A Thanksgiving SNL / Weekly Ratings / Letterman Is Late Night Proud

PLUS: Kimmel goes off-script.

View in your browser Thursday November 27, 2025 The Forgotten History of SNL's Lone Thanksgiving-Week Episode SNL has taken Thanksgiving week off for nearly 50 years—except for one largely forgotten night in 1976. Read more Weekly Ratings: Kimmel Rebounds, Nightline Spikes, and Demos Rise Across 11:35 ABC led late-night ratings gains for the week of Nov. 16, with Jimmy Kimmel Live! roaring back from a repeat-heavy week and 'Nightline' posting one of its biggest fall demo jumps off a huge Monday show. Read more Sen. Mark Kelly Shrugs Off 'Treason' Talk, Trump Threats During Kimmel Visit: 'You Can't Make This S--t Up' Kelly made clear he won't back down on asking service members to obey the law, after 'treason' threats from President Trump. Read more Stranger Things Cast Reunites for New Recap Rap on Fallon's Tonight Show — Watch Jimmy Fallon is once again tapping the Hawkins crew for a little promotional firepower. Read more David Letterman: 'I've Never Been More Proud of Seth Meyers' The former Late Night host is praising the current Late Night host after President Trump called for Meyers’ firing. Read more Late Night Time Machine: Johnny Carson's Thanksgiving to Remember  An extemporaneous exchange with Doc Severinsen from Thanksgiving Eve 1979 would become one of Johnny Carson's favorite Tonight Show'moments. Read more Late Night With Seth Meyers' Thanksgiving Episodes Are the Holiday Antidote We Need Thanksgiving with Seth Meyers and family? Yes, please. Why we're thankful for the 11-year-old Late Night tradition. Read more Puppets from SNL's 'Land of Gorch' Fetch $25,600 at Auction The Muppets may not be the most fondly remembered part of Saturday Night Live history, but they sure fetch a pretty penny. Read more Spon-Con Watch: Kimmel Goes Off-Script as Live NerdWallet Pitch Hits Snags Jimmy Kimmel Live!'s latest in-show ad put its host and sidekick back in familiar territory --before hit a couple of snags. Read more 'Ugly Sweater': New Jimmy Fallon Holiday Single Lands Thanksgiving Day Jimmy Fallon is getting festive again—this time teaming with rising country artist Carter Faith for a new holiday single, “Ugly Sweater,” dropping today. Read more Around the web: Seth Meyers Won’t Let Tom Hanks Forget Mazes and Monsters The Late Night host has made it a tradition to name-check Hanks’ 1982 Dungeons & Dragons–themed TV movie every time the Academy Award winner visits the show. Last Week Tonight Auction Raises $1.54 Million for Public Broadcasting As LateNighter reported, a Bob Ross painting netted one mil alone — get full details Got Feedback? If you like what we’re doing, or if there’s something we could be doing better, we'd love to hear from you. Simply respond to this message or use our feedback form. This email was sent to mediayenta.comedy@blogger.com  Was this email forwarded to you? Subscribe here Not seeing our emails? Add newsletters@email.latenighter.com to your safe sender list, or if you have Gmail, simply drag and drop one of our emails from the Promotions tab into the Primary tab. © 2025 Snugglefish Media, LLC, All rights reserved. 1812 W Burbank Blvd # 7225, Burbank, CA 91506-1315 Unsubscribe | Privacy Policy | Terms of Use