Jimmy Fallon is spending Thanksgiving with an old friend.
Justin Timberlake will be the featured guest on a special Thanksgiving night edition of NBC’s The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Thursday, November 26, marking the singer’s first appearance on the show in more than two years.
The episode will celebrate the 20th anniversary of Timberlake’s 2006 album FutureSex/LoveSounds, with NBC promising an evening of music and comedy featuring the longtime friends and frequent collaborators.
Timberlake will also perform from the famed Rainbow Room atop Rockefeller Center, marking the first time Fallon’s Tonight Show has broadcast from the legendary venue.
The special will mark Timberlake’s 13th appearance on Fallon’s Tonight Show. His last visit came on September 16, 2024.
Of course, the two go back considerably further than that. Fallon and Timberlake have been friends for decades, with a long history of on-air collaborations that includes their popular “History of Rap” medleys, recurring appearances as the Bee Gees on “The Barry Gibb Talk Show,” and numerous other sketches and musical performances across SNL, and Fallon’s two late-night show.
The Thanksgiving booking is a particularly high-profile one for Fallon, whose holiday episodes are typically among his most-watched broadcasts of the year, thanks in large part to NBC’s annual Thanksgiving night NFL coverage.
Last year’s Thanksgiving edition of The Tonight Show, featuring Ed Sheeran, Joe Keery, and Brad Paisley, drew 2.47 million viewers in Nielsen Live+3 ratings, making it Fallon’s most-watched episode of 2025.
Fallon isn’t the only NBC late-night host with a Thanksgiving tradition. Late Night host Seth Meyers has made an annual ritual of welcoming his brother Josh and their parents, Hillary and Larry Meyers, for a family episode filled with stories, games, and good-natured ribbing. Another installment is expected this year.
