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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)

7.5/10 Ended 60 min Oct 01, 1962 31 Seasons
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally aired during late-night. For its first ten years, Carson's Tonight Show was based in New York City with occasional trips to Burbank, California; in May 1972, the show moved permanently to Burbank, California. In 2002, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson was ranked #12 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.

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Show Details

Original Title The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Original Language EN
Status Ended
Type Talk Show
Total Episodes 3,662
Total Seasons 31
Popularity 43.7

Networks

NBC
US

Cast

Johnny Carson
Johnny Carson
Self - Host
3663 episodes
Ed McMahon
Ed McMahon
Self - Announcer
1420 episodes
No Photo" alt="Doc Severinsen" class="cast-photo">
Doc Severinsen
Self - Bandleader
1217 episodes
No Photo" alt="Skitch Henderson" class="cast-photo">
Skitch Henderson
Self - Bandleader
152 episodes
Bob Hope
Bob Hope
Self
134 episodes
Bob Newhart
Bob Newhart
Self - Guest Host
126 episodes
Della Reese
Della Reese
Self
93 episodes
Orson Bean
Orson Bean
Self
90 episodes
Jay Leno
Jay Leno
Self - Guest Host
70 episodes
No Photo" alt="Tommy Newsom" class="cast-photo">
Tommy Newsom
Self - Bandleader
67 episodes
Burt Reynolds
Burt Reynolds
Self
62 episodes
Shelley Winters
Shelley Winters
Self
60 episodes

Key Crew

Created By Steve Allen, Sylvester Weaver

Seasons

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Specials
3 episodes 1987
No Poster" alt="Season 1" class="season-poster">
Season 1
64 episodes 1962
No Poster" alt="Season 2" class="season-poster">
Season 2
258 episodes 1963
No Poster" alt="Season 3" class="season-poster">
Season 3
257 episodes 1964
No Poster" alt="Season 4" class="season-poster">
Season 4
258 episodes 1965
No Poster" alt="Season 5" class="season-poster">
Season 5
256 episodes 1966
No Poster" alt="Season 6" class="season-poster">
Season 6
252 episodes 1967
No Poster" alt="Season 7" class="season-poster">
Season 7
258 episodes 1968
No Poster" alt="Season 8" class="season-poster">
Season 8
78 episodes 1969
No Poster" alt="Season 9" class="season-poster">
Season 9
65 episodes 1970
No Poster" alt="Season 10" class="season-poster">
Season 10
81 episodes 1971
No Poster" alt="Season 11" class="season-poster">
Season 11
91 episodes 1972
No Poster" alt="Season 12" class="season-poster">
Season 12
99 episodes 1973
No Poster" alt="Season 13" class="season-poster">
Season 13
95 episodes 1974
No Poster" alt="Season 14" class="season-poster">
Season 14
166 episodes 1975
No Poster" alt="Season 15" class="season-poster">
Season 15
260 episodes 1976
No Poster" alt="Season 16" class="season-poster">
Season 16
103 episodes 1977
No Poster" alt="Season 17" class="season-poster">
Season 17
88 episodes 1978
No Poster" alt="Season 18" class="season-poster">
Season 18
66 episodes 1979
No Poster" alt="Season 19" class="season-poster">
Season 19
197 episodes 1980
No Poster" alt="Season 20" class="season-poster">
Season 20
178 episodes 1981
No Poster" alt="Season 21" class="season-poster">
Season 21
32 episodes 1982
No Poster" alt="Season 22" class="season-poster">
Season 22
23 episodes 1983
No Poster" alt="Season 23" class="season-poster">
Season 23
28 episodes 1984
No Poster" alt="Season 24" class="season-poster">
Season 24
57 episodes 1985
No Poster" alt="Season 25" class="season-poster">
Season 25
21 episodes 1986
No Poster" alt="Season 26" class="season-poster">
Season 26
48 episodes 1987
No Poster" alt="Season 27" class="season-poster">
Season 27
132 episodes 1988
No Poster" alt="Season 28" class="season-poster">
Season 28
18 episodes 1989
No Poster" alt="Season 29" class="season-poster">
Season 29
30 episodes 1990
No Poster" alt="Season 30" class="season-poster">
Season 30
30 episodes 1991
No Poster" alt="Season 31" class="season-poster">
Season 31
74 episodes 1992

Networks

NBC
US

Videos & Trailers

Dean Martin 12/12/75 hilarious on The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson 1975
Dean Martin 12/12/75 hilarious on The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson 1975
Trailer

Image Gallery

Backdrops
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Posters
Poster Image
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Keywords

talk show late-night show

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Rating
7.5
/10

Based on 86 votes

Details
First Air Date October 1, 1962
Last Air Date May 22, 1992
Country US
Language EN
Status Ended
Popularity 43.7
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