The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Matt Roush says...

Here’s Johnny — again. No one dominated late-night TV the way Johnny Carson did during his 30-year reign as host of NBC‘s The Tonight Show (1962-1992). To celebrate the centennial of his birth on Thursday, the nostalgia channel airs a weeklong tribute (through Saturday) featuring several of Carson’s most memorable episodes (11/10c, 8 pm/PT), with commentary each night from his renowned bandleader, Doc Severinsen. The party gets started with a vintage episode from 1982 featuring Burt Reynolds and Richard Lewis. Reynolds returns Thursday (Carson’s birth date) for an epic 1973 gathering including Buddy Hackett, Don Rickles, Dean Martin, and Carol Wayne. Those were the days.

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