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FILE - In this March 2, 2014 file photo, Jimmy Fallon, host of &quot;The Tonight Show,&quot; exits the icy waters of Lake Michigan during the &quot;Polar Plunge&quot; in Chicago. Fallon was joined Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel in the event. Emanuel will now appear on &quot;The Tonight Show&quot; with Jimmy Fallon on June 3, making good on his promise after Fallon came to participate in the event. (AP Photo/Andrew A. Nelles, File)

Chicago Mayor Emanuel to appear on ‘Tonight Show’

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American comedian Jay Leno pauses during an interview with the Associated Press in Jerusalem, Wednesday, May 21, 2014. Leno made his first trip to Israel, where he will host an award ceremony honoring former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)

AP INTERVIEW: Leno says he’s enjoying retirement

By ARON HELLER - Associated Press

FILE - This Sept. 23, 2012 file photo shows TV personality Stephen Colbert at the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards Governors Ball in Los Angeles. CBS on Thursday, April 10, 2014, announced that Colbert, the host of “The Colbert Report,” will succeed David Letterman as the host of “The Late Show.” (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

Stephen Colbert to replace Letterman on late show

By DAVID BAUDER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 8, 2014 file photo, Ellen DeGeneres accepts the award for favorite daytime TV host at the 40th annual People's Choice Awards at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live, in Los Angeles. CBS announced Thursday, April 10, 2014, that Stephen Colbert will succeed David Letterman as &quot;Late Show&quot; host, but there were other performers who could have been contenders, including DeGeneres, Jamie Foxx, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Louis C.K., Neil and Patrick Harris. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, file)

Who else was worthy of ‘Late Show’ prize?

By LYNN ELBER - Associated Press

FILE - In this April4, 2011 file photo, NBCUniversal CEO Steve Burke attends the Oxygen network upfront at Gotham Hall in New York. With Jimmy Fallon doing so well as &quot;Tonight&quot; show host, NBC's boss expresses no fear about who CBS chooses to replace David Letterman. Burke said Monday, April 7, 2014, that he didn't believe Tina Fey or Jay Leno would be in the running to replace Letterman. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, file)

NBC boss isn’t worried about Letterman successor

By DAVID BAUDER - Associated Press

In this photo provided by CBS, David Letterman, host of the “Late Show with David Letterman,” smiles while seated at his desk in New York on Thursday, April 3, 2014. Letterman announced his retirement during Thursday’s taping. Although no specific date was announced he told the audience that he will leave his desk sometime in 2015. (AP Photo/CBS, Jeffrey R. Staab) MANDATORY CREDIT, NO SALES, NO ARCHIVE, FOR NORTH AMERICAN USE ONLY

Letterman’s departure will reshape late-night

By DAVID BAUDER - Associated Press

In this image released by NBC, Will Smith, left, and host Jimmy Fallon act out the evolution of hip-hop dancing on the premiere of &quot;The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,&quot; in New York. One month in, and NBC’s generational trade of Jay Leno for Jimmy Fallon at the “Tonight” show is succeeding beyond the dreams of network honchos. Fallon’s fast start is clear in television ratings and even more so in social media metrics. (AP Photo/NBC, Lloyd Bishop)

Jimmy Fallon off to fast start on ‘Tonight’

By DAVID BAUDER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 28, 2013 file photo, actor Zach Galifianakis watches the Los Angeles Lakers play the Minnesota Timberwolves in their NBA basketball game in Los Angeles. President Barack Obama is hamming it up online to promote his health care plan. Obama joked Tuesday with Galifianakis, including poking fun at the poorly reviewed &quot;Hangover Part III&quot; during an interview on thhe website Funny or Die. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

Obama pitches his health care plan on Funny or Die

By DAVID BAUDER - Associated Press

&quot;The Tonight Show&quot; host Jimmy Fallon, center, exits the water during the Chicago Polar Plunge, Sunday, March 2, 2014, in Chicago. Fallon joined Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel in the event. (AP Photo/Andrew A. Nelles)

Jimmy Fallon, Chicago mayor take a chilly dip

By KERRY LESTER - Associated Press

Crowd gathers in Chicago to see Fallon take plunge

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Jimmy Fallon to swim Polar Plunge in Chicago

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FILE- In this Feb. 18, 2014 file photo released by NBC, host Jimmy Fallon is seated at his desk during &quot;The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,&quot; in New York. Fallon, a New Yorker who wanted the excitement of the nation’s largest city to permeate his show, brought “The Tonight Show” back to New York after 40 years on the West Coast. Producing the show in New York also nets NBC a 30 percent tax credit that can save the network more than $20 million a year. (AP Photo/NBC, Lloyd Bishop, File)

Tax break helps NYC lure ‘The Tonight Show’ home

By JONATHAN LEMIRE - Associated Press

FILE - This Jan. 19, 2014 file photo shows Seth Meyers at the NBC/Universal Winter 2014 TCA in Pasadena, Calif. Meyers' new show, &quot;Late Night with Seth Meyers,&quot; will premiere on Monday, Feb. 24. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP/File)

Making a difference with Seth Meyers

By DAVID BAUDER - Associated Press

In this image provided by NBC Universal First Lady Michelle Obama is seen during an interview with host Jimmy Fallon on Thursday Feb. 20, 2014. (AP Photo/NBC, Lloyd Bishop)

First lady pays visit to new ‘Tonight Show’ host

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From left: Host Jimmy Fallon, actor Will Ferrell, first lady Michelle Obama during the "Ew" skit on Thursday Feb. 20, 2014 during comedian Fallon's inaugural week as the new "Tonight Show" host. (AP Photo/NBC, Lloyd Bishop)

Michelle Obama pushes ‘Let’s Move’ on late night with Jimmy Fallon

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

First lady Michelle Obama talks with Sophia Rose Stewart-Chapman, of New York's Little Red School House, in front of a color-by-numbers mural featuring the slogan for WAT-AAH!, a line of bottled water targeted to kids and teens, at the New Museum, in New York, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

First lady highlights drink-more-water show in NYC

By JENNIFER PELTZ - Associated Press

In this photo provided by NBC, Jimmy Fallon appears with Will Smith, left, during his &quot;The Tonight Show&quot; debut on Monday, Feb. 17, 2014, in New York. Fallon departed from the network's “Late Night” on Feb. 7, 2014, after five years as host, and is now the host of “The Tonight Show,” replacing Jay Leno after 22 years. (AP Photo/NBC, Lloyd Bishop)

Fallon’s ‘Tonight’ debut gets 11.3 million viewers

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