The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon After Jay Leno's second retirement from the program, Jimmy Fallon stepped in as his permanent replacement. After 42 years in Los Angeles the program was brought back to New York. Details Casts Season Lists Title The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Genres Comedy Talk First Air Date 2014-02-17 Last Air Date 2018-09-04 Episode Runtime 00 Hours 45 Minutes Total Season(s) 6 Total Episode(s) on All Seasons 539 Runtime 45 Production Companies Broadway Video, Universal Television Jimmy Fallon... Himself - Host... Steve Higgins... Himself - Announcer... The Roots... Themselves - House Band... Black Thought... Himself - The Roots: MC (... Ahmir-Khalib Thompson... Himself - The Roots: Drum... Season 1 191 Episode(s) 2014-02-17 Season 2 216 Episode(s) 2015-01-05 Season 3 79 Episode(s) 2016-01-04 Season 4 50 Episode(s) 2017-01-10 Season 5 2 Episode(s) 2017-09-05 Season 6 1 Episode(s) 2018-09-04