LateNighter’s Monthly Roundtable podcast returns with an episode looking back at a September that found Jimmy Kimmel at the center of seemingly every major late-night storyline.
With Kimmel’s future at ABC still unsettled, Bill Carter, Mark Malkoff, and Jon Schneider discuss his surging ratings, the latest on his contract talks, and a headline-making month that included Stephen Colbert’s return to late night and a headline-making week of shows from Brooklyn.
Even Kimmel’s security-guard-turned-sidekick is having a moment, with Guillermo Rodriguez emerging as a fan favorite on a record-breaking season of Dancing with the Stars.
From Jimmy Fallon’s increasingly dominant digital footprint to Byron Allen’s early performance at 11:35 and Saturday Night Live’s Season 52 premiere, the conversation takes stock of a late-night landscape that looks markedly different than it did just a few months ago.
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Show Topics:
- Jimmy Kimmel’s ratings surge and headline-making Brooklyn week
- Kimmel’s contract talks and future at ABC
- Stephen Colbert’s return to the late-night stage
- Jimmy Fallon and The Tonight Show’s digital strategy
- Byron Allen’s early performance at 11:35
- Saturday Night Live’s Season 52 premiere and its emerging cast
References
- Weekly Ratings: Kimmel’s Return Lifts Jimmy Kimmel Live! 59%
- Inside Jimmy Kimmel’s Brooklyn Week, Late Night Looks Far From Dead
- Jimmy Kimmel, Johnny Carson, and the Politics of a Planted Story
- Stephen Colbert Returns to Late Night, Beardless and Unburdened
- Weekly Ratings: Kimmel Posts More Gains as Colbert Visit Draws 3.6 Million
- Fallon’s Tonight Show Hits 30 Million Followers on TikTok
- Byron Allen Gets a Prime-Time Victory Lap on CBS
- SNL Ends Jalen Brunson’s Winning Streak in a Listless Season 52 Premiere
- Ben Marshall Is Starting to Look Like SNL‘s Next All-Around Player
