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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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 27 episodes
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Episode 4
Episode 4
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Robert Goulet, Mark Owens, Delia Owens
Episode 6
Episode 6
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Guest stars Jerry Seinfeld, Whoopi Goldberg
Episode 19
Episode 19
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Guest stars Jay Leno, Doc Severinsen, Tommy Newsom, Glen Campbell, Kevin Meaney, Carl Weathers, Brooke Adams
Episode 26
Episode 26
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Burt Reynolds, Teresa Ganzel, Michael Edwards
Episode 31
Episode 31
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Bob Hope, K.D. Lang
Episode 45
Episode 45
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Guest stars Jerry Seinfeld, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Andre Agassi
Episode 60
Episode 60
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Jay Leno, Tommy Newsom, Paul Reubens, John Cleese, Malcolm S. Forbes
Episode 76
Episode 76
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Tommy Newsom, Kirstie Alley, Cathy Guisewite, Garry Shandling, Mariel Hemingway
Episode 85
Episode 85
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Bob Hope, Joe Williams, Tim Conway
Episode 92
Episode 92
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Jay Leno, Robert Stack, Franklyn Ajaye, Kenny G
Episode 98
Episode 98
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Steve Lawrence, Eydie Gormé, Michael Caine
Episode 110
Episode 110
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, David Horowitz, Bob Newhart
Episode 115
Episode 115
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Teri Garr, Johnny Clegg, Marsha Warfield
Episode 117
Episode 117
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Jay Leno, James Earl Jones, Mary Tyler Moore
Episode 122
Episode 122
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Carl Reiner, Catherine Hicks
Episode 125
Episode 125
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Jay Leno, Paul Reubens, Ricardo Montalban, Lou Rawls, Ritch Shydner
Episode 127
Episode 127
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Bob Hope, Jimmy Tingle, Ellen Greene
Episode information updated Jul 24, 2026
More about The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Cast
Johnny CarsonSelf - Host
Tony BennettSelf - Guest
Shelley WintersSelf - Guest
Ed McMahonSelf - Announcer
Robert BlakeSelf
Victor BuonoSelf
Charles Nelson ReillySelf
Buck HenrySelfCredits
- Created by
- Steve Allen, Sylvester Weaver
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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