The Tonight Show premieres tonight on NBC
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon premieres tonight on NBC at a special time of 12/11c after the Olympics & Late News, featuring guests Will Smith and U2.
In preparation of the launch, Jimmy has sent a message directly from the new Tonight Show studio in New York to tell everyone what’s planned for the first week:
Over the past week Jimmy has been answering questions and requests from fans in his Ask Jimmy segments uploaded to YouTube:
He’s also been giving (a lot of) interviews to the likes of The New York Daily News and The New York Times has written a great piece about the return of The Tonight Show to New York.
You guys, we've got such a great first show tonight!! Will Smith, @U2 and lots of surprises. I'm so excited. Gonna be fun. #FallonTonight
— jimmy fallon (@jimmyfallon) February 17, 2014
Standby tickets for The Tonight Show have been like gold dust, judging by the queues outside the NBC Studios in New York:
Shout out to everyone braving the cold this morn for standby tickets to our very first show!! #FallonTonight pic.twitter.com/Wt0sMZQHuZ
— Fallon Tonight (@FallonTonight) February 17, 2014
After its initial preview, the full Tonight Show website is now available: