Ament , Stone Gossard , and Mike McCready...
.
On October 5, 2011, Conan O'Brien
Conan O'Brien
Conan Christopher O'Brien is an American television host, comedian, writer, producer and performer. Since November 2010 he has hosted Conan, a late-night talk show that airs on the American cable television station TBS....
made his return to his former show for the first time in two and a half years.
Production
The program originates from NBC Studio 6B in the GE BuildingGE Building
The GE Building is an Art Deco skyscraper that forms the centerpiece of Rockefeller Center in the midtown Manhattan section of New York City. Known as the RCA Building until 1988, it is most famous for housing the headquarters of the television network NBC...
at 30 Rockefeller Center in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, the original home of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under the Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally aired during late-night....
, which was not the studio from which Late Night had been broadcast since 1982, but which had housed the WNBC
WNBC
WNBC, virtual channel 4 , is the flagship station of the NBC television network, located in New York City. WNBC's studios are co-located with NBC corporate headquarters at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in midtown Manhattan...
news studios since Carson had moved his show to Burbank, California
Burbank, California
Burbank is a city in Los Angeles County in Southern California, United States, north of downtown Los Angeles. The estimated population in 2010 was 103,340....
, in 1972. Fallon's house band
House band
For the British band that existed from 1984-2001, see The House BandA house band is a group of musicians, often centrally organized by a band leader, who regularly play an establishment. It is widely used to refer both to the bands who work on entertainment programs on television or radio, and to...
is hip-hop band The Roots
The Roots
The Roots is an American hip hop/neo soul band formed in 1987 by Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter and Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are famed for beginning with a jazzy, eclectic approach to hip hop which still includes live instrumentals...
, and his announcer is Steve Higgins
Steve Higgins
Steve Higgins is the announcer for NBC's Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. He was previously a cast member, writer, and producer for the show The Higgins Boys and Gruber, and he has a long-time association with Saturday Night Live in mostly behind-the-scenes roles as writer and producer. Higgins was...
, a producer for Saturday Night Live. The show is produced by Lorne Michaels
Lorne Michaels
Lorne Michaels, CM is a Canadian-American television producer, writer, and comedian best known for creating and producing Saturday Night Live and producing the various film and TV projects that spun off from it.-Early life:...
' Broadway Video
Broadway Video
Broadway Video is a media production and distribution company located within the Brill Building on Broadway, New York, United States. Founded in 1979 as a production house tasked with post-production work on Saturday Night Live, Broadway Video has since become one of the largest independent...
in association with NBC's Universal Media Studios.
Fallon premiered on March 2, 2009, with Robert De Niro
Robert De Niro
Robert De Niro, Jr. is an American actor, director and producer. His first major film roles were in Bang the Drum Slowly and Mean Streets, both in 1973...
, Justin Timberlake
Justin Timberlake
Justin Randall Timberlake is an American pop musician and actor. He achieved early fame when he appeared as a contestant on Star Search, and went on to star in the Disney Channel television series The New Mickey Mouse Club, where he met future bandmate JC Chasez...
, Nick Carter
Nick Carter (musician)
Nickolas Gene "Nick" Carter is an American singer-songwriter, dancer, musician, entertainer and actor. He is best known as a member of the pop group, Backstreet Boys. He went on to release a solo album called Now Or Never during their hiatus. He has made occasional television appearances and...
and Van Morrison
Van Morrison
Van Morrison, OBE is a Northern Irish singer-songwriter and musician. His live performances at their best are regarded as transcendental and inspired; while some of his recordings, such as the studio albums Astral Weeks and Moondance, and the live album It's Too Late to Stop Now, are widely...
appearing as his guests. Former Late Night host Conan O'Brien also made a cameo appearance in the beginning.
Sexual discrimination accusation
On July 28, 2010, former stage manager Paul Tarascio accused Jimmy Fallon and the producers of Late Night of sexually discriminating against him. Tarascio alleged he was demoted and then lost his job to what he describes as a "less qualified" woman because, "Jimmy just prefers to take direction from a woman." Following the demotion, Tarascio continued to protest the change, including complaints directed to his union representative, and was subsequently fired based on a list of job failures provided by NBC.An NBC spokeswoman said that claims of sexual discrimination were "without merit".
Debut episode
The debut episode received negative reviews across the board and was considered to have "arrived needing plenty of work".In particular, critics noted Jimmy Fallon's nervousness and profuse sweating as well as awkward comedy pieces like "Lick It for 10".
However, interaction with the show's house band
House band
For the British band that existed from 1984-2001, see The House BandA house band is a group of musicians, often centrally organized by a band leader, who regularly play an establishment. It is widely used to refer both to the bands who work on entertainment programs on television or radio, and to...
, The Roots
The Roots
The Roots is an American hip hop/neo soul band formed in 1987 by Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter and Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are famed for beginning with a jazzy, eclectic approach to hip hop which still includes live instrumentals...
, was applauded and it was noted that "a bit in which Fallon sang a "slow jam" version of the news succeeded, in large part, thanks to Roots' typically taut playing and singer Tariq 'Black Thought
Black Thought
Tariq Trotter , better known as Black Thought, is an American hip-hop artist who is the lead MC of the Philadelphia-based hip hop group The Roots and occasional actor...
' Trotter's impeccable voice and surprisingly good comic timing". The LA times commented that "the late-night role seems on the face of it a good fit" for Jimmy Fallon and that "this is a form that develops in the fullness of time, as chances are taken and limits tested and you learn the things you can learn only in the doing, night after night". The series as whole so far has scored a 48/100 on Metacritic
Metacritic
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, and viewers scoring it at a 4.8/10.
Ratings
Despite cautious reviews, the show was a ratings favorite during its premiere week. The show outperformed its main competitor, CBS's The Late Late Show with Craig FergusonThe Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson is a Peabody Award-winning American late-night talk show hosted by Scottish American comedian Craig Ferguson. Ferguson, the third regular host of the Late Late Show franchise, follows Late Show with David Letterman in the CBS late-night lineup...
, by half a million viewers. Fallon also managed a higher viewer total than his predecessor, Conan O'Brien. Fallon's total viewer count was 21% higher than Conan O'Brien's 1,991,000 Late Night average this season , although it is disingenuous to draw such a comparison as new shows open to highly inflated viewership. Fallon maintained his lead over Ferguson until the night of March 16 when The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson attracted a larger audience (1.47 vs. 1.27 million viewers).
For the week July 27-July 31, 2009, Late Night was the ratings leader with a 17 percent lead in adults 18-49 and a 42 percent lead with adults 18-34. Since the show aired on March 2, Fallon has ranked number one or tied Ferguson in these demographics on 97/100 nights.
After Jay Leno
Jay Leno
James Douglas Muir "Jay" Leno is an American stand-up comedian and television host.From 1992 to 2009, Leno was the host of NBC's The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Beginning in September 2009, Leno started a primetime talk show, titled The Jay Leno Show, which aired weeknights at 10:00 p.m. ,...
returned to The Tonight Show
The Tonight Show
The Tonight Show is an American late-night talk show that has aired on NBC since 1954. It is the longest currently running regularly scheduled entertainment program in the United States, and the third longest-running show on NBC, after Meet the Press and Today.The Tonight Show has been hosted by...
, in total viewers Late Night (2.0 million viewers overall) out-delivered Late Late Show (1.7 million) by a margin of 17 percent the entire first week.
In the May 2010 sweeps, Late Night has a higher rating, a roughly equal share, but fewer average viewers, than The Late Late Show. The two are tied in the demographic of adults age 18 to 49, with Late Night having a slightly higher share.
In the May 2011 sweeps, all of NBC's late night programming reported increased viewership. Late Night with Jimmy Fallon reported a 13% increase in viewership compared to the previous year. Late Night, though, managed to beat The Late Late Show by a very small margin.
International
- Late Night originally aired in AustraliaAustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
on The Comedy ChannelThe Comedy ChannelThe Comedy Channel is an Australian subscription television channel available on Foxtel, Austar and Optus Television.-History:...
along with The Tonight Show, however both were dropped following Leno's reinstatement citing a decline in viewership. In November after a few months of being off the air, The Comedy Channel announced that Late Night would resume airing from December 7, this time without accompanying The Tonight Show. - In the Middle East, Late Night airs on OSN Comedy Channel, part of the Orbit ShowtimeOrbit ShowtimeOrbit Showtime Network, now officially branded as OSN, is a subscription television service in the Middle East and North Africa. The platform is owned by Panther Media Group, and the company is registered in DIFC. OSN is a joint venture between the Kuwait-based KIPCO and Saudi Arabia-based Mawarid...
Network. - In FinlandFinlandFinland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
, the show was aired on a channel called TV ViisiTV ViisiTV5 is a Finnish television channel owned and operated by SBS Finland. The channel launched on March 2004 but it was replaced by The Voice TV Finland in November 2004. It started operating again in September 2008 on the same channel as The Voice. It transmitted every day from 6 PM until 1 PM...
(TV Five). - In Portugal, the show was aired on SIC RadicalSIC RadicalSIC Radical is a cable television channel in Portugal owned by Sociedade Independente de Comunicação.SIC Radical is an entertainment channel targeted at teens and young adults. Programs are mostly imported, mainly from the United States and the United Kingdom...
, but was dropped when rights to broadcast Conan were secured. - In Canada, the show currently airs on Ctv Two at the same time as the U.S NBC
See also
- List of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon sketches
- List of late-night American network TV programs
- List of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon episodes