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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

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.

1962 7.6/10 community score 31 seasons · 3777 episodes Ended
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Series schedule

Seasons and episode dates

A concise series timeline, including the latest aired episode and the next date currently listed.

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First aired
Seasons
31
Episodes
3777
Status
Ended

Latest aired episode

S31 E74

Episode 74

Aired 1h

The Last Tonight Show: Carson presents a retrospective of clips covering the past 30 years. Carson says goodnight for the last time.

Next listed episode

No upcoming episode date is currently listed.

Season guide

Most recent seasons first

32 season entries

  • Season 31

    74 episodes

    First episode aired

  • Season 30

    35 episodes

    First episode aired

  • Season 29

    33 episodes

    First episode aired

  • Season 28

    22 episodes

    First episode aired

  • Season 27

    132 episodes

    First episode aired

  • Season 26

    50 episodes

    First episode aired

  • Season 25

    30 episodes

    First episode aired

  • Season 24

    64 episodes

    First episode aired

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  • Season 23

    37 episodes

    First episode aired

  • Season 22

    26 episodes

    First episode aired

  • Season 21

    38 episodes

    First episode aired

  • Season 20

    178 episodes

    First episode aired

  • Season 19

    197 episodes

    First episode aired

  • Season 18

    71 episodes

    First episode aired

  • Season 17

    95 episodes

    First episode aired

  • Season 16

    110 episodes

    First episode aired

  • Season 15

    260 episodes

    First episode aired

  • Season 14

    175 episodes

    First episode aired

  • Season 13

    98 episodes

    First episode aired

  • Season 12

    103 episodes

    First episode aired

  • Season 11

    100 episodes

    First episode aired

  • Season 10

    90 episodes

    First episode aired

  • Season 9

    71 episodes

    First episode aired

  • Season 8

    85 episodes

    First episode aired

  • Season 7

    258 episodes

    First episode aired

  • Season 6

    252 episodes

    First episode aired

  • Season 5

    256 episodes

    First episode aired

  • Season 4

    258 episodes

    First episode aired

  • Season 3

    257 episodes

    First episode aired

  • Season 2

    258 episodes

    First episode aired

  • Season 1

    64 episodes

    First episode aired

  • Specials

    3 episodes

    First episode aired

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