The Tonight Show — Detroit Special

The Show

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon traveled to the Detroit Opera House for a one-night-only Motor City episode, in collaboration with Ford's new global marketing campaign.

A coast-to-Coast Tonight Show road episode anchored at the Detroit Opera House.

• Format:One-night-only on-location Tonight Show episode
• Venue:Detroit Opera House, Detroit MI
• Guests:Cade Cunningham (Detroit Pistons), Keegan-Michael Key, and other Detroit talent
• Broadcast partner:NBC late-night, with next-day clips on Peacock and YouTube
• Partner:Ford — tied to a new global marketing campaign

RPG's Scope of Work

Broadcast music and show audio for the on-location episode.

• Broadcast audio production:On-location broadcast music + show audio for live transmission and streaming
• Music mix:Stereo + 5.1 broadcast music mix from a single master
• Recording:Redundant Pro Tools HDX multitrack capture
• Mix infrastructure:Lawo mc² console platform with networked mic preamps
• Show coordination:Locked timecode with the NBC late-night broadcast chain

Technical Specs

The audio kit list

• Broadcast / mix console:Lawo mc² series console
• Multitrack recording:Redundant Pro Tools HDX rigs
• Microphone preamps:Networked Lawo preamps over IP audio backbone
• Master delivery:Stereo + 5.1 broadcast master
• Venue tie-in:Networked patch with the Detroit Opera House house audio infrastructure

Results & Impact

What it added up to

• Reach:National late-night audience plus next-day on-demand
• Coverage:Wide local and national press across Detroit and entertainment outlets
• Production wins:Out-of-NY episode delivered cleanly under a one-night-only timeline