Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers late-night shows will stream early exclusively on Peacock

Late-night TV is going to start a little earlier thanks to NBCUniversal’s new streaming service, Peacock. Both The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and Late Night with Seth Meyers will air on Peacock hours before the shows air on regular network television, marking the first time a streaming service preempts its own linear broadcasts.

“Starting in July on Peacock Premium, NBC’s late night talk shows will be streaming on Peacock beginning at 8 p.m. ET with The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, followed by Late Night with Seth Meyers at 9 p.m. ET,” a press release reads.

The move seems like an attempt from NBCUniversal to reclaim some of the viewers they’ve lost to YouTube. YouTube is important to late night, but NBCUniversal can use...

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