NBCof The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Will join ABC Jimmy Kimmel Live!, CBS’ The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and NBC Late Night with Seth Meyers scaling back to the original four nights a week starting this season.
The move is believed to have been driven by cost-cutting, which also backfired decision to leave late night’s house band earlier this summer.
The Tonight Show The original aired episodes Monday-Friday during the regular season, with two tapings on Thursdays, while switching to a Monday-Thursday first-run show during the summer. The off-season schedule will now carry over into the remainder of the year.
Once a daily staple, late-night broadcast shows felt the pinch from the erosion of linear viewing, with most late-night content consumed in the form of online video clips. Other remaining broadcast late night talkers gradually transitioned to four shows a week. Comedy Central The Daily Show Always on a four-show-a-week pattern.
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Earlier this year, NBC renewed its deal with Fallon to continue as host The Tonight Show By 2028.
news of The Tonight ShowThe withdrawal was first reported by USA Today.
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