Jimmy Fallon is Nearly Last Late-Night Host Standing Amid Summer Hiatus
NBC‘s “Tonight Show” is the only late-night program to keep on keeping on as usual as the nation moves into late summer, a sign of how the wee-hours format continues to be winnowed down amid a continuing decline in the economics of midnight TV. NBC this week launched what is expected to be a seven-week hiatus for Seth Meyers’ “Late Night,” the longest break of its kind since the host took over the show in 2014, according to people familiar with the matter.
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NBC‘s “Tonight Show” is the only late-night program to keep on keeping on as usual as the nation moves into late summer, a sign of how the wee-hours format continues to be winnowed down amid a continuing decline in the economics of midnight TV. NBC this week launched what is expected to be a seven-week hiatus for Seth Meyers’ “Late Night,” the longest break of its kind since the host took over the show in 2014, according to people familiar with the matter. The LateNighter web site previously reported the new interruption. Social feeds belonging to “Late Night” on Monday told followers “See you in the fall!” and offered a link to reserve tickets to see the program live.
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- NBC‘s “Tonight Show” is the only late-night program to keep on keeping on as usual as the nation moves into late summer, a sign of how the wee-hours format continues to be winnowed down amid a continuing decline in the economics of midnight TV. NBC this week launched what is expected to be a seven-week hiatus for Seth Meyers’ “Late Night,” the longest break of its kind since the host took over the show in 2014, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Jimmy Fallon is Nearly Last Late-Night Host Standing Amid Summer Hiatus
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