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 28 episodes
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Episode 16
Episode 16
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Jay Leno, Tommy Newsom, Larry Miller, John Ritter, Frank Bruno
Episode 26
Episode 26
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Carl Reiner, Miriam Margolyes, Sandi Patty
Episode 34
Episode 34
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Bob Newhart, Kevin Meaney
Episode 44
Episode 44
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Bob Hope, David Horowitz
Episode 73
Episode 73
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Bob Hope, Jay Leno, Stephanie Beacham, Erma Bombeck
Episode 82
Episode 82
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Jay Leno, Paula Poundstone, Leonard Nimoy
Episode 86
Episode 86
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Guest stars Jack Palance, Phil Hartman
Episode 89
Episode 89
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Burt Reynolds, Phoebe Snow
Episode 97
Episode 97
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Guest stars Jay Leno, Doc Severinsen, Tommy Newsom, Tony Curtis, Pat Morita, Betty Thomas
Episode 112
Episode 112
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Guest stars Shelley Winters, Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Jay Leno, Jimmy Aleck
Episode 115
Episode 115
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Guest stars Shelley Winters, Jay Leno, Doc Severinsen, Tommy Newsom, Carroll O'Connor, Tom Hanks
Episode 116
Episode 116
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Guest stars Jay Leno, Doc Severinsen, Tommy Newsom, Teri Garr, George Miller, Michael Bolton
Episode 125
Episode 125
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Guest stars Valerie Bertinelli, Jeff Cesario, Jay Leno, Cathy Guisewite
Episode 133
Episode 133
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Bob Newhart, Cathy Guisewite, Joe Cocker
Episode 136
Episode 136
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Jay Leno, Robert Stack, Tom Jones, Judith Light
Episode 138
Episode 138
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Bob Hope, Jay Leno, Tom Dreesen, Penn Jillette, Teller
Episode 145
Episode 145
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Kirstie Alley, Richard Jeni
Episode 146
Episode 146
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Carl Reiner, Jann Karam, Helen Shaw
Episode 155
Episode 155
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Jay Leno, Bob Newhart, Darryl Sivad
Episode 180
Episode 180
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Bob Hope, Kevin Meaney, Liv Ullmann
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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