The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962-199231 SeasonsTV-14
7.5

Overview

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.

Seasons

64

Season 1

64 Episodes

1962

258

Season 2

258 Episodes

1963

257

Season 3

257 Episodes

1964

258

Season 4

258 Episodes

1965

256

Season 5

256 Episodes

1966

252

Season 6

252 Episodes

1967

258

Season 7

258 Episodes

1968

76

Season 8

76 Episodes

1969

64

Season 9

64 Episodes

1970

81

Season 10

81 Episodes

1971

88

Season 11

88 Episodes

1972

98

Season 12

98 Episodes

1973

92

Season 13

92 Episodes

1974

166

Season 14

166 Episodes

1975

260

Season 15

260 Episodes

1976

103

Season 16

103 Episodes

1977

87

Season 17

87 Episodes

1978

65

Season 18

65 Episodes

1979

197

Season 19

197 Episodes

1980

178

Season 20

178 Episodes

1981

32

Season 21

32 Episodes

1982

23

Season 22

23 Episodes

1983

28

Season 23

28 Episodes

1984

57

Season 24

57 Episodes

1985

21

Season 25

21 Episodes

1986

47

Season 26

47 Episodes

1987

132

Season 27

132 Episodes

1988

18

Season 28

18 Episodes

1989

30

Season 29

30 Episodes

1990

30

Season 30

30 Episodes

1991

74

Season 31

74 Episodes

1992

Overview

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.

Watch Trailer

Details

Status: Ended

First Air Date: 1962-10-01

Last Air Date: 1992-05-22

Total Episodes: 3644

Seasons: 31

Episode Runtime: 60 min

Original Language: EN

In Production: No

Networks

NBCNBC

Production

NBC ProductionsNBC Productions
Carson Productions

Latest Episode

Episode 74

Season 31, Episode 74

1992-05-22

Created by

Steve Allen

Sylvester Weaver

Genres

Talk

Top Cast

Johnny Carson

Johnny Carson

Self - Host