Five more years of 'The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon' is on the way

NBCUniversal held its upfront presentation Monday, where it was confirmed that The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon has been renewed for five years.

Variety's Cynthia Littleton elaborated on the news:

"[NBCUniversal television and streaming chairman Susan] Rovner didn't elaborate on the Fallon renewal. She emphasized that NBCUniversal is working fast to generate content for its linear and streaming platforms. The company went through a massive restructuring of its TV operations last fall when Rovner signed on to lead content operations after more than 20 years as a top creative executive at Warner Bros. TV.
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"It's understood that the Tonight Show renewal was completed some time ago. Although Tonight Show has fallen behind CBS’ The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live in total viewership, the late-night mainstay is has been such a part of the fabric of NBC that it's [sic] renewal was not in doubt nor is Fallon's hold on the host chair seen in as in jeopardy."

Fallon took over the Tonight Show in February 2014, following Jay Leno's second exit. Leno hosted the late-night staple from 1992 to 2009, then again from 2010 to 2014. Since Fallon's tenure began, the show has earned two Primetime Emmys.

More broadly, the historical world of late-night talk shows is explored in The Story of Late Night—a six-part docuseries from CNN and Cream Productions that debuted May 2.