The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

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.

Series details

First air date

1962

Last air date

1992

Status

Ended

Seasons

31

Episodes

3777

Episode runtime

60 min

Genres

Talk

Original language

EN

Origin country

US

Networks

NBC

Created by

Steve Allen, Sylvester Weaver

Production

NBC Productions, Carson Productions

Cast

Johnny Carson

Self - Host

Tony Bennett

Self - Guest

Mel Brooks

Self

Joan Crawford

Self

Rudy Vallee

Self

Tallulah Bankhead

Self