Is The Tonight Show New Tonight? Jimmy Fallon's Weekly Schedule, Repeats and Air Times
Tonight, yes. The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon runs a first-run hour at 11:35 p.m. ET on NBC Monday through Thursday, and Thursday, Sept. 17 is one of them — Tom Cruise, Lili Reinhart and Suki Waterhouse. Friday is a repeat, the way every Friday has been since 2024.
Is The Tonight Show new this week?
| Night | New or repeat | Guests | Episode |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon., Sept. 14 | New | Salma Hayek Pinault, Becky G, Andrew Huberman; Angine de Poitrine performs | E106 |
| Tue., Sept. 15 | New | Helen Mirren, Alan Cumming, Jake Shane; comic Jay Jurden | E107 |
| Wed., Sept. 16 | New | LISA, Benny Blanco, Rachael "Raygun" Gunn; Jungle performs | E108 |
| Thu., Sept. 17 (tonight) | New | Tom Cruise, Lili Reinhart, Suki Waterhouse | E109 |
| Fri., Sept. 18 | Repeat of Sept. 8 | Sandra Bullock, Mike D | E103 |
Every name above sits on TVmaze and on at least one lineup service, checked Thursday morning against Interbridge and LateNighter. Count the episode numbers and the shape of a normal fall shows up: seven new hours in the eight weekdays since the show came back from its summer break on Sept. 8, with only the Fridays missing.
Why is Fallon a repeat on Friday?
NBC stopped ordering new Friday episodes in 2024 and kept the four-night week. Fridays now replay a recent hour, which is why Sept. 18 runs the Sandra Bullock night from Sept. 8.
Exceptions are events rather than habits — an Olympics opening ceremony, an election night. Kimmel and The Daily Show made the same move, as our explainer on Friday reruns lays out.
What time is it where you live?
| Zone | Local time | How it gets there |
|---|---|---|
| Eastern | 11:35 p.m. | Live-to-tape, same night |
| Central | 10:35 p.m. | Same feed, one hour earlier |
| Mountain | 10:35 p.m. | Same feed, one hour earlier |
| Pacific | 11:35 p.m. | Separate West Coast feed, tape-delayed |
| Alaska | 10:35 p.m. | Follows the Pacific feed |
| Hawaii | 10:35 p.m. | Station-dependent, often delayed further |
New York and Los Angeles watch at the same clock time while Chicago and Denver are an hour ahead of both. A sports overrun pushes the whole hour back, and stations rarely say so in advance.
How do you spot a repeat before 11:35?
| Check | What a new episode looks like |
|---|---|
| Cable guide | No "encore" or "repeat" tag — though providers label inconsistently |
| Show's YouTube channel | Fresh segments posted the afternoon of the taping; nothing new on a repeat day |
| Lineup services | No R and no original air date beside the guests, the way Friday reads R 9/8/26 |
| The guest list itself | A name you watched on this couch two weeks ago is almost never a rebooking |
Who is on next week?
Three nights are posted: Queen Latifah, Dave Franco and Ethan Simmons-Patterson on Monday, Sept. 21; Conan O'Brien with Brandon Flowers and Lauren Lapkus on Tuesday; John Cusack, Cara Delevingne and chef Daniel Humm on Wednesday.
Those are listed by TVmaze and have not reached the network lineup services yet, so treat them as scheduled rather than locked. Conan back at the desk he once hosted would be the story if it holds.
Where does the full episode stream?
Peacock, the next morning, with no extra window. Segments go up free on the show's YouTube channel overnight, and an antenna gets the live NBC feed for nothing — the cord-cutting guide works through the rest.
FAQ
Does Fallon air on Friday? Not with new episodes. Sept. 18 repeats the Sept. 8 hour.
What channel is it on? NBC, 11:35 p.m. ET and PT, 10:35 p.m. CT and MT.
Is Jimmy Fallon on hiatus? No. He returned Sept. 8 and is taping four nights a week.
Who else is on tonight? Sarah Paulson on Kimmel, Giri Nathan with Michael Kosta on The Daily Show, and Seth Meyers in a July repeat until Sept. 21.
The other three desks are in this week's full talk show lineups and the late-night section; the whole grid, including the CBS hour that no longer holds a talk show, is in our 2026 late-night schedule, with hosts listed in who hosts what and mornings in the daytime schedule. Monday's Emmys reshaped this week — see the variety series result and what Colbert did the next night.
Sources · Listings data via TVmaze · LateNighter — lineups by show · Interbridge — daily talk show lineups · NBC Insider — Tonight Show schedule · LateNighter — summer hiatus dates
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