Jimmy Fallon, The Tonight Show

igotid88 · February 2014

Ledbetterman10 said:
Fallon's second Tonight Show beat the COMBINED ratings of Letterman and Kimmel that night. Dave doesn't give a shit at this point but the Kimmel people must be nervous...and they should be.

http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/02/19/fallon-day-2-beats-combined-ratings-of-letterman-kimmel/

The real test will be next week when he doesn't have the Olympics. And the curiosity factor is gone. Conan had good numbers his first week without the large lead in.

eeriepadave · February 2014

History of Rap 5

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NO0rArJRR4

Ledbetterman10 · February 2014

igotid88 said:

Ledbetterman10 said:
Fallon's second Tonight Show beat the COMBINED ratings of Letterman and Kimmel that night. Dave doesn't give a shit at this point but the Kimmel people must be nervous...and they should be.

http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/02/19/fallon-day-2-beats-combined-ratings-of-letterman-kimmel/
The real test will be next week when he doesn't have the Olympics. And the curiosity factor is gone. Conan had good numbers his first week without the large lead in.

True but I saw an interesting stat about audience retention that showed that the drop-off from Conan's first show (featuring a heck of a musical guest) to his second was dramatic and that with Fallon it wasn't. But even going beyond TV ratings, Fallon had three youtube videos this week (Dancing with Will Smith, Brian Wiliams rapping, and now this recent one with Timberlake) that all have well over a million views because they are all "must-see" viral videos. The buzz around the show is tremendous. It's fitting that it's the Tonight Show STARRING Jimmy Falllon rather than "with" like it was with Jay or is with Dave. Fallon's really the star of a variety show. He acts, sings, dances, and has a band that's awesome. Certainly not everything's gonna be good. Sometimes he can be a ass-kissing dork. But overall, I loved him since he first took over Late Night and made a point in one of the early episodes of getting a picture with Mayor Bloomberg in front of a picture of Castle Greyskull from He-Man. I felt then that this could be my type of guy. Add The Roots and it's a perfect late-night show.

igotid88 · February 2014

Ledbetterman10 said:

igotid88 said:

Ledbetterman10 said:
Fallon's second Tonight Show beat the COMBINED ratings of Letterman and Kimmel that night. Dave doesn't give a shit at this point but the Kimmel people must be nervous...and they should be.

http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/02/19/fallon-day-2-beats-combined-ratings-of-letterman-kimmel/
The real test will be next week when he doesn't have the Olympics. And the curiosity factor is gone. Conan had good numbers his first week without the large lead in.
True but I saw an interesting stat about audience retention that showed that the drop-off from Conan's first show (featuring a heck of a musical guest) to his second was dramatic and that with Fallon it wasn't. But even going beyond TV ratings, Fallon had three youtube videos this week (Dancing with Will Smith, Brian Wiliams rapping, and now this recent one with Timberlake) that all have well over a million views because they are all "must-see" viral videos. The buzz around the show is tremendous. It's fitting that it's the Tonight Show STARRING Jimmy Falllon rather than "with" like it was with Jay or is with Dave. Fallon's really the star of a variety show. He acts, sings, dances, and has a band that's awesome. Certainly not everything's gonna be good. Sometimes he can be a ass-kissing dork. But overall, I loved him since he first took over Late Night and made a point in one of the early episodes of getting a picture with Mayor Bloomberg in front of a picture of Castle Greyskull from He-Man. I felt then that this could be my type of guy. Add The Roots and it's a perfect late-night show.

I can't remember who the guests were for Conan that first week other than PJ and Will Ferrell. And Jimmy's youtube videos have been viral at late night also. Ithink even more now with the Tonight Show buzz. But I think he'll be given more of a chance to succeed than Conan has. And won't have Jay stealing high profile guests.

shortstack · February 2014

i just hope they keep doing 'let us play with your look' and 'thank you notes'

pjradio · February 2014

i want another egg roulette

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puipmbc_3CY

retropony · February 2014

Jimmy and JT were hilarious friday night, I was cracking up the whole hour.

PJ_Soul · February 2014

Just watched the Timberlake episode, and yeah, if i wasn't laughing i had a huge smile on my face, and I actually was doing a fist pump at certain points, lol!! I don't listen to his music, but I love JT anyway, and Fallon and JT together are fucking entertainment perfection, seriously!

pjradio · February 2014

^^well said

The Waiting Trophy Man · April 2014

The show returns this week. We watch it every night, so last week wasn't the same without it. I don't know who the guests are, but I can't wait!

samjam · April 2014

I think he's genuinely funny and superb at what he does. The best part, to me, is that I think you can tell how much he enjoys himself. He takes a real interest in guests and I like how he's not always perfect--sometimes he interrupts or does awkward gestures--but that's what makes it so genuine!

The Waiting Trophy Man · April 2014

The interview with Brian Williams was lol funny. Especially when BW said about the Roots "Suckind deck," when he meant second deck. Fallon was like "What!?"