The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
American late-night talk show
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| 2020 | The Elkhorn Valley Museum in Norfolk, Nebraska begins working with the National Comedy Center to preserve Carson's show archives. |
| August 2020 | Shout! Factory launched a 24/7 streaming channel dedicated to The Tonight Show, distributed through free over-the-top platforms like Stirr, Xumo, and Pluto TV. |
| January 1 2016 | Antenna TV began airing Johnny Carson episodes seven days a week, featuring 60-minute episodes from September 1980 to May 1992 and 90-minute episodes from 1972 to September 1980. |
| 2015 | Stephen Colbert took over The Late Show on CBS. |
| August 2015 | Antenna TV acquired full rerun rights to whole episodes of The Tonight Show, with some minor modifications like renaming the show to 'Johnny Carson'. |
| 2014 | Turner Classic Movies began rerunning select interviews from The Tonight Show in a new series called 'Carson on TCM', hosted by Conan O'Brien. |
| November 7 2014 | Adam Higginbotham wrote an article in the New York Times discussing the Uri Geller appearance on The Tonight Show, noting that the attempt to debunk Geller's paranormal claims ultimately backfired. |
| March 27 2014 | Joan Rivers appears for a full-length interview segment on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. |
| February 17 2014 | Rivers makes a cameo appearance on Jimmy Fallon's first show as host of The Tonight Show, marking her first appearance on the show since 1986. |
| 2011 | The last Carson Tonight Show was ranked No. 10 on the TV Guide Network special, TV's Most Unforgettable Finales. |
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