"Tonight" ( eng. The Tonight Show ) - American evening entertainment talk show , going out since 1954. It is the USA ’s longest-running regular TV entertainment program, still airing, as well as the third-largest NBC program following its weekly news program Meet the Press (published since 1947) and the morning news program Today (published since 1952). The program is also the oldest talk show in the history of television.
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| The tonight show | |
| Genre | entertainment talk show |
| The authors) | Sylvester Weaver |
| Director (s) | |
| Production | NBC |
| Lead (s) | Steve Allen (1954–57) Jack Paar (1957–62) Johnny Carson (1962–92) Jay Leno (1992–2009, 2010–14) Conan O'Brien (2009–10) Jimmy Fallon (2014 – present) |
| Country of Origin |  USA |
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| Number of issues | 11,443 |
| Production | |
| Location | New York (1954–72, 2014 – current century) Burbank (CA) (1972–2009, 2010–14) Chicago (1957) Los Angeles (1957, 2009–10) |
| Duration | about 1 h |
| Broadcasting | |
| TV channel (s) | |
| Image format | black and white (1954-1960) color (1960-present) 480i ( 4: 3 SDTV ) (1954–1999) 1080i ( 16: 9 HDTV ) (1999 – present) |
| Broadcast period | September 27, 1954 - Present |
| Chronology | |
| Similar programs | Late night |
Over the course of its history, the name of the program has undergone changes, initially it was broadcast under the title Tonight . Since 1962, the name changed to The Tonight Show , under which Johnny Carson led it for 30 years. In recent decades, the name of the current host has been added to the title, now it is called The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon .
The most famous presenters of the show:
- Steve Allen (1954-57)
- Jack Paar (1957-62)
- Johnny Carson (1962-92)
- Jay Leno (1992–2009, 2010–14)
- Conan O'Brien (2009-10)
- Jimmy Fallon (2014-present)
The longest show was led by Johnny Carson - from October 1, 1962 to May 22, 1992, the largest number of releases was held by Jay Leno - 4610.
Sources
- THE TONIGHT SHOW Unreferenced (inaccessible link) . MUSEUM OF BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS. The appeal date is November 14, 2014. Archived November 12, 2014.