Comedy, Talk  •  2014-2025  •  Teen (13+)

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014-2025)

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon poster

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014-2025)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Neutral
Trans: Neutral

Viewer Rating
6.4

Overview

After Jay Leno's second retirement from the program, Jimmy Fallon stepped in as his permanent replacement. After 42 years in Los Angeles the program was brought back to New York.


Starring Cast

Jimmy Fallon  •   The Roots  •   Steve Higgins


Where to watch

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Primary

Political: Leans Left
Confidence: Medium

The show's rating is -1 (Left-Leaning) because its occasional political humor and general cultural alignment, while subtle and part of a broader entertainment focus, reflect a mainstream progressive sensibility common in late-night television.

Diversity: Moderate
Confidence: High

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon features visible diversity among its guests and performers, including a diverse house band. As a late-night variety program, its narrative generally maintains a neutral or positive framing of traditional identities and does not explicitly center strong DEI critiques.

Secondary

LGBTQ: Neutral
Confidence: Medium

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon provides an incidental portrayal of LGBTQ+ characters and themes. While it occasionally features LGBTQ+ guests and acknowledges related topics, these depictions are not central to the show's narrative or purpose. The overall impact is neutral, as it neither strongly affirms nor denigrates queer identity, presenting it as part of the broader entertainment landscape.

Trans: Neutral
Confidence: Low

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon occasionally features transgender guests who share their experiences, offering a platform for visibility. However, trans themes are not a central or consistent element of the show's overall content, resulting in a largely incidental and neutral portrayal.

Female Combat: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

The Tonight Show is a late-night talk show featuring interviews, musical performances, and comedy sketches. While the host may portray characters of a different gender for comedic effect, these are either original characters or instances of gender disguise within the story, not gender swaps of pre-established canonical or historical figures.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

As a late-night talk show, "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" features a host, band, and guests, rather than narrative characters adapted from source material or historical figures. The concept of a "race swap" does not apply to this format.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

6.4

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
7.0
The Movie Database logo
5.8

Critic Ratings

Rotten Tomatoes logo
N/A
Metacritic logo
6.5

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