How to Score Tickets to Live Tapings in NYC
If you’re eager to experience the excitement of being in a live studio audience for popular TV shows in New York City, here’s your guide to signing up for tickets:
1. Saturday Night Live
- Where: NBC Studios at 30 Rockefeller Plaza
- When: Weekly on Saturday Nights at 11:30 p.m.
- How to Sign Up: Enter the ticket lottery from August 1 to August 31. Standby tickets are available on Thursdays before the show.
2. The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon
- Where: NBC Studios at 30 Rockefeller Plaza
- When: Daily at 3:45 p.m.
- How to Sign Up: Available taping dates are posted two weeks out online. Standby tickets are available on the day of the taping.
3. The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
- Where: The Ed Sullivan Theater, 1697 Broadway
- When: Daily at 4:30 p.m.
- How to Sign Up: Available taping dates are posted one month in advance online. Standby tickets may be available if ticket holders don’t show up.
4. Late Night with Seth Meyers
- Where: NBC Studios at 30 Rockefeller Plaza
- When: Daily at 4:00 p.m.
- How to Sign Up: Available taping dates are posted one month in advance online.
5. Live with Kelly and Mark
- Where: ABC Studios at 7 Lincoln Square
- When: Daily at 9:00 a.m.
- How to Sign Up: Available taping dates are posted one month in advance online.
6. The View
- Where: ABC Studios at 57 West 65th Street
- When: Daily at 11:00 a.m.
- How to Sign Up: Available taping dates are posted six weeks in advance online.
7. The Drew Barrymore Show
- Where: CBS Broadcast Center on West 57th Street
- When: Tuesday through Thursday at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
- How to Sign Up: Available taping dates are posted six weeks in advance online.
8. The Kelly Clarkson Show
- Where: NBC Studios at 30 Rockefeller Plaza
- When: Tuesday through Thursday at 9:30 a.m. and 1:15 p.m.
- How to Sign Up: Available taping dates are posted six weeks in advance online.
9. Tamron Hall
- Where: ABC Studios at Lincoln Square
- When: Tuesday through Thursday at 9:30 a.m. and 12:45 p.m.
- How to Sign Up: Available taping dates are posted four weeks in advance online.
10. Sherri
- Where: Chelsea Studios on West 26th Street
- When: Monday at 10 a.m., Tuesday and Thursday at 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
- How to Sign Up: Available taping dates are posted three weeks in advance online.
11. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
- Where: CBS Broadcast Center on West 57th Street
- When: Saturdays
- How to Sign Up: Information on the ticket lottery is available at the beginning of each season.
12. The Daily Show
- Where: Daily Show Studios, 11th Avenue at 52nd Street
- When: Monday through Thursday at 4:30 p.m.
- How to Sign Up: Available taping dates are posted seven weeks in advance online.
13. TV Al Fresco
- The Today Show:
- Where: Rockefeller Plaza
- When: Weekday mornings until 9 a.m.
- How to Participate: Fill out a quick online questionnaire.
- Good Morning America:
- Where: ABC Times Square Studios (Broadway at 44th Street)
- When: Weekday mornings 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- How to Participate: No signup required.
Plan ahead and sign up for your favorite shows to secure your spot in the audience!