Everybody who was anybody appeared on "The Tonight Show," and 17 million Americans tuned in – many from their beds. It was Johnny Carson vs. sleep, and sleep usually lost. "It did!" said Thomas.

Johnny Carson hosted The Tonight Show for 30 years, sparked the careers of many stars and became close friends with ...

Bernadette Peters talks about Shelley Winters teaching her how to swim during a break for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny ...

Johnny Carson hosted NBC's The Tonight Show from 1962 to 1992 ... Show guest was a young seven-year-old Drew Barrymore, after ...

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson debuted on October 1, 1962. To say he made television history on that stage is to only hint at his fame and impact. Books have been written on that subject.

It was exactly 25 years ago tonight that Johnny Carson signed off for the last time as the host of The Tonight Show, ending a 30-year run on NBC. Jeff Sotzing was there. “It was an overwhelming ...

The comedy legend was a regular on Johnny Carson's Tonight Show Scott Huver is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. He has been writing about entertainment, celebrity, pop culture, crime, fashion and the ...

NBC’s late-night program The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon is hosted ... Jack Parr took over until 1962, followed by Johnny Carson until his retirement in 1992. Jay Leno filled Carson ...

Ray referenced the moment from The Shining when Nicholson's character, Jack Torrance, chases after his wife Wendy ( Shelley ...

David Letterman was famously denied the chance to take over The Tonight Show when Johnny Carson retired in 1992, but he made his way to the show 33 years later on Monday evening when he crashed ...

Comedian George Wallace has finally become the lead of his own sitcom at 72. And all it took was convincing Norman Lear to ...