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How to Watch The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon's 10th Anniversary Special
"Set your DVRs and get ready to have a party," says Host Jimmy Fallon.
If, like us, you've been celebrating the 10-year anniversary of Late Night With Seth Meyers, don't put your party hats away just yet. If it's been a decade since Seth Meyers took over hosting duties on Late Night...that means it's also been 10 years since Jimmy Fallon became the Host of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon!
To mark the occasion, Fallon has announced that NBC will be airing a primetime special later this year, celebrating the best moments from The Tonight Show with Fallon behind the desk.
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"Exciting news around here: This past week was officially our 10 year anniversary of The Tonight Show," Fallon shared on the February 26 episode. "We are so grateful that we get to do this job. I want to thank everyone on our staff and crew, and of course, all of you for tuning in every single night for the past 10 years."
"To celebrate, NBC is going to air a two-hour primetime Best of Tonight Show special May 14, featuring some of our favorite sketches, guests, and musical performances," Fallon continued. "From ‘Tight Pants’ with Will Ferrell to me almost dating Nicole Kidman, and musical bits like ‘Classroom Instruments’ with Metallica and Adele. We’ve had so many fun moments.”
It will be a packed two hours with just the best "Classroom Instruments" performances alone.
Classroom Instruments with Justin Timberlake
Classroom Instruments with Adele
Classroom Instruments with the Jonas Brothers
How to watch The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 10th Anniversary Primetime Special
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon two-hour 10th anniversary special will air May 14 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on NBC, streaming the next day on Peacock.
"Set your DVRs and get ready to have a party," Fallon added when he announced the special.
“From Saturday Night Live to Late Night to The Tonight Show, Jimmy Fallon stands as one of the greatest performers across NBC’s rich history,” Mark Lazarus, chairman, NBCUniversal Media Group, said in a statement. “Over the past 10 years, Jimmy has broadened The Tonight Show with his signature brand of humor and continues to deliver laughs to millions of people night after night. We couldn’t be prouder that this iconic NBC show bears Jimmy’s name.”
Since The Tonight Show made its national debut back in 1954, there have been six hosts: Steve Allen, Jack Paar, Johnny Carson, Jay Leno, Conan O'Brien, and Fallon.
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“To be able to sit in the same chair as the iconic hosts before me, it’s been my absolute honor to be a part of The Tonight Show for the last 10 years,” said Fallon in a statement. “I want to thank all the viewers who have laughed with me, inspired me, and come along for what has been the most joyful journey of my life. I still pinch myself every day and am so appreciative of the opportunity to stand alongside the giants of our business who have made their mark on this great television institution.”
