The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

196231 Seasons3777 Episodes7.6Ended

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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Seasons

Specials

3 episodes

1987

Season 1

64 episodes

1962

Season 2

258 episodes

1963

Season 3

257 episodes

1964

Season 4

258 episodes

1965

Season 5

256 episodes

1966

Season 6

252 episodes

1967

Season 7

258 episodes

1968

Season 8

85 episodes

1969

Season 9

71 episodes

1970

Season 10

90 episodes

1971

Season 11

100 episodes

1972

Season 12

103 episodes

1973

Season 13

98 episodes

1974

Season 14

175 episodes

1975

Season 15

260 episodes

1976

Season 16

110 episodes

1977

Season 17

95 episodes

1978

Season 18

71 episodes

1979

Season 19

197 episodes

1980

Season 20

178 episodes

1981

Season 21

38 episodes

1982

Season 22

26 episodes

1983

Season 23

37 episodes

1984

Season 24

64 episodes

1985

Season 25

30 episodes

1986

Season 26

50 episodes

1987

Season 27

132 episodes

1988

Season 28

22 episodes

1989

Season 29

33 episodes

1990

Season 30

35 episodes

1991

Season 31

74 episodes

1992