Articles by Jeff Pfeiffer

There were a few things during the premiere of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon that made it clear this wasn’t necessarily going to be your grandfather’s Tonight Show, or perhaps even your father’s. The “TV14-L” rating in the upper corner, for one, and that came into play at least once with a slang use of the word “bitch” — certainly nothing unusual for most late-night programs, or even primetime shows, but perhaps uncommon during the Tonight Show stints of Johnny Carson and Jay Leno. There was another point where, during a comedy segment, Jimmy Fallon hilariously described Olympic figure […]

NBC announced today that a card game based on the hit game show Hollywood Game Night will be available in stores starting Feb. 15. Initially available at Walmart stores for an exclusive window, the Hollywood Game Night Party Game will also be available at the NBC online store. According to a release announcing the game, which is created by Cardinal Industries, it will feature five different card games, dual purpose coasters, a timer, a dry erase score chart and a marker to keep score. Players will learn how well they know pop culture, who can “doo” a song the best […]

Seth Meyers had announced last month that Amy Poehler will be his first guest when he takes over as new host of NBC’s Late Night starting Feb. 24. That still holds true, and now, on the heels of Meyers this week announcing that Fred Armisen will be the bandleader/music “curator” on his show, NBC has released a full guest schedule for the first week of Late Night with Seth Meyers, Feb. 24-28. Late Night with Seth Meyers First Week Guest List Monday, Feb. 24: Guests Amy Poehler, Vice President Joe Biden and musical guest A Great Big World. Tuesday, Feb. […]