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
Brilliant return-to-form podcast; totally agree that Mamdani should’ve done a cameo/walk-on on SNL, and leaning into that NYC vibe if there were Knicks/sports fans in the audience~ Probably the only true misstep from Mamdani~
Still grateful he appeared on Kimmel’s show and absolutely nailed it~
But OOOOhhh… The Katseye reaction; they would need to go thru hundreds of articles/forums to understand the current state and drama of the girl group~
Also snickering when Bill slightly backed away from the claims of ‘celebrating’ Byron and his show~ CBS should be ashamed for being bought and platforming him and his mid, asinine content~
Hi Bill Carter.
Steve Parks, here. You remember me from back in the day at The Sun. I was checking out your LateNighter Podcast and I’ve been trying to get in touch with you after all these years. I’m more or less retired and I’ve just published a sci-fi novel, “Butterflies of the Cosmic Chaos.” The pitch on the back cover is this: If you could go back in history to change the events of three historic dates in your lifetime, what would they be? I chose Nov. 22, 1963, 9/11 and Jan. 6, 2021.Of course, issues around the third date remain unresolved. So I’ve added a blog speculating about what coud happen next, which includes a proposed campaign for taxpaying citizen landlords of the White House to send the current tenant an eviction notice. If such a grassroots campaign got any attention, it could take off as an “October Surprise” to Trump, who wants us to pretend he’s on the ballot. There’s a link on my website (title of novel dot com) and also on my Linkedin account that anyone can click on to sign an eviction notice. There is Supreme Court precedent compelling even a sitting president to respond to civil suits, i.e. Clinton v. Jones. In any case, please touch base with me at the email below. You can gloat about the Yankees. I haven’t boycotted the playoffs despite another O’s disaster of a season.
Steve