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The Best Seasons of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Every season of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best seasons of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson!

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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally aired during late-night. For its first ten years, Carson's Tonight

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Season 7

258 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1968

9.1/ 10

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Best episodeE70 · Episode 70 10.0

Season 25

30 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1986

9.0/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE24 · Episode 24 9.0

Season 17

95 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1978

8.8/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE75 · Episode 75 9.0

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Season 14

175 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1975

8.6/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE96 · Episode 96 9.0

Season 15

260 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1976

8.6/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE165 · Episode 165 9.2

Season 12

103 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1973

8.6/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE259 · Episode 259 8.9

Season 20

178 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1981

8.5/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE116 · Episode 116 8.9

Season 19

197 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1980

8.5/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE157 · Episode 157 9.6

Season 11

100 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1972

8.3/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE53 · Episode 53 8.3

#10

Season 22

26 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1983

8.3/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE24 · Episode 24 9.3

#11

Season 23

37 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1984

8.2/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE61 · Episode 61 9.2

#12

Season 27

132 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1988

8.2/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE3 · Episode 3 9.6

#13

Season 21

38 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1982

8.2/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE160 · Episode 162 8.5

#14

Season 16

110 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1977

8.0/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE29 · Episode 29 8.2

#15

Season 18

71 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1979

7.8/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE71 · Episode 71 8.1

#16

Season 29

33 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1990

7.6/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE72 · Episode 72 8.9

#17

Season 26

50 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1987

7.4/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE53 · Episode 53 8.8

#18

Season 1

64 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 1962

7.4/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE4 · Episode 4 9.0

#19

Season 2

258 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1963

7.3/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE111 · Episode 111 8.6

#20

Season 24

64 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1985

7.2/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE179 · Episode 179 9.1

#21

Season 30

35 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1991

7.0/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE3 · Episode 3 7.8

#22

Season 3

257 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1964

N/A/ 10

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#23

Season 4

258 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1965

N/A/ 10

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#24

Season 5

256 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1966

N/A/ 10

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#25

Season 6

252 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1967

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#26

Season 8

85 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1969

N/A/ 10

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#27

Season 9

71 Episodes

First Aired: Jun 1969

N/A/ 10

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#28

Season 10

90 Episodes

First Aired: Nov 1970

N/A/ 10

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#29

Season 13

98 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1974

N/A/ 10

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#30

Season 28

22 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1989

N/A/ 10

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#31

Season 31

74 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1992

N/A/ 10

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