Johnny Carson was America’s ultimate late-night host. The comedian’s most beloved gig was hosting “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson” for 30 seasons from 1962 until his retirement in ...

In his final public appearance in front of a camera, actor Michael Landon visited The Tonight Show with his old friend Johnny Carson. Landon had been diagnosed with late-stage pancreatic and liver ...

By all accounts, Letterman was the favorite to become the host of NBC’s Tonight Show once Carson retired. NBC had different plans and once Carson did officially confirm he was stepping down from ...

Jimmy Fallon, host of NBC’s The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon ... followed by Jack Paar, Johnny Carson, Jay Leno and Conan O’Brien (and Jay Leno again) — and he’s keen to keep ...

Jay Leno is no stranger to late-night feuds. The story of exactly how the comedian landed in Johnny Carson’s The Tonight Show chair, despite David Letterman also being a contender, became the ...

Reaction on the set of his show, “Gutfeld ... when the nightly winner draws a small fraction of the audience that Johnny Carson once commanded. There are also some statistical caveats: ...