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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)

  • Oct 1, 1962
  • 31 seasons · 3,777 episodes
  • TV-PG

7.6/10

TMDB user score
99 votes on TMDB

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About This Series

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk series created by Steve Allen and Sylvester Weaver. Its leading cast includes Johnny Carson, Ed McMahon and Doc Severinsen. It premiered on October 1, 1962 on NBC. TMDB lists 31 seasons and 3,777 episodes so far and has ended.

Synopsis

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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Before You Pick

Time to finish
About 3,777 hours, based on 3,777 episodes at 60 minutes each
Ending
Finished: all episodes are out
Age rating (US)
TV-PG
Language
English
Audience signal
7.6/10 from 99 TMDB votes

Trailer

Dean Martin 12/12/75 hilarious on The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson 1975 · plays from YouTube

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Cast

  • Johnny Carson Self - Host 3,780 episodes
  • Ed McMahon Self - Substitute Host & Announcer 1,600 episodes
  • Doc Severinsen Self - Announcer 1,354 episodes
  • Skitch Henderson Self - Bandleader 192 episodes
  • Bob Hope Self 135 episodes
  • Bob Newhart Self 126 episodes
  • Della Reese Self - Guest Hostess 94 episodes
  • Orson Bean Self - Guest Host 90 episodes
  • Tommy Newsom Self 82 episodes
  • Jay Leno Self 76 episodes
  • Shelley Winters Self - Guest Hostess 60 episodes
  • Burt Reynolds Self 60 episodes
  • Charles Nelson Reilly Self 59 episodes
  • Joan Rivers Self 59 episodes
  • Shecky Greene Self - Guest Host 58 episodes
  • Joey Bishop Self 53 episodes
  • Steve Lawrence Self - Guest Host 53 episodes
  • Don Rickles Self - Guest Host 52 episodes

Seasons

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