The new “Tonight Show” change includes a post-football edition

It’s a strange time for late-night television. Earlier this year, NBC decided to switch The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon from five new episodes per week to four. What’s NBC’s next move for its flagship late-night show? As The Hollywood Reporter‘s Alex Weprin writes that audiences will soon see the show make a rare weekend appearance Football on Sunday evenings‘s Colts-Jets matchup on November 17th.

Additionally, Weprin reports that Jon Hamm, Pharrell and Lindsay Lohan will join Fallon on this special edition of the show. “We can’t wait to bring our show to Sunday Night Football fans” Tonight’s show Showrunner Chris Miller told The Hollywood Reporter. “This will be a must-see evening of television.”

This won’t be the first time Fallon has followed an NFL broadcast; Far from it, five episodes of were released in 2019 The Tonight Show airs on Sundays once the evening’s NFL games have concluded.

It was a challenging time for talk shows, period; The increasing popularity of YouTube channels has changed the game significantly, creating new competitors for both celebrity guests and overall viewers. Podcasts have also become more relevant: in 2016, those of Donald Trump Tonight’s show The appearance triggered a thousand food for thought. Now Trump and Kamala Harris are making headlines for appearing on podcasts to boost their campaigns.

Will watching a highly watched football match be a must-see? Tonight’s show Consequence? We’ll know in just over a month.