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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
12 Seasons
Season 1 Premiere: Feb 17, 2014
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6.3
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Generally Favorable
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 19 Critic Reviews
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58% Positive
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11 Reviews
42% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Even though Fallon is a big fan of The Tonight Show, you get the pleasant vibe that he is unencumbered by any extraneous anxiety of influence.
Fallon made it clear that he’s fashioned The Tonight Show in his own image--so fasten your seat belts for what promises to be a fun, fresh late-night ride.
While gratitude and humility are admirable traits, there were times in Monday's opening moments when Fallon risked taking them to uncomfortable extremes.... Luckily, he rescued the moment with one of the show's better bits. A seemingly offhand remark about an unnamed star owing him money for betting him he'd never get the Tonight Show job led to a surprise-guest parade.
Just about everything worked, and worked well, from the opening credits to the final ones. The energy and beauty of New York City was incorporated in a way that exceeded even my expectations--happily exceeded them. Meanwhile, The host: A bit nervous, understandably, he nonetheless reminded fans and people who have never heard of him why he's here.
For whatever reason, probably no more complex than plain old first-night jitters, Fallon didn’t bring his A-game to go with his A-list of guests.
For all his skills as a performer, though, Fallon is still a question mark in terms of his ability to make magic out of nothing at the desk, the place where Johnny Carson and David Letterman thrived--and endured. And frankly, his “Aw shucks, I’m just so happy to be here” posture in Monday’s maiden interviews with Smith and U2 got a little tedious even before the night was over.
That lack of originality pervaded the episode--even though, generally speaking, I found Late Night With Jimmy Fallon to be original and exuberant.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 94 User Ratings
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 94 User Ratings
6.3
63% Positive
59 Ratings
59 Ratings
9% Mixed
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
29% Negative
27 Ratings
27 Ratings
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Production Company:
- Broadway Video
- Universal Television
Initial Release Date: Feb 17, 2014
Number of seasons: 12 Seasons
Rating: TV-14
Awards
Primetime Emmy Awards
• 2 Wins & 13 Nominations
Online Film & Television Association
• 7 Nominations
Gold Derby Awards
• 2 Wins & 6 Nominations
