5.8
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (2009)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 5.8
Overview
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon is an American late-night talk show airing weeknights at 12:35 am Eastern/11:35 pm Central on NBC in the United States. The hour-long show premiered on March 2, 2009, and is hosted by actor, comedian and performer Jimmy Fallon, an alumnus of Saturday Night Live. Hip hop/neo soul band The Roots serve as the show's house band, and Steve Higgins is the show's announcer. The third incarnation of the Late Night franchise originated by David Letterman, the program originates from NBC Studio 6B in the GE Building at 30 Rockefeller Center in New York City. The show typically opens with a brief monologue from Fallon, followed by a comedy "desk piece," as well as prerecorded segments and audience competitions. The next segment is devoted to a celebrity interview, with guests ranging from actors and musicians to media personalities and political figures. The show then closes with either a musical or comedy performance. The show frequently employs digital media into its comedy, which has become crucial to its success. Fallon has been appointed to become the next host of The Tonight Show, where he will succeed the current host Jay Leno at the conclusion of the 2014 Winter Olympics, with fellow SNL alum Seth Meyers slated to replace Fallon.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Neutral
Trans: Neutral
Overview
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon is an American late-night talk show airing weeknights at 12:35 am Eastern/11:35 pm Central on NBC in the United States. The hour-long show premiered on March 2, 2009, and is hosted by actor, comedian and performer Jimmy Fallon, an alumnus of Saturday Night Live. Hip hop/neo soul band The Roots serve as the show's house band, and Steve Higgins is the show's announcer. The third incarnation of the Late Night franchise originated by David Letterman, the program originates from NBC Studio 6B in the GE Building at 30 Rockefeller Center in New York City. The show typically opens with a brief monologue from Fallon, followed by a comedy "desk piece," as well as prerecorded segments and audience competitions. The next segment is devoted to a celebrity interview, with guests ranging from actors and musicians to media personalities and political figures. The show then closes with either a musical or comedy performance. The show frequently employs digital media into its comedy, which has become crucial to its success. Fallon has been appointed to become the next host of The Tonight Show, where he will succeed the current host Jay Leno at the conclusion of the 2014 Winter Olympics, with fellow SNL alum Seth Meyers slated to replace Fallon.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon is rated as neutral/centrist because its primary focus is on entertainment, celebrity interviews, and lighthearted comedy, consciously avoiding deep ideological engagement or explicit promotion of a specific political agenda.
The program exhibits visible diversity among its house band and guest roster, reflecting a broad range of backgrounds. However, as a talk show, it does not feature explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles, nor does its format typically involve narratives that critically portray traditional identities or center strong DEI themes.
Secondary
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon features LGBTQ+ guests and discusses related topics, generally in a respectful and mainstream manner. However, these elements are incidental to the show's primary entertainment focus, resulting in a neutral overall portrayal that neither strongly affirms nor denigrates LGBTQ+ identities.
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon has featured transgender guests who are treated with respect and given a platform to discuss their careers and experiences. While these instances provide positive representation, trans identity is not a central theme of the show, resulting in an incidental rather than a primarily affirming or problematic overall portrayal.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon is a talk show featuring the host, guests, and original sketch characters. It does not adapt pre-existing canonical or historical characters, therefore no gender swaps occur as defined.
As a talk show, "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" primarily features the host and guests playing themselves, along with original sketch characters. There are no pre-existing canonical or historical characters being adapted or recast in a way that would constitute a race swap.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.7
6.0
Critic Ratings
N/A
4.8
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