The Tonight Show is an US late-night talk show that's aired on NBC since 1954. It is the longest currently running regularly scheduled entertainment program in the US and the third longest-running show on NBC after Meet the Press and Today.
The Tonight Show was hosted by Steve Allen (1954–1957), Ernie Kovacs (1956-1957), Jack Lescoulie (1957), Al "Jazzbo" Collins (1957), Jack Paar (1957–1962), Johnny Carson (1962–1992), Jay Leno (1992–2009 and 2010 to present), and Conan O'Brien (2009–2010). Several guest hosts also appeared, particularly during the Paar and Carson eras.
The longest serving host to date was Johnny Carson who hosted The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson for 30 seasons from the fall of 1962 through the spring of 1992. The current host of the show is Jay Leno, who had previously hosted the show from 1992 to 2009 and began his current tenure on 1 March 2010.
Read more about The Tonight Show: Hosting History, Broadcasting Milestones, Gag, Skit, and Segments, Timeslots and International Broadcasts
Famous quotes containing the word tonight:
“Don’t you know there are 200 temperance women in this county who control 200 votes. Why does a woman work for temperance? Because she’s tired of liftin’ that besotted mate of hers off the floor every Saturday night and puttin’ him on the sofa so he won’t catch cold. Tonight we’re for temperance. Help yourself to them cloves and chew them, chew them hard. We’re goin’ to that festival tonight smelling like a hot mince pie.”
—Laurence Stallings (1894–1968)