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The Tonight Show

American late-night talk show hosted by Jimmy Fallon
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The Tonight Show

Summary

The Tonight Show is a television series[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,895 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Tonight Show's instance of is recorded as television series[3].
  • The Tonight Show's instance of is recorded as television program[4].
  • The Tonight Show was directed by Dwight Hemion[5].
  • The Tonight Show's genre is talk show[6].
  • The Tonight Show's production company is recorded as NBC[7].
  • The original language of The Tonight Show was American English[8].
  • The Tonight Show's presenter is recorded as Jimmy Fallon[9].
  • The Tonight Show's Commons category is recorded as The Tonight Show[10].
  • The Tonight Show's language of work or name is recorded as English[11].
  • The Tonight Show's original broadcaster is recorded as NBC[12].
  • The Tonight Show's color is recorded as black-and-white[13].
  • The Tonight Show's country of origin is recorded as United States[14].
  • The Tonight Show comprises Tonight! America After Dark[15].
  • The Tonight Show comprises The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon[16].
  • The Tonight Show began on September 27, 1954[17].
  • The Tonight Show's official website is recorded as http://www.nbc.com/the-tonight-show[18].
  • The Tonight Show's topic's main category is recorded as Category:The Tonight Show[19].
  • The Tonight Show's filming location is recorded as New York City[20].
  • The Tonight Show's list of episodes is recorded as list of The Tonight Show episodes[21].
  • The Tonight Show's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[22].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Tonight Show was directed by Dwight Hemion[5].

Publication

The original language of The Tonight Show was American English[8]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[11]. Its genre is talk show[6].

Why It Matters

The Tonight Show ranks in the top 3% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,895 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

Related Entities

Conan O'Brien Jay Leno Jimmy Fallon Joan Rivers Johnny Carson New York City Steve Allen United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21d ago · Xezbeth · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Color → black-and-white
    Original network → —
    Genre → talk show
    Has part(s) → Tonight Starring Steve Allen, Tonight! America After Dark, Tonight Starring Jack Paar +5
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q15416]]"
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