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TV series

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962 · TV-PG · 31 seasons · 3,777 episodes

Created by Steve Allen and Sylvester Weaver

7.6

TMDB audience score
99 votes, out of 10

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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.

About 3777h to watch every episode. An estimate: 3,777 episodes at the typical episode runtime of 60 minutes.

Where to watch

Official options in the United States:

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  • fuboTV

Free with ads

  • The Roku Channel
  • Pluto TV

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Main cast

  • Johnny Carson
    Self - Host
    3,780 episodes

  • Ed McMahon
    Self - Substitute Host & Announcer
    1,600 episodes

  • Doc Severinsen
    Self - Announcer
    1,354 episodes

  • Skitch Henderson
    Self - Bandleader
    192 episodes

  • Bob Hope
    Self
    135 episodes

  • Bob Newhart
    Self
    126 episodes

  • Della Reese
    Self - Guest Hostess
    94 episodes

  • Orson Bean
    Self - Guest Host
    90 episodes

  • Tommy Newsom
    Self
    82 episodes

  • Jay Leno
    Self
    76 episodes

  • Shelley Winters
    Self - Guest Hostess
    60 episodes

  • Burt Reynolds
    Self
    60 episodes

  • Charles Nelson Reilly
    Self
    59 episodes

  • Joan Rivers
    Self
    59 episodes

  • Shecky Greene
    Self - Guest Host
    58 episodes

  • Joey Bishop
    Self
    53 episodes

  • Steve Lawrence
    Self - Guest Host
    53 episodes

  • Don Rickles
    Self - Guest Host
    52 episodes

Seasons