The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon gets a schedule adjustment.
The NBC talk show hosted by Fallon, 49, will no longer air new episodes five nights a week, according to Entertainment Weekly. Instead, it will air reruns on Fridays with new episodes from Monday to Thursday.
PEOPLE were converted Tonight’s show for comment.
This programming change is not unheard of in the late night world as other talk shows have already moved to this schedule.
The ABCs Jimmy Kimmel Live! airs four new episodes a week — and Kimmel is also taking the summer off. CBS paper clip The Late Show with Stephen Colbert also airs four new episodes each week, along with NBC Late Night with Seth Meyers and Comedy Central’s Daily show.
Jimmy Fallon in August 2024.
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The Hollywood Reporter cites evolving viewer habits as a reason for changes in late-night programming schedules and budgets.
In 2014, the comedian took over the talk show from Jay Leno. Fallon previously hosted Late Night with Jimmy Fallon from 2009 to 2014.
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Fallon’s contract was renewed in June to keep the series on the air until 2028.
“For nearly 30 years, I’ve brought laughter into the homes of millions and charmed audiences from the stages of 30 Rock,” he said in a statement at the time.
“It was a privilege to be at the helmTonight’s showand I’m excited to see what innovations I and the amazing staff will bring to the network in the years to come. No, I won’t change my quote. Tell Mark to change his,” he said, echoing NBC Universal’s Mark Lazarus.
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Jimmy Fallon in June 2024.
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When Fallon isn’t filming new episodes, he spends time with his kids.
Fallon, who is father to daughters Winnie, 11, and Frances, 9, spoke to PEOPLE in August about his children’s return to school. “I don’t want to [them] go to school,” Fallon joked. “I don’t want them to meet other people. I don’t want them to do anything. I just want them to hang out with us for the rest of their lives.”
He then said that Winnie and Frances “love their school” and their friends. “And it’s another little chapter in their lives and another fun adventure.”
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon airs weekdays at 11:35 PM ET on NBC.
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