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The Tonight Show is an American late-night talk show that has been broadcast on NBC since 1954. The program has been hosted by six comedians: Steve Allen (1954–1957), Jack Paar (1957–1962), Johnny Carson (1962–1992), Jay Leno (1992–2009 and 2010–2014), Conan O'Brien (2009–2010), and Jimmy Fallon (2014–present).
The Tonight Show from the Museum of Broadcast Communications website; Carson's official Tonight Show website; Register of His Papers in the Library of Congress; The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson at IMDb The Man Who Retired a June 2002 Esquire article also available here; Johnny Carson, late-night TV legend, dies at 79, a January 2005 CNN ...
No. Original release date Guest(s) Musical/entertainment guest(s) 5,714: May 1, 1987 (): Tony Danza (guest host), Burt Reynolds, Angie Dickinson This is the last time a guest host other than Garry Shandling or Jay Leno hosted.
Beginning with this episode, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson moved to the NBC Studios in Burbank, California, which stayed until the end of Carson's run on May 22, 1992. 2459 May 2, 1972 ( 1972-05-02 )
Johnny Carson refused to return to the show, saying on April 4 that NBC had violated his contract by showing reruns during the strike. NBC stated that they would hold him to his contract which ran through 1970.
Jay Leno makes his first appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. He would later become a guest host in 1986, and became the permanent host on May 25, 1992. He would later become a guest host in 1986, and became the permanent host on May 25, 1992.
4148: March 5, 1979 (): Bob Newhart (guest host), Walter Matthau, Norman Fell: Freddy Fender: 4149: March 6, 1979 (): Rich Little (guest host), Cher, Elliott Gould ...
No. Original release date Guest(s) Musical/entertainment guest(s) 5,358: June 3, 1985 (): Joan Rivers (guest host), Lynda Carter, Danny Sullivan, Robin Leach: Grace Jones: 5,359 ...