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Series196260 min / epEndedUS TV-PG

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.

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Language

EN

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Production

NBC Productions

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Scope

31 seasons

3734 episodes

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Johnny Carson

Self - Host

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Dean Martin 12/12/75 hilarious on The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson 1975

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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

68 episodes • 1970

Season 10

89 episodes • 1971

Season 11

94 episodes • 1972

Season 12

100 episodes • 1973

Season 13

96 episodes • 1974

Season 14

173 episodes • 1975

Season 15

260 episodes • 1976

Season 16

106 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

28 episodes • 1986

Season 26

50 episodes • 1987

Season 27

132 episodes • 1988

Season 28

22 episodes • 1989

Season 29

32 episodes • 1990

Season 30

32 episodes • 1991

Season 31

74 episodes • 1992

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TMDB Score

7.5

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Certification

US TV-PG

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