What is The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon?
{{italictitle}} '''''[[The Tonight Show]] Starring Jimmy Fallon''''' is an American [[late-night talk show]] hosted by [[Jimmy Fallon]], on [[NBC]]. The show premiered on February 17, 2014, and is produced by [[Broadway Video]] and [[Universal Television]]. It is the seventh (and current) version of NBC's long-running [[The Tonight Show|''Tonight Show'' franchise]], with Fallon being the sixth host. The show also stars sidekick and announcer [[Steve Higgins]] and house band [[The Roots]]. The show records from [[NBC Studios (New York City)|Studio 6B]] in [[Rockefeller Center]], [[New York City]], which is the same studio in which ''[[Tonight Starring Jack Paar]]'' and then ''[[The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson]]'' were produced from 1957 until 1972. The program airs weeknights at 11:35&nbsp;p.m. ET/PT. The show has been nominated for nine [[Primetime Emmy Award]]s, winning two. On August 13, 2015, NBC announced that Fallon signed a contract to remain as host until at least 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/08/13/nbc-extends-tonight-show-host-jimmy-fallons-deal-through-2021/447713/|title=NBC Extends 'Tonight Show' Host Jimmy Fallon's Deal through 2021|last=Kondolojy|first=Amanda|work=TV by the Numbers|date=August 13, 2015|access-date=August 15, 2015|archive-date=June 12, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160612072119/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/08/13/nbc-extends-tonight-show-host-jimmy-fallons-deal-through-2021/447713/|url-status=dead}}</ref> On May 17, 2021, NBC renewed the show for five more years until 2026. He will turn 52. The show hosts a number of different regular segments, including Fallonventions—a kid inventors segment—which has included notable young American inventors such as [[Mark Leschinsky]]. ==References== {{reflist}} {{TV-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon}} [[Category:2014 American television series debuts]] [[Category:English-language television programs]]