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Monday, December 15
Tuesday, December 16
Wednesday, December 17
Thursday, December 18
Friday, December 19
Saturday, December 20
Sunday, December 21
Monday, December 22
Tuesday, December 23
Wednesday, December 24
Thursday, December 25
Friday, December 26
Monday, December 29
Tuesday, December 30
Wednesday, December 31
Thursday, January 1
Friday, January 2

Monday, December 15

Jimmy Kimmel: Michelle Obama, Mia Goth
Jimmy Fallon: Simu Liu, Jake Connelly, Alysa Liu, Greg Warren
Stephen Colbert: Paul Rudd, Lesley Manville
Seth Meyers: Gwyneth Paltrow, Brad Paisley
Comics Unleashed: Maria Bamford, James Johann, J.B. Ball, Myq Kaplan
Watch What Happens Live: Victoria Beckham, Kerry Washington

Tuesday, December 16

Jimmy Kimmel: Will Arnett, Tobias Jesso Jr.
Jimmy Fallon: Finn Wolfhard, Martha Stewart, Nathaniel Rateliff
Stephen Colbert: Anderson Cooper, Andy Cohen, the Mountain Goats, Laura Benanti
Seth Meyers: Sabrina Carpenter, Jack Black, Ella Purnell
Comics Unleashed: Aida Rodriguez, Josh Blue, Christopher Titus, Mike Estime
Watch What Happens Live: Meredith Marks, Noah Schnapp

Wednesday, December 17

Jimmy Kimmel: Kamala Harris, Robby Hoffman
Jimmy Fallon: Timothée Chalamet, the Duffer Brothers, Bleachers
Stephen Colbert: Kumail Nanjiani, St. Vincent
Seth Meyers: Kate Hudson, Odessa A'zion, Mary Ellen Matthews
Comics Unleashed: Ariel Elias, Lowell Sanders, Tom Cotter, Adam Cozens
Watch What Happens Live: Craig Conover, S.E. Cupp

Thursday, December 18

Jimmy Kimmel: Macaulay Culkin, Jason Clarke, Dawes
Jimmy Fallon: Caleb McLaughlin, Carmelo Anthony, Darlene Love, Paul Shaffer, Little Steven & the Disciples of Soul
Stephen Colbert: Hugh Jackman, Nick Offerman
Seth Meyers: Ariana Grande, Fran Drescher
Comics Unleashed: Laurie Douglas, Zac Townsend, Guy Torry, Andy Kozel
Watch What Happens Live: Erika Jayne, Brooks Nader

Friday, December 19

Jimmy Kimmel: David Letterman, Regina Hall (R 12/9/25)
Jimmy Fallon: Noah Schnapp, Gwen Stefani, Amanda Gorman (R 12/3/25)
Stephen Colbert: Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Billy Strings (R 11/20/25)
Seth Meyers: Tom Hanks, Matt Rogers (R 11/25/25)
Comics Unleashed: Katherine Blanford, Ryan Niemiller, Rickey Smiley, Jonny Loquasto (R 11/3/25)

Saturday, December 20

SNL: Ariana Grande, Cher

Sunday, December 21

Watch What Happens Live: Ashley Darby, Toya Bush-Harris

Monday, December 22

Jimmy Kimmel: Matthew McConaughey, Pete Buttigieg, Howard Jones (R 12/10/25)
Jimmy Fallon: Kenan Thompson, Burna Boy, co-host Millie Bobby Brown (R 12/7/25)
Stephen Colbert: Rachel Maddow, Drive-By Truckers featuring Jason Isbell (R 12/2/25)
Seth Meyers: Kirsten Dunst, Tony Shalhoub (R 10/6/25)
Comics Unleashed: Nicole Aimee Schreiber, Ron Funchess, Jeff Garcia, Brent Pella (R 11/4/25)
Watch What Happens Live: Kate Hudson, Ice Spice

Tuesday, December 23

Jimmy Kimmel: Michelle Obama, Mia Goth (R 12/15/25)
Jimmy Fallon: Timothée Chalamet, the Duffer Brothers, Bleachers (R 12/17/25)
Stephen Colbert: Sigourney Weaver, Mandy Patinkin, a performance from George Balanchine's "The Nutcracker" featuring Tiler Peck (R 12/8/25)
Seth Meyers: Channing Tatum, Megan Moroney, Jean-Georges Vongerichten (R 10/7/25)
Comics Unleashed: Alice Wetterlund, Dan Gabriel, Nick Guera, Michael Yo (R 11/5/25)

Wednesday, December 24

Jimmy Kimmel: Macaulay Culkin, Jason Clarke, Dawes (R 12/18/25)
Jimmy Fallon: Pre-empted for Christmas Mass
Stephen Colbert: Hugh Jackman, Nick Offerman (R 12/18/25)
Seth Meyers: Preempted
Comics Unleashed: Carmen Morales, Matt Lockwood, Brandon Vestal, Jay Reid (R 11/6/25)

Thursday, December 25

Jimmy Kimmel: Pre-empted
Jimmy Fallon: Kate Hudson, John Stamos, Lily Allen, Laufey (R 12/10/25)
Stephen Colbert: Michael Shannon, Jessie Buckley, Prince Harry (R 12/3/25)
Seth Meyers: Hilary, Larry & Josh Meyers (R 11/27/25)
Comics Unleashed: Shawn Pelofsky, Chris Kattan, Dean Edwards, Kevin Sullivan (R 11/10/25)

Friday, December 26

Jimmy Kimmel: John Cena, Druski, Silvana Estrada (R 12/3/25)
Jimmy Fallon: Mila Kunis, Zooey Deschanel, Sam Altman, St. Paul & the Broken Bones (R 12/8/25)
Stephen Colbert: Laura Dern, Andrew Ross Sorkin, Evie McGee Colbert (R 12/9/25)
Seth Meyers: Rose Byrne, Sean Casey, Mark DeRosa, Caleb Hearon (R 10/10/25)
Comics Unleashed: Subhah Agarwal, Jamie Kaler, Drew Lynch, Dean Edwards (R 11/11/25)

Monday, December 29

Jimmy Kimmel: Kamala Harris, Robby Hoffman (R 12/17/25)
Stephen Colbert: Ted Danson, Alison Roman (R 11/18/25)
Comics Unleashed: Justine Marino, Mike Hill, Joe Dombrowski, Steve Byrne (R 11/12/25)

Tuesday, December 30

Jimmy Kimmel: Zoe Saldaña, Paul Anka (R 12/1/25)
Stephen Colbert: Anderson Cooper, Andy Cohen, the Mountain Goats, Tommy Stinson, Laura Benanti (R 12/16/25)
Comics Unleashed: Nthenya Ndunda, Luke Mones, Gary Cannon, Sean Leary (R 11/13/25)

Wednesday, December 31

Jimmy Kimmel: Pre-empted
Stephen Colbert: Pre-empted for "New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville's Big Bash"
Comics Unleashed: Pre-empted for "New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville's Big Bash"

Thursday, January 1

Jimmy Kimmel: Will Arnett, Tobias Jesso Jr. (R 12/18/25)
Stephen Colbert: Lady Gaga, Mikie Sherrill, Kristin Chenoweth, Stephen Schwartz, Daniel Craig (R 12/1/25)
Comics Unleashed: Kristi McHugh, Brian Kiley, Na'im Lynn, Eric Schwartz (R 11/18/25)

Friday, January 2

Jimmy Kimmel: Quinta Brunson, Teyana Taylor, Tasha Cobbs Leonard, John Legend (R 12/8/25)
Stephen Colbert: Benedict Cumberbatch, Patton Oswalt, Jesse Welles (R 11/19/25)
Comics Unleashed: April Macie, Trae Crowder, Shapel Lacey, Joe Wong (R 11/19/25)

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