Editing Last Call with Carson Daly (section)

===2009===
As the end of ''[[Late Night with Conan O'Brien]]'' was approaching, Daly made it public that he was interested in moving to the ''Late Night'' time slot.<ref name="tvweek">[http://www.tvweek.com/news/2009/02/nbc_wants_to_keep_daly_on_last.php NBC Wants to Keep Daly on ‘Last Call’], a February 2009 article from ''[[TV Week]]''</ref> [[Jimmy Fallon]] was chosen to replace O'Brien, a choice that executive producer [[Lorne Michaels]] had in mind dating back to the day that Fallon left [[Saturday Night Live (season 29)|''Saturday Night Live'' in 2004]].<ref name="washpost">{{cite news|first=Paul|last=Farhi|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|title=Ready or Not, Here Comes Jimmy Fallon To Update ''Late Night''|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/26/AR2009022604263_pf.html|access-date=April 15, 2009|date=March 1, 2009}}</ref>

In February 2009, network executive [[Rick Ludwin]] told ''[[TV Week]]'' that the company was currently "going through the budgetary process with all of our shows. There are new budgetary realities... It's tough. We want to keep [Carson] going as long as we can make the budget work."<ref name="tvweek"/>  Soon after that interview, NBC announced plans for ''Last Call'' to go on a one-week "tour" of California, with taped segments of up-and-coming musical acts at various clubs, such as [[Roxy Theatre (West Hollywood)|The Roxy]], [[The Viper Room]], and [[Hotel Cafe]].<ref>[http://www.nbc.com/news/2009/02/26/nbcs-last-call-with-carson-daly-breaks-out-of-the-studio-and-goes-on-location-to-introduce-new-music/ NBC'S ''Last Call with Carson Daly'' Breaks Out of the Studio and Goes on Location] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090303225542/http://www.nbc.com/news/2009/02/26/nbcs-last-call-with-carson-daly-breaks-out-of-the-studio-and-goes-on-location-to-introduce-new-music/|date=March 3, 2009}}, a February 25, 2009 press release from NBC Entertainment</ref> As the show's 1000th episode approached in April, NBC's summary of the show made it clear that the change in format would continue:
:"Currently in its eighth season, NBC's'' Last Call with Carson Daly ''utilizes a new style by introducing a documentary style format. Host Carson Daly gets out of the studio and takes the show on location each night. Recent highlights include Daly’s motorcycle trip across the historic [[U.S. Route 66|Route 66]], a visit to comedian [[Tom Green]]'s house in the Hollywood Hills, and a scene at the Whiskey Bar with the Grammy Award-winning band [[Kings of Leon]]."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://boards.nbc.com/nbc/index.php?s=ba7e19083bd549dd19b7f83fe18934a4&showtopic=832316&pid=4167834&st=0&#entry4167834|title=Last Call with Carson Daly|publisher=NBC|access-date=April 15, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110812183100/http://boards.nbc.com/nbc/index.php?s=ba7e19083bd549dd19b7f83fe18934a4&showtopic=832316&pid=4167834&st=0&#entry4167834|archive-date=August 12, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>
With the change, the usual late-night talk show trappings of a house band, studio audience, and comedy were abandoned. In May, NBC announced that ''Last Call'' had been renewed for a ninth season, which debuted on September 21, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|title=NBC Picks Up 'Last Call With Carson Daly'|url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/232557-NBC_Picks_Up_Last_Call_With_Carson_Daly_.php|publisher=Broadcasting and Cable|access-date=September 24, 2009|date=May 14, 2009}}</ref>