Jimmy Fallon won't be on TV quite as much in the future. Here's why we'll be seeing less new episodes of 'The Tonight Show.'

As streaming pulls viewers away from traditional TV, the once-lucrative late-night genre is under pressure to bring down costs.

Sept. 7 (UPI) -- NBC has announced Jimmy Fallon 's Tonight Show will tape and air episodes four nights a week instead of five, starting this fall. The late-night chat show, which is broadcast in New York, will air new episodes Monday through Thursday, then show repeats on Fridays.

Show Starring Jimmy Fallon has corresponded its air days, slashing it down to four, with a repeated edition to come out on Friday. As per Entertainment Weekly, the new episodes will continue to be broadcast from Monday to Thursday.

NBC is axing its Friday night episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and it will now just run four nights a week, according to reports. The long-running talk show, which premiered in 1954 and has aired shows for five nights a week since 1987,

Jimmy Fallon's hosting duties will get a bit of a cutback after the network decided to lower the airing of his talk show. Fans welcomed the change as they slammed the host