05/14/2018
How to attend a taping of your favorite morning and late night shows while visiting Times Square!
For those morning people...
Good Morning America
Location: Times Square
Taping Time: Monday through Friday from 7 to 9am
Free Tickets: For the outside audience NO tickets are necessary just show up!
To be part of the studio audience reserve online and choose from available dates. (Link Below)
TIPS:
• To be part of the outdoor audience try and be there between 5:30-6am for the better spots
• Don’t forget to check out the dates for the GMA Concert series!
Today Show
Location: Rockefeller Plaza
Taping Time: Mondays through Fridays from 7-11am and Saturday from 7-9am
Free Tickets: No tickets necessary just show up!
TIPS:
• For the best chance to meet the hosts and be seen on TV, get in the line the plaza by 6:30 am.
• If you head to today.com and RSVP for the date you’ll attend the show, maybe meet the anchors after 9am and other goodies.
• Get crafty! Signs are welcome!
• Don’t forget about their summer concert series too!
Love Late Night?
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Location: Rockefeller Plaza
Band: The Roots with Questlove
Taping Time - Weekdays 5-6:30pm.
Free Tickets: Reserve online and choose from available dates for either the show or the monologue rehearsals. (Link Below)
No Tickets?
• Pairs of free tickets are also handed out on Thursday and Friday somewhere in NYC. Follow "The Tonight Show's" social media for locations
• Standby tickets are given out at 9 am for that day’s show.
TIPS:
• Tickets are released one month at a time for the next month's taping and they go fast!
Saturday Night Live
Location: Rockefeller Plaza
Taping Time: Saturdays - Dress Rehearsal 8pm and Live Show 11:30pm
Free Tickets: Given out once a year through a lottery. To enter, send an email to [email protected] during the month of August only and you can not request a specific date.
No Tickets?
• Standby tickets (one per person) are distributed at 7am on the mornings of the tapings for both the 8pm dress rehearsal and the 11:30pm live taping.
TIPS:
• Go for the dress rehearsal! It is easier to get into and often there are a few extra sketches that might get cut for the live broadcast.
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Location: Rockefeller Plaza
Band: 8G band
Taping Time 6:30-7:45pm, Monday through Thursday.
Free Tickets: Request them online and choose from available dates. Your ticket request will be placed on a waitlist. (Link Below)
No Tickets?
• Standby tickets are distributed at Rockefeller Center at 9am the day of the taping.
• Watch the monologue rehearsals instead. Tickets are handed out the day of taping at 11:30am at The Shop at NBC Studios.
TIPS:
• Check their website often as tickets are released on a rolling basis.
• Follow the show’s Twitter account, for the best last minute updates.
• If you are trying for standby tickets be sure and get there before 7am for a chance.
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Location: Ed Sullivan Theater on Broadway
Taping Time: Monday - Thursday around 5:30pm
Free Tickets: Reserve them online and choose from available dates (Link Below)
No Tickets?
• Standby tickets are rare but any they do have are handed out an hour before the show.
TIPS:
• The Show is typically overbooked, so your ticket does not guarantee you a seat in the theater. Make sure you follow all the instructions for ticket registration and distribution.
• Check the website often, as tickets are released on a rolling basis and four to six weeks in advance of each show.
Ticket Links:
GMA - 1iota.com/Show/379/Good-Morning-America
Tonight Show - nbc.com/the-tonight-show/tickets/main
Seth Meyers - 1iota.com/show/461/Late-Night-with-Seth-Meyers
Stephen Colbert - 1iota.com/show/536/The-Late-Show-with-Stephen-Colbert