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| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | |
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| Genre | Late-night talk/Variety |
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| Presented by | Johnny Carson |
| Narrated by | Ed McMahon |
| Theme music composer | Paul Anka |
| Opening theme | "Johnny's Theme" |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 30 |
| No. of episodes | 6,714 (list of episodes) |
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| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 47–105 minutes |
| Production companies | Tonight Show Company (1972-1975) NBC (1962-1980) Raritan Enterprises (1969-1972) Carson Productions (1980-1992) |
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| Network | NBC |
| Release | October 1, 1962 – May 22, 1992 |
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| Carson's Comedy Classics | |
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson was an American late-night talk show hosted by Johnny Carson on NBC, the third iteration of the Tonight Show franchise. The show debuted on October 1, 1962, and aired its final episode on May 22, 1992.[1] Ed McMahon served as Carson's sidekick and the show's announcer.
For its first decade, Johnny Carson's The Tonight Show was based at the RCA Building at 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York City, with some episodes recorded at NBC Studios in Burbank, California; on May 1, 1972, the show moved to Burbank as its main venue and remained there exclusively after May 1972 until Carson's retirement.[2] The show's house band, the NBC Orchestra, was led by Skitch Henderson, until 1966 when Milton Delugg took over, who was succeeded by Doc Severinsen less than a year later.
The series has been ranked as one of the greatest TV shows of all time in polls from both 2002 and 2013.[3][4]
- ^ Bill Zehme (June 2002). "The Man Who Retired". Esquire. Retrieved June 9, 2010.
- ^ Carson brought the show back to Manhattan in November 1972 and again in May 1973.
- ^ "TV Guide Names Top 50 Shows". Cbsnews.com. Retrieved October 26, 2011.
- ^ "TV Guide Magazine's 60 Best Series of All Time". December 23, 2013.