Tonight Show Adds Paulson, Clark to Lineup
NBC's late-night series books new guests for a Friday episode and a Sunday night broadcast following Sunday Night Football.
Updated on Nov. 6, 2026 in Television
NBC airs a new episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Friday, November 6, featuring guests Sarah Paulson and Caitlin Clark along with music from Dinner Party. A second new episode follows NBC's Sunday Night Football broadcast on Sunday, November 8.
Why it matters
The Sunday broadcast pairs the talk show with the network's football coverage, extending the program's reach to a weekend audience. The lineup reflects the show's continued presence as a major fixture of late-night television.
The show reports more than 127 million total followers and subscribers and airs nightly from 11:35 p.m. to 12:35 a.m. ET/PT on NBC. Episode-level viewership for the Friday and Sunday broadcasts has not been reported.
The players
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show is the longest-running talk show on television, airing on NBC and available on demand on Peacock.
NBC
NBC is the broadcast network that airs The Tonight Show and Sunday Night Football.
The details
The Friday, November 6 episode features Sarah Paulson and Caitlin Clark, while the Sunday, November 8 episode includes a 'Focker-in-Law' takeover with Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Ariana Grande, and a performance by Lil Baby. The show is taped before a live studio audience in Studio 6B at 30 Rockefeller Center in New York City.
Timeline
Sept. 27: First Sunday night post-football show of the run
Friday, Nov. 6, 2026: New episode airs with Paulson and Clark
Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026: New episode airs after Sunday Night Football
Industry Dynamics
The Tonight Show's position as the longest-running talk show on television places its Sunday football-adjacent broadcast within a long tradition of network late-night programming. The weekend placement reflects broadcast networks' ongoing effort to pair entertainment programming with their live sports franchises.
Viewers can watch the Friday and Sunday episodes live on NBC during the 11:35 p.m. to 12:35 a.m. ET/PT broadcast window, or stream the show on demand through Peacock. The Sunday episode airs immediately after local news following Sunday Night Football.
The takeaway
Viewers who want to catch the Sunday broadcast can plan around the Sunday Night Football schedule, while Peacock offers on-demand access to the episodes afterward.
Further reading
Explore more television coverage on the network schedule and late-night lineups.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Broadway World.
