Overview

• The network scheduled special Sunday airings of The Tonight Show on September 21, October 26, November 16 and December 7, immediately after local news that follows Sunday Night Football.
• The matchups leading into those episodes are Chiefs–Giants (Sept. 21), Packers–Steelers (Oct. 26), Lions–Eagles (Nov. 16) and Texans–Chiefs (Dec. 7).
• Matthew McConaughey and Eric Church are booked for the September 21 episode, with additional guests to be announced for later dates.
• NBC cites a 2024 post–Sunday Night Football episode that delivered Fallon's best ratings of the year, and it frames late night as a promotional platform for NBCUniversal properties.
• Weeks that include a Sunday episode will temporarily return to five original nights, and the show will also air after the NFL Kickoff on Thursday, September 4, with Fallon under contract through 2028.