The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson

Late-night talk show hosted by Johnny Carson, including guest interviews and musical performances.


Aliases
  • Johnny Carson
  • The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson
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  • TheTVDB.com Series ID 70334
  • Status Ended
  • First Aired January 1, 1962
  • Recent May 22, 1992
  • Airs Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday,
  • Network NBC
  • Average Runtime 45 minutes
  • Genres Comedy Talk Show
  • Original Country United States of America
  • Original Language English
  • Time Period 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s
  • TV Type or Format Late Night
  • On Other Sites IMDB TMS (Zap2It) TheMovieDB.com
  • Episode Screenshot Format 4:3 Screencap
  • Favorited This series has been favorited by 39 people.
  • Created February 4, 2008 by
    Kenneth the Page
  • Modified January 7, 2024 by
    RubG
Season From To Episodes
All Seasons
Specials February 1982 January 1987 30
Season 1 January 1962 October 1963 281
Season 2 October 1963 November 1964 270
Season 3 November 1964 September 1965 218
Season 4 September 1965 October 1966 278
Season 5 October 1966 May 1968 408
Season 6 May 1968 December 1968 164
Season 7 January 1969 January 1970 269
Season 8 January 1970 October 1970 197
Season 9 October 1970 October 1971 254
Season 10 October 1971 September 1972 251
Season 11 October 1972 October 1973 273
Season 12 October 1973 October 1974 246
Season 13 October 1974 October 1975 262
Season 14 October 1975 October 1976 257
Season 15 October 1976 October 1977 262
Season 16 October 1977 November 1978 257
Season 17 October 1978 October 1979 225
Season 18 October 1979 October 1980 216
Season 19 October 1980 October 1981 181
Season 20 October 1981 October 1982 197
Season 21 October 1982 December 1983 219
Season 22 December 1983 October 1984 153
Season 23 October 1984 October 1985 185
Season 24 October 1985 October 1986 193
Season 25 October 1986 October 1987 172
Season 26 October 1987 October 1988 139
Season 27 October 1988 September 1989 183
Season 28 October 1989 September 1990 188
Season 29 October 1990 September 1991 182
Season 30 October 1991 May 1992 120
Unassigned Episodes 0
Season From To Episodes
Specials 0
Unassigned Episodes 6730
Absolute ordering places all episodes in a single ordered season. This is generally used for anime.
Season From To Episodes
Season 1 January 1962 January 1990 951
Unassigned Episodes 5779
Name Number of Episodes Dates
Bobby Quinn 581 03/06/1969 - 05/20/1992
Bob Ostberg 317 09/11/1973 - 04/03/1992
Ellen Brown 78 05/07/1991 - 04/14/1992
Name Number of Episodes Dates
Herbert Sargent 13 10/01/1962 - 10/17/1962
Raymond Siller 5 11/12/1976 - 07/06/1979
Pat McCormick 5 11/12/1976 - 07/06/1979
Jim Mulholland 4 07/04/1979 - 08/02/1991
Bob Dolan Smith 4 07/04/1979 - 07/06/1979
Hal Goodman 3 11/12/1976 - 10/15/1984
Charles Lee 3 07/04/1979 - 07/06/1979
Michael Barrie 2 10/15/1984 - 08/02/1991
Norman Liebmann 2 11/12/1976 - 06/27/1978
Tom Finnigan 1 08/02/1991
Jim Magee 1 10/01/1962
Mickey Rose 1 06/27/1978
Larry Klein 1 11/12/1976
Darrell Vickers 1 08/02/1991
Robert Keane 1 08/02/1991
Terry Hart 1 11/12/1976
John Terry Hart 1 01/27/1977
Andrew Nicholls 1 08/02/1991
Tony Desena 1 08/02/1991
Allan Robbin 1 10/01/1962
Bill Daley 1 06/27/1978
Name Number of Episodes Dates
Jay Leno 10 01/16/1989 - 03/05/1991
Johnny Carson 6 09/04/1980

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