NYC Welcomes Back the Tonight Show

With a new host and a little help from recently extended film and TV incentives, The Tonight Show will return to New York early next year after a 42-year absence. In March, NBC announced that the show, which left N.Y. in 1972, would be returning when the current host, Jay Leno, retires in early 2014. New Yorker Jimmy Fallon will be taking over the hosting duties. Fallon currently hosts Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.

"The SAG-AFTRA New York Local is thrilled that The Tonight Show with long-time SNL alum Jimmy Fallon will be back in New York," said N.Y. Local Co-President Holter Graham. "With the tremendous opportunities for our actors and recording artists, we welcome Jimmy and The Tonight Show back to where it all began. This is a great example of why investment in New York media is a smart investment. There is no better platform for the promotion of New York talent, New York productions and New York itself than The Tonight Show. This is a real coup."

Jimmy Fallon. Photo courtesy of NBC Universal (NBCU Media Village)

This article was originally featured in the May 2013 local e-newsletter.