TV series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
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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Checked Sep 2, 2026
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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.
Season 26 episodes
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Episode 3
Episode 3
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Robert Goulet, Baxter Black, Waddie Mitchell
Episode 9
Episode 9
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Guest stars Jerry Seinfeld, Mike Ditka, Anita Pointer, June Pointer, Ruth Pointer
Episode 15
Episode 15
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Jay Leno, Kris Kristofferson, Pat Sajak
Episode 16
Episode 16
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Carrie Fisher, Garry Shandling, Justine Bateman, Phil Simms
Episode 29
Episode 29
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, George Segal, Tommy Newsom, Maureen McGovern
Episode 31
Episode 31
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Burt Reynolds
Episode 32
Episode 32
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Carl Reiner, Gregory Abbott, Christina Pickles
Episode 53
Episode 53
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Bob Hope, Helen Hunt, Bill Maher
Episode 57
Episode 57
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Teri Garr, Chevy Chase
Episode 62
Episode 62
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Angie Dickinson, Burt Reynolds, Tony Danza
Episode 63
Episode 63
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Larry Miller, George C. Scott, Ray Stevens, Kristie Phillips
Episode 88
Episode 88
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Carl Reiner, Tommy Newsom, K.D. Lang, Jester Hairston
Episode 92
Episode 92
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, George Segal, Gene Siskel, Roger Ebert
Episode 102
Episode 102
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Jay Leno, Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello, Woody Harrelson
Episode 111
Episode 111
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Guest stars Shelley Winters, Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Tom Parks
Episode 112
Episode 112
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Paul Sorvino, Jon Lovitz
Episode 120
Episode 120
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Guest stars Dennis Weaver, Jay Leno, Doc Severinsen, Tommy Newsom, Carrie Fisher
Episode 122
Episode 122
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Bob Hope, Lisa Jane Persky, Dennis Wolfberg, Joe Garagiola
Episode 123
Episode 123
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Bob Newhart, B.B. King, Courteney Cox
Episode 124
Episode 124
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Joe Williams, Dabney Coleman, Paul Reiser
Episode 126
Episode 126
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Bob Uecker, Kirstie Alley, Teresa Ganzel, Dudley Moore
Episode 128
Episode 128
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, David Brenner, Shelly Cohen, Dale Robertson, Don Johnson
Episode 137
Episode 137
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Jay Leno, Valerie Harper, Brian Dennehy, Florence Henderson
Episode 150
Episode 150
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, James Randi, George C. Scott, JoAnne Astrow
Episode 153
Episode 153
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Steve Lawrence, Shelley Long
Episode 156
Episode 156
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Carl Reiner, Jeff Cesario, Holly Robinson Peete
Episode 157
Episode 157
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Gene Siskel, Roger Ebert, Farrah Fawcett
Episode 164
Episode 164
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Jack Jones, Louie Anderson, Lane Smith
Episode 178
Episode 178
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Guest stars Tony Bennett, Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Bob Hope, Robin Williams
Episode information updated Sep 12, 2026
More about The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Cast
Johnny CarsonSelf - Host
Tony BennettSelf - Guest
Shelley WintersSelf - Guest Hostess
Ed McMahonSelf - Substitute Host & Announcer
Victor BuonoSelf
Charles Nelson ReillySelf
Buck HenrySelf
Bob HopeSelfCredits
- Created by
- Steve Allen, Sylvester Weaver
- Written by
- Pat McCormick
Production details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Talk Show
- Episodes
- 3,756
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
NBCUnited States
NBC ProductionsUnited States- Carson ProductionsUnited States
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