The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

TV-PG 1962 · 31 seasons · 3777 eps · ★ 7.6 · Talk

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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.

Created by Steve Allen, Sylvester Weaver

Network: NBC

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Johnny Carson Self - Host
Ed McMahon Self - Substitute Host & Announcer
Doc Severinsen Self
Skitch Henderson Self - Substitute Host & Bandleader
Bob Hope Self
Bob Newhart Self
Della Reese Self
Orson Bean Self
Tommy Newsom Self
Jay Leno
Shelley Winters Self
Burt Reynolds Self

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