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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • TV-PG
  • 1962–1992
  • 31 seasons
  • Talk
  • 7.5

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.

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Latest episode

S31 · E74 · Episode 74

May 22, 1992

Episodes

178 episodes

  1. 1Episode 1

    Jan 1, 1981

  2. 2Episode 2

    Jan 2, 1981

  3. 3Episode 3

    Jan 6, 1981

  4. 4Episode 4

    Jan 7, 1981

  5. 5Episode 5

    Jan 8, 1981

  6. 6Episode 6

    Jan 9, 1981

  7. 7Episode 7

    Jan 13, 1981

  8. 8Episode 8

    Jan 14, 1981

  9. 9Episode 9

    Jan 15, 1981

  10. 10Episode 10

    Jan 16, 1981

  11. 11Episode 11

    Jan 26, 1981

  12. 12Episode 12

    Jan 27, 1981

  13. 13Episode 13

    Jan 28, 1981

  14. 14Episode 14

    Jan 29, 1981

  15. 15Episode 15

    Jan 30, 1981

  16. 16Episode 16

    Feb 2, 1981

  17. 17Episode 17

    Feb 3, 1981

  18. 18Episode 18

    Feb 4, 1981

  19. 19Episode 19

    Feb 5, 1981

  20. 20Episode 20

    Feb 6, 1981

  21. 21Episode 21

    Feb 10, 1981

  22. 22Episode 22

    Feb 11, 1981

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    Feb 12, 1981

  24. 24Episode 24

    Feb 13, 1981

  25. 25Episode 25

    Feb 17, 1981

  26. 26Episode 26

    Feb 18, 1981

  27. 27Episode 27

    Feb 19, 1981

  28. 28Episode 28

    Feb 20, 1981

  29. 29Episode 29

    Feb 23, 1981

  30. 30Episode 30

    Feb 24, 1981

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    Feb 25, 1981

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    Feb 26, 1981

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    Feb 27, 1981

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    Mar 2, 1981

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    Mar 3, 1981

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    Mar 4, 1981

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    Mar 5, 1981

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    Mar 6, 1981

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    Mar 17, 1981

  40. 40Episode 40

    Mar 18, 1981

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    Mar 19, 1981

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    Mar 20, 1981

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    Mar 24, 1981

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    Mar 25, 1981

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    Mar 26, 1981

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    Mar 27, 1981

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    Apr 6, 1981

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    Apr 7, 1981

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    Apr 8, 1981

  50. 50Episode 50

    Apr 9, 1981

  51. 51Episode 51

    Apr 10, 1981

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    May 5, 1981

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    May 6, 1981

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    May 7, 1981

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    May 8, 1981

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    May 12, 1981

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    May 13, 1981

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    May 14, 1981

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    May 19, 1981

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    May 20, 1981

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    May 21, 1981

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    May 22, 1981

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    May 26, 1981

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    May 27, 1981

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    May 28, 1981

  66. 66Episode 66

    May 29, 1981

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    Jun 1, 1981

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    Jun 2, 1981

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    Jun 3, 1981

  70. 70Episode 70

    Jun 4, 1981

  71. 71Episode 71

    Jun 5, 1981

  72. 72Episode 72

    Jun 9, 1981

  73. 73Episode 73

    Jun 10, 1981

  74. 74Episode 74

    Jun 11, 1981

  75. 75Episode 75

    Jun 12, 1981

  76. 76Episode 76

    Jun 16, 1981

  77. 77Episode 77

    Jun 17, 1981

  78. 78Episode 78

    Jun 18, 1981

  79. 79Episode 79

    Jun 19, 1981

  80. 80Episode 80

    Jun 23, 1981

  81. 81Episode 81

    Jun 24, 1981

  82. 82Episode 82

    Jun 25, 1981

  83. 83Episode 83

    Jun 26, 1981

  84. 84Episode 84

    Jun 29, 1981

  85. 85Episode 85

    Jun 30, 1981

  86. 86Episode 86

    Jul 1, 1981

  87. 87Episode 87

    Jul 2, 1981

  88. 88Episode 88

    Jul 3, 1981

  89. 89Episode 89

    Jul 21, 1981

  90. 90Episode 90

    Jul 22, 1981

  91. 91Episode 91

    Jul 23, 1981

  92. 92Episode 92

    Jul 24, 1981

  93. 93Episode 93

    Jul 28, 1981

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    Jul 29, 1981

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    Jul 30, 1981

  96. 96Episode 96

    Jul 31, 1981

  97. 97Episode 97

    Aug 4, 1981

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    Aug 5, 1981

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    Aug 6, 1981

  100. 100Episode 100

    Aug 7, 1981

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    Aug 11, 1981

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    Aug 12, 1981

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    Aug 13, 1981

  104. 104Episode 104

    Aug 14, 1981

  105. 105Episode 105

    Aug 17, 1981

  106. 106Episode 106

    Aug 18, 1981

  107. 107Episode 107

    Aug 19, 1981

  108. 108Episode 108

    Aug 20, 1981

  109. 109Episode 109

    Aug 21, 1981

  110. 110Episode 110

    Aug 24, 1981

  111. 111Episode 111

    Aug 25, 1981

  112. 112Episode 112

    Aug 26, 1981

  113. 113Episode 113

    Aug 27, 1981

  114. 114Episode 114

    Aug 28, 1981

  115. 115Episode 115

    Sep 1, 1981

  116. 116Episode 116

    Sep 2, 1981

  117. 117Episode 117

    Sep 3, 1981

  118. 118Episode 118

    Sep 4, 1981

  119. 119Episode 119

    Sep 8, 1981

  120. 120Episode 120

    Sep 9, 1981

  121. 121Episode 121

    Sep 10, 1981

  122. 122Episode 122

    Sep 11, 1981

  123. 123Episode 123

    Sep 15, 1981

  124. 124Episode 124

    Sep 16, 1981

  125. 125Episode 125

    Sep 17, 1981

  126. 126Episode 126

    Sep 18, 1981

  127. 127Episode 127

    Sep 22, 1981

  128. 128Episode 128

    Sep 23, 1981

  129. 129Episode 129

    Sep 24, 1981

  130. 130Episode 130

    Sep 25, 1981

  131. 131Episode 131

    Sep 28, 1981

  132. 132Episode 132

    Sep 29, 1981

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    Sep 30, 1981

  134. 134Episode 134

    Oct 1, 1981

  135. 135Episode 135

    Oct 2, 1981

  136. 136Episode 136

    Oct 7, 1981

  137. 137Episode 137

    Oct 8, 1981

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    Oct 9, 1981

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    Oct 13, 1981

  140. 140Episode 140

    Oct 14, 1981

  141. 141Episode 141

    Oct 15, 1981

  142. 142Episode 142

    Oct 16, 1981

  143. 143Episode 143

    Oct 27, 1981

  144. 144Episode 144

    Oct 28, 1981

  145. 145Episode 145

    Oct 29, 1981

  146. 146Episode 146

    Oct 30, 1981

  147. 147Episode 147

    Nov 3, 1981

  148. 148Episode 148

    Nov 4, 1981

  149. 149Episode 149

    Nov 5, 1981

  150. 150Episode 150

    Nov 6, 1981

  151. 151Episode 151

    Nov 10, 1981

  152. 152Episode 152

    Nov 11, 1981

  153. 153Episode 153

    Nov 12, 1981

  154. 154Episode 154

    Nov 13, 1981

  155. 155Episode 155

    Nov 17, 1981

  156. 156Episode 156

    Nov 18, 1981

  157. 157Episode 157

    Nov 19, 1981

  158. 158Episode 158

    Nov 20, 1981

  159. 159Episode 159

    Nov 24, 1981

  160. 160Episode 160

    Nov 25, 1981

  161. 161Episode 161

    Nov 26, 1981

  162. 162Episode 162

    Nov 27, 1981

  163. 163Episode 163

    Nov 30, 1981

  164. 164Episode 164

    Dec 1, 1981

  165. 165Episode 165

    Dec 2, 1981

  166. 166Episode 166

    Dec 3, 1981

  167. 167Episode 167

    Dec 4, 1981

  168. 168Episode 168

    Dec 8, 1981

  169. 169Episode 169

    Dec 9, 1981

  170. 170Episode 170

    Dec 10, 1981

  171. 171Episode 171

    Dec 11, 1981

  172. 172Episode 172

    Dec 15, 1981

  173. 173Episode 173

    Dec 16, 1981

  174. 174Episode 174

    Dec 17, 1981

  175. 175Episode 175

    Dec 18, 1981

  176. 176Episode 176

    Dec 29, 1981

  177. 177Episode 177

    Dec 30, 1981

  178. 178Episode 178

    Dec 31, 1981

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Series cast

Johnny CarsonSelf - Host3777 episodes
Ed McMahonSelf - Substitute Host & Announcer1590 episodes
Doc SeverinsenSelf - Bandleader1351 episodes
Skitch HendersonSelf - Bandleader185 episodes
Bob HopeSelf134 episodes
Bob NewhartSelf - Guest Host126 episodes
Della ReeseSelf - Guest Hostess94 episodes
Orson BeanSelf - Guest Host90 episodes
Tommy NewsomSelf - Bandleader82 episodes
Jay LenoSelf76 episodes
Shelley WintersSelf - Guest Hostess60 episodes
Burt ReynoldsSelf - Guest Host60 episodes
Joan RiversSelf - Guest Hostess59 episodes
Shecky GreeneSelf - Guest Host58 episodes
Charles Nelson ReillySelf56 episodes
Joey BishopSelf53 episodes
Steve LawrenceSelf - Guest Host53 episodes
Don RicklesSelf - Guest Host52 episodes

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