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.
The peaks and the valleys. Find the essential episodes — and the ones to skip.
Comic/actor Keegan-Michael Key (movie "Play Dirty", TV series "Only Murders in the Building"); NBA professional basketball player Cade Cunningham; Common performs with Bilal and The Roots;
Nicole Kidman (Lion (2016)); Michael Shannon (Nocturnal Animals (2016)). Also: Miranda Lambert performs.
Broadcast journalist Gayle King (TV series, "CBS Mornings"); dancer JoJo Siwa; comic Rachel Feinstein;
Each point is an episode, plotted in order. Colored bands mark season boundaries. Look for the rise, the plateau, or the decline.
High votes + high rating = beloved classic. High votes + low rating = notorious stinker. Low votes + high rating = hidden gem.
One point per season. Smooths out the episode-to-episode noise to reveal the bigger arc.
Did each season build or fizzle? Green means the finale outscored the premiere. Red means the opposite. Longer arrows, bigger swings.
How steady is each season? Tightly clustered dots mean reliable quality. Scattered dots mean a wild ride.
Connection lost
