The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 to 1992 Talk 31 seasons
TMDB rating 7.6/10 Ended
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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Cast and details
Johnny CarsonSelf - Host
Ed McMahonSelf - Announcer
Doc SeverinsenSelf - Announcer
Skitch HendersonSelf - Bandleader
Bob HopeSelf
Bob NewhartSelf - Guest Host
Della ReeseSelf
Orson BeanSelf- Tommy NewsomSelf
Jay LenoSelf - Guest Host
Shelley WintersSelf
Burt ReynoldsSelf - Guest Host
- Created by
- Steve Allen, Sylvester Weaver
- Network
- NBC
- First aired
- Oct 1, 1962
- Latest episode
- May 22, 1992
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