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Late Night With Jimmy Fallon
EMAILPRINTSERIES: NBC, Weekdays 1:35p (60 minutes)
Mixed or average reviews
Based on 13 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 63 votes
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Show Info
Genre(s): Interview
Created By: Lorne Michaels
First Air Date: March 2, 2009
Summary
Starring Jimmy Fallon
Jimmy Fallon takes over for Conan O'Brien as NBC shuffles its late night talk show roster in 2009.
Episode Guide & More Info: More about this show at TV.com
Also On The Web: Official Show Site
What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
New York PostMichael Starr
Fallon seemed a bit nervous in his monologue (who wouldn't be?), but quickly found his rhythm, firing off some snappy one-liners.
Read Full Review >New York Daily NewsDavid Hinckley
Jimmy Fallon took NBC's late-night slot for his first test drive early this morning, and it needs a little tuning up. It also showed some promise.
Read Full Review >NewsdayVerne Gay
Neither great, nor horrible, nor propitious nor preposterous. It was just a start, and in the late-night TV game, sometimes that's good enough.
Read Full Review >Washington PostTom Shales
Fallon is far from such stature, but though his opening night had disappointments, none were crushing or looked potentially fatal. Once Fallon relaxes, hunkers down and lightens up, the new "Late Night" could win over many a semi-conscious heart and mind.
Read Full Review >Chicago Sun-TimesDarel Jevens
An attempt to be silly like O’Brien, his Late Night predecessor, instead had a trying-too-hard feel that approached Carson Daly territory (a place you do not want to be).
Read Full Review >TimeJames Poniewozik
Fallon's monologue was understandably nervous and unremarkable joke-wise, but there were glimmers of potential.
Read Full Review >VarietyBrian Lowry
Despite solid tune-in out of curiosity about the new kid, Fallon’s Late Night got off to a rocky start, with uninspired writing and taped pieces, an at-times visibly nervous host and a first guest, Robert De Niro, whose taciturn nature made him a poor choice for the assignment.
Read Full Review >SlateTroy Patterson
The way things turned out, it was no worse than rather bad, and Fallon, if he can quit squirming long enough, should take a modest bow.
Read Full Review >Chicago TribuneMaureen Ryan
On a late-night show, either the non-interview comedic bits have to be inspired, or the interviews have to be smooth. With a few exceptions, neither worked all that well during Fallon's first show. The comedy frequently fell flat, and as a host, Fallon is underwhelming at the moment.
Read Full Review >Hollywood ReporterRay Richmond
The "Saturday Night Live" alum and occasional film actor began life as a man of chat by giving his best impression of a deer caught in the headlights while at the same time exhibiting flashes of comic flair.
Read Full Review >Boston GlobeMatthew Gilbert
The NBC talk show wasn't a legendary late-night train wreck so much as a train stalled between stations, going nowhere, filled with impatient passengers.
Read Full Review >Baltimore SunDavid Zurawik
Even granting lots of leeway for opening-night nerves, this was a pretty bad beginning for the Saturday Night Live alum.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this show is 4.0 (out of 10) based on 63 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
E U gave it a0:
I went in hoping Jimmy Fallon would at least live up to a quarter of the legacy Conan left him, but I can honestly say Jimmy Fallon is NOT funny. He lacks the humor and charisma Conan brought to Late Night. Next time, NBC should look for an established comedian, as we see with the Carson Daly project, actually being funny is very important.
teek gave it a7:
I love fallon. he was beyond funny at the mtv movie awards and snl. one of my favorite comedians. I love the guy but his show just isnt funny. i want to like it because i like fallon... i seriously want his show to get better. i gave him a pity 7.
Scott D gave it a2:
I understand that its tough to host a talk show but I feel like maybe NBC jumped the gun by putting him on this show, Jimmy Fallon has always been a nervous guy but, following Conan O' Brien who was never nervous in front of crowds and could easily make fun of himself if nessescary to keep the audience laughing, Jimmy just doesnt seem to work well as a host, I've seen him ruin a number of Punch-lines by stuttering and Trying too hard. And is it just me but does it seem like the studio audience keeps getting smaller and smaller because everytime I tune in it sounds like the audience got smaller than the last time I watched it.
Eroll M gave it a10:
Be nice to late night with Jimmy Fallon he's best the guy in world and funniest and Jokes could lead him to Next King of Late night for 30 years. only if a Clown Says that.
Cameron C gave it a10:
You just gotta give fallon a chance. He is probably one of the most entertaining hosts of any of the late night shows right now. He is just starting so don't keep on giving him a hard time and just wait...soon he will fully develop as a host and he will be amazing.
Keith B gave it a1:
The Roots are the only thing going for him (jimmy)
Alex K gave it a0:
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon isn't just bad, but terrible. I laugh once a week when watching it and he honestly tries too hard. The show is resembling not only a piece of junk, but its almost like a game show with his idiotic segments such as, "Lick it for 10" and other activities that are so boring, you wish you could go crazy and slap Fallon right in his face.Actually I have laughed a lot AT the show not with it but only because it is so incredibly dumb and poorly executed.
