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Jimmy Fallon Calling in ‘Favors’ from A-List Friends to Keep ‘Tonight Show’ Ratings Amid Cuts at NBC
Jimmy Fallon took a hit after NBC cut Tonight Show from five days per week to four, but he has a plan to save his show, a source exclusively tells Closer.
Recent budget issues have seen NBC make some drastic changes to their lineup, but also some seemingly-small-scale penny pinching across the network, including cutting the live band from Seth Meyers ’ Late Night show. The insider even says that, “when Jimmy took the Tonight Show job ten years ago, he pretty much insisted on five tapings a week and promised the decision would pay for itself.” “It’s not exactly a bleak situation yet – The Tonight Show is still produced by Lorne Michaels, one of the most powerful people in television – but it’s going to be an uphill battle to grow the audience with an hour less of original content a week.”
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