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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

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Worth a look

1962–1992 · TV · 31 seasons · 3756 episodes · TV-PG

Talk

The read

A Balasaur Score of 82 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 8.5/10. The series ran 31 seasons across 3756 episodes and has finished, so there is no cliffhanger risk.

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.

Ratings

IMDb8.5/10

96 audience votes

Seasons

1Season 164 ep1962
2Season 2258 ep1963
3Season 3257 ep1964
4Season 4258 ep1965
5Season 5256 ep1966
6Season 6252 ep1967
7Season 7258 ep1968
8Season 885 ep1969
9Season 971 ep1970
10Season 1090 ep1971
11Season 11100 ep1972
12Season 12103 ep1973
13Season 1398 ep1974
14Season 14175 ep1975
15Season 15260 ep1976
16Season 16110 ep1977
17Season 1795 ep1978
18Season 1871 ep1979
19Season 19197 ep1980
20Season 20178 ep1981
21Season 2138 ep1982
22Season 2226 ep1983
23Season 2337 ep1984
24Season 2464 ep1985
25Season 2530 ep1986
26Season 2650 ep1987
27Season 27132 ep1988
28Season 2822 ep1989
29Season 2933 ep1990
30Season 3035 ep1991
31Season 3174 ep1992

Cast

Stills

Themes

talk showlate-night show

The Best Shows of the 1960s

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is #12 of 60