Tickets for TV Show Tapings
How to find tickets for shows taped in NYC
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New York City is the most filmed city in the world and now you can be part of the action! Find out how to get free tickets to many popular TV shows taped here in New York City.
The Colbert Report
Request The Colbert Report tickets online at www.colbertnation.com/tickets. You may also sign up for stand-by tickets in front of the studio at 4pm (admission not guaranteed).
- The Colbert Report tapes at 513 W. 54th Street
- Everyone attending must be at least 18 years old.
- Tickets are non-transferable.
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
Request The Daily Show with Jon Stewart tickets online at www.thedailyshow.com. You can also call (212) 586-2477 to find out if there are any cancellations available for that week's tapings. The listing is updated on Fridays at 11:30 a.m.
- The Daily Show with Jon Stewart tapes at the Daily Show Studios, 733 11th Avenue.
- The show usually tapes Monday through Thursday at 5:45 p.m. Try to arrive about an hour early.
- You must be at least 18 to be in the audience.
- Bring photo ID for security clearance.
Emeril Live
Emeril Live tickets are given away yearly by lottery. The Emeril Live lottery is announced in the Food Network Newsletter and also announced on the Food Network Website (www.foodtv.com).
- Emeril Live tapes in the Food Network Studios at 75 Ninth Avenue.
Good Morning America
Request Good Morning America tickets online at abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=144752.
- Good Morning America airs Monday - Friday from 7 - 9 a.m. from its Times Square studio.
- All ages are welcome.
- Bring photo ID for security clearance.
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Tickets to Late Night With Jimmy Fallon are available by calling the ticket office at (212) 664-3056. Generally, tickets are booked about one month in advance from the actual taping.
There is also a special audience seating area called the "Band Benches" set aside for HUGE fans of musical guests appearing on the show. Fans sitting on the Band Benches will be given the exclusive chance to come down to the studio floor and surround the musical guest during their performance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Visit www.fallonbandbench.com to learn more.
- You can request up to four tickets.
- Audience members must be at least 17 years old.
The Late Show with David Letterman
Request The Late Show with David Letterman tickets online at www.cbs.com/late_night/late_show/tickets/online.php. Those selected for tickets will receive a phone call and be required to answer a Late Show-related trivia question in order to receive tickets. You may also request tickets in person at the Ed Sullivan Theatre. Ticket requests are accepted Monday-Thursday from 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday from 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Do not line up for tickets before 9 a.m.
- Late Show with David Letterman tapes at the Ed Sullivan Theatre 1697 Broadway (53rd/54th Sts).
- You must be at least 18 to be in the audience.
- Bring photo ID for security clearance.
Live! with Regis and Kelly
Request Live! with Regis and Kelly tickets online at bventertainment.go.com/tv/buenavista/regisandkelly/get_tickets.html. You may also request tickets via snail-mail by sending a postcard or regular sized envelope with your name, address, phone number, email address and the date(s) you would be able to attend to: Ansonia Station, P.O. Box 230-777, New York, NY 10023-077
- Live! tapes Monday through Friday at 9am ET. Ticket holders should plan to be at the studio by or before 8am ET.
- Although the studio's official address is 7 Lincoln Square, New York, NY 10023, the easiest way to locate the studio is to find the ABC building/entrance at the South East corner of West 67th and Columbus Avenue.
Rachael Ray Show
Request Rachael Ray Show tickets online at rachaelrayshow.com/show-info/audience-tickets. If you are granted tickets, you will be contacted via email by an audience department representative with available dates and times to choose from. Tickets are emailed two weeks prior to the show date. Admission is on a first-come, first-served basis as ticket distribution may be in excess of studio capacity. Ticket reservations are not guaranteed and all shows are subject to change.
- Rachael Ray Show tapes Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at 12:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m.
- Taping location: 222 East 44th Street in New York City, between 2nd and 3rd Avenues.
- You must be 16 and older with a valid government issued ID.
- The availability of standby tickets varies daily. The arrival time to receive a standby voucher is 10:15 a.m. (for the 11:30 a.m. taping) and 2:15 p.m. (for the 4:00 p.m. taping).
Saturday Night Live (SNL)
Every August, you can submit your request for Saturday Night Live Tickets via email to snltickets@nbcuni.com. Include all contact information and do not request a specific date. If you are selected, you will receive two tickets to a random show date and time. You may only send one email per household and all audience members must be at least 16 years of age. Please note that entering the lottery does not guarantee tickets, and you will only be notified in the event that you are chosen.
Stand-by tickets are distributed at 7am on the 49th st. side of 30 Rockefeller Plaza on the mornings of the tapings. You may choose a stand-by ticket for either the 8pm dress rehearsal or the 11:30pm live taping. Aside from minimal, necessary breaks, all stand-by line members must remain in line at all times. Stand-by tickets are limited to one per person and are issued on a first-come, first-served basis. NBC staff reserves the right to revoke or not issue any ticket to anyone in line if proper procedures are not followed. Please arrive no later than 7:15pm for the dress rehearsal or 10:45pm for the live show. A stand-by ticket does not guarantee admission and no one under the age of 16 will be admitted.
- SNL is taped at 30 Rockefeller Plaza.
The Today Show
Tickets are not necessary to be in the outside audience of The Today Show. Plan to arrive at the corner of 49th and Rockefeller Center before 6am. Try to get a spot near the southeast corner, where the anchors sit, for the best possibility of appearing on the show.
The View
Request The View tickets online at theview.abc.go.com/tickets. Ticket requests from outside NY, NJ, PA and CT may request a specific date. You must request tickets three months in advance. Dates for ticket requests from NY, NJ, PA and CT will be assigned by ABC.
- The show airs LIVE Monday -Thursday from 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon. An additional show is taped during the week that airs on Fridays.
- Ticket holders must arrive at the studio at 320 West 66th Street by 9:30 a.m. SHARP.
- All audience members must be at least 16 years of age.



