The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon facts for kids
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon is a popular American TV show. It is a late-night talk show hosted by the famous comedian Jimmy Fallon. The show airs on the NBC television network. It first started on February 17, 2014. The companies Broadway Video and Universal Television help make the show.
This show is the seventh version of NBC's very long-running Tonight Show series. Jimmy Fallon is the sixth person to host it. The show also features Steve Higgins as the sidekick and announcer. The band The Roots plays music for the show.
About The Tonight Show
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon is filmed in Studio 6B. This studio is located in Rockefeller Center in New York City. It is the same studio where earlier versions of the Tonight Show were made. Shows like Tonight Starring Jack Paar and The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson were filmed there from 1957 to 1972.
The program is shown on TV every weekday night. It usually starts at 11:35 PM in both Eastern and Pacific time zones. The show has been nominated for many important awards. It has been nominated for nine Primetime Emmy Awards. It has won two of these awards.
On August 13, 2015, NBC announced something important. Jimmy Fallon signed a contract to keep hosting the show. This means he will be the host until at least the year 2021.
Images for kids
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Show title, used since summer 2015 when the NBC peacock replaced the GE sign on the Comcast Building
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The show originates from the Comcast Building, pictured in 2005 when it was the GE Building, at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York City.
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The Tonight Show marquee, located at the West entrance of 30 Rockefeller Plaza at 1250 6th Avenue
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Fallon at his desk on the show's premiere episode
See also
In Spanish: The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon para niños
