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.” The studio audiences attending each broadcast were not informed of the move ahead of time, leaving them just as surprised as the TV viewers who tuned in Friday night. The Red Hot Chili Peppers served as musical guests for both programs.
While such stunts are rare — each late-night program vies with the others for viewership and social-media activity — they are becoming less unique. In 2018, Fallon and Stephen Colbertwhich depicted the duo and Conan O’Brien poking fun at former President Donald Trump and some of the terms he used for various late-night hosts. Colbert visited Fallon during his first “Tonight” broadcast in 2014, dumping a bag of coins all over him.
The hosts have also convened for advocacy and advertising. In September of last year, Colbert, Fallon, Kimmel, Seth Meyers, James Corden, Samantha Bee and Trevor Noah all highlighted the issue of climate change on a specific Wednesday night. And in December, Noah, Colbert and Corden — all backed by networks owned by Paramount Global —, part of a bid by the parent company to burnish its late-night portfolio to Madison Avenue.
All the cooperation speaks to a new relationship among the programs that has sprouted in the days since David Letterman and Jay Leno exited “Late Show” at CBS and “Tonight” at NBC. In their era, relationships among the hosts were testy. Even Kimmel was public about his dislike of Leno in the days when the host took back his seat on “Tonight” after it had been given to O’Brien.
In an era when viewers are able to flock to programs more tailored to their interests, however, the number of late-night efforts has only increased. In addition to the aforementioned programs, wee-hours viewers have able to shows led by Bill Maher, John Oliver and Desus Nice and The Kid Mero. There have also been attempts from Larry Wilmore, Jordan Klepper, David Spade, Robin Thede and Lilly Singh.
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