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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!

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