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Status
Ended
Release
1962 - 1992
Seasons / Eps
31 / 3734
Available options inUS
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.
1911 Cast Members
Johnny Carson
Self - Host
3737 Episodes
Ed McMahon
Self - Announcer
1523 Episodes
Doc Severinsen
Self - Bandleader
1260 Episodes
Skitch Henderson
Self - Bandleader
171 Episodes
Bob Hope
Self
134 Episodes
Bob Newhart
Self - Guest Host
97 Episodes
Della Reese
Self
83 Episodes
Orson Bean
Self
86 Episodes
Tommy Newsom
Self - Bandleader
76 Episodes
Jay Leno
Self - Guest Host
65 Episodes
Shelley Winters
Self - Guest
59 Episodes
Burt Reynolds
Self
40 Episodes
Shecky Greene
Self
46 Episodes
Joan Rivers
Self - Guest Host
35 Episodes
Don Rickles
Self
29 Episodes
Steve Lawrence
Self
38 Episodes
Joey Bishop
Self - Guest Host
45 Episodes
Milton Delugg
Self - Bandleader
47 Episodes
Teri Garr
Self
46 Episodes
Charles Nelson Reilly
Self
45 Episodes
