Jimmy Fallon ended his time on Late Night last night (Friday) after 5 seasons. He’s hosted 969 episodes over the past 5 years. SNL alumni Seth Meyers takes over the Late Night franchise on Monday 24th February, and Jimmy Fallon’s tenure on The Tonight Show begins Monday 17th February. Much of the last week of Late Night With Jimmy Fallon saw look backs at some of the most memorable parts of the programme – Monday saw a look at the…
Jimmy Fallon’s final shows have not aired on CNBC Europe this week – the official CNBC website says that between 5th February and 23rd February they can’t air “due to broadcast rights restrictions”. The final episode of Late Night With Jimmy Fallon is broadcast on NBC in the US tomorrow night. This is also preventing CNBC Europe from airing the NBC Nightly News which used to follow its showing of Late Night.
The two-hour Primetime Special for The Best Of Late Night With Jimmy Fallon aired on NBC over the weekend. The special programme aired on Sunday night between 9pm and 11pm E.T. According to TV website The Futon Critic it had “5.7 million viewers overall” and “delivered NBC’s highest non-sports / non-Golden Globes results in the time period in the past year (since Jan. 5, 2013) in both adults 18-49 and total viewers”. The Best Of Late Night With Jimmy Fallon…
NBC have confirmed Jay Leno will step down from The Tonight Show to be replaced by Late Night host Jimmy Fallon in February 2014. Leno already retired from The Tonight Show once before and, infamously, handed the reigns to (then host of Late Night) Conan O’Brien for a few months before he returned to Tonight after The Jay Leno Show (his new programme that aired in primetime – 10pm – every weeknight on NBC) wasn’t doing the business for NBC,…