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The Tonight Show (1953–1957)
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TV Series | 105 min | Comedy, Music, Talk-Show

The Tonight Show (1953–1957)

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TV Series | 105 min | Comedy, Music, Talk-Show

The show originated as a local New York City late night program in June 1953 and went onto the network in September 1954. Throughout the summer of 1956, Steve Allen was the only host. When Allen's prime-time series debuted in the summer of...See moreThe show originated as a local New York City late night program in June 1953 and went onto the network in September 1954. Throughout the summer of 1956, Steve Allen was the only host. When Allen's prime-time series debuted in the summer of 1956, he limited his appearances on this show to Wednesday through Friday and a series of guest hosts filled in until 1 October 1956 when Ernie Kovacs took over as permanent host for the Monday and Tuesday broadcast. Kovacs had his own set of entertainers, i.e., Wendell, Hanley, Arthur and Loden. The last show was broadcast on 25 January 1957."Tonight's" first monologue was given with Steve Allen seated at the piano: "In case you're just joining us...this is Tonight...and I can't think of too much to tell you about it, except I want to give you the bad news first: this program is going to go on forever. I wouldn't call it a Spectacular....you might say it's more a Monotonious ." Written by J.E. McKillop See less

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50 cast members

Name	Episodes	Known for
Skitch Henderson Self - Bandleader / Self - Conductor Self - Bandleader / Self - Conductor See fewer	559	The Knickerbocker Beer Show (1953)
Gene Rayburn Self - Announcer / Self - Guest Host / Self - Substitute Host Self - Announcer / Self - Guest Host / Self - Substitute Host See fewer	539	Match Game (1973)
Steve Allen Self - Host / Self Self - Host / Self See fewer	517	The Benny Goodman Story (1956)
Steve Lawrence Self - Singer / Self Self - Singer / Self See fewer	287	The Blues Brothers (1980)
Eydie Gormé Self - Singer / Self Self - Singer / Self See fewer	287	Nobody (I) (2021)
Andy Williams Self / Self - Regular / Self - regular performer Self / Self - Regular / Self - regular performer See fewer	276	Nobody (I) (2021)
Pat Kirby Self / Self - Regular Self / Self - Regular See fewer	253	The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (1956)
Ernie Kovacs Self - Guest Host / Self - Guest star / Self - Host Self - Guest Host / Self - Guest star / Self - Host See fewer	43	The Ernie Kovacs Show (1961)
Bill Wendell Self - Announcer / Self - Guest Announcer Self - Announcer / Self - Guest Announcer See fewer	39	Mr. Saturday Night (1992)
Maureen Arthur Self - Regular / Self Self - Regular / Self See fewer	31	How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1967)
Peter Hanley Self - Regular / Self Self - Regular / Self See fewer	31	The United States Steel Hour (1953)
LeRoy Holmes Self - Conductor / Self - Guest Conductor / Self - Bandleader Self - Conductor / Self - Guest Conductor / Self - Bandleader See fewer	28	Best Foot Forward (1943)
Hy Averback Self - Guest Announcer / Self - announcer / Self - Announcer / Self - Remote pickup from San Francisco Self - Guest Announcer / Self - announcer / Self - Announcer / Self - Remote pickup from San Francisco See fewer	19	MAS*H (1972)
Patricia Marshall Self - singer / Self Self - singer / Self See fewer	11	Good News (1947)
Louis Nye Self / Self - Comedian Self / Self - Comedian See fewer	11	Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000)
Erroll Garner Self / Self - Jazz pianist / Self - pianist Self / Self - Jazz pianist / Self - pianist See fewer	10	Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993)
Jonathan Winters Self / Self - Guest Self / Self - Guest See fewer	10	It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
Micki Marlo Self - singer / Self Self - singer / Self See fewer	10	The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950)
Art Lund Self - Regular / Self Self - Regular / Self See fewer	10	The Last American Hero (1973)
George DeWitt Self / Self - Guest Host Self / Self - Guest Host See fewer	9	Lenny (1974)
Morey Amsterdam Self / Self - Guest Host Self / Self - Guest Host See fewer	8	The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961)
Jim Moran Self / Self - press agent / publicist Self / Self - press agent / publicist See fewer	8	Specter of the Rose (1946)
Barbara Loden Self - Regular / Self Self - Regular / Self See fewer	8	Wanda (1970)
Tony Randall Self - Guest Host / Self Self - Guest Host / Self See fewer	7	The Odd Couple (1970)
Barbara Carroll Self / Self - Jazz Pianist / Self - pianist Self / Self - Jazz Pianist / Self - pianist See fewer	7	Hollywood Ending (2002)
Alice Pearce Self Self See fewer	7	Bewitched (1964)
Jack Haskell Self / Self - singer Self / Self - singer See fewer	7	Of All Things (1956)
Gene Krupa Self / Self - Guest Self / Self - Guest See fewer	6	Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
Don Adams Self Self See fewer	6	Get Smart (1965)
Leona Anderson Self Self See fewer	6	House on Haunted Hill (1959)
Carole Bennett Self - singer / Self / Self - Singer Self - singer / Self / Self - Singer See fewer	6	The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950)
Henry Morgan Self / Self - Guest Host Self / Self - Guest Host See fewer	5	Murder, Inc. (1960)
Woody Herman Self Self See fewer	5	Pearl Harbor (2001)
Henny Youngman Self Self See fewer	5	Goodfellas (1990)
The Blackburn Twins Themselves / Themselves - dancers Themselves / Themselves - dancers See fewer	5	She's Working Her Way Through College (1952)
Dave Brubeck Self / Self - Musician Self / Self - Musician See fewer	5	Inland Empire (2006)
Kenny Delmar Self / Self - comedian-actor Self / Self - comedian-actor See fewer	5	It's a Joke, Son! (1947)
Art Tatum Self - Jazz pianist / Self - jazz pianist / Self - pianist Self - Jazz pianist / Self - jazz pianist / Self - pianist See fewer	5	The Great Debaters (2007)
Jill Corey Self - singer / Self Self - singer / Self See fewer	5	Senior Prom (1958)
Teddi King Self - jazz vocalist / Self - singer Self - jazz vocalist / Self - singer See fewer	5	The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (1956)
Erin O'Brien Self - Singer / Self - singer / Self Self - Singer / Self - singer / Self See fewer	5	In Like Flint (1967)
Jack Paar Self - Guest Host Self - Guest Host See fewer	4	Walk Softly, Stranger (1950)
Jose Melis Self - Conductor / Self - Orchestrator Self - Conductor / Self - Orchestrator See fewer	4	Senior Prom (1958)
Mae Barnes Self / Self - Guest / Self - jazz singer Self / Self - Guest / Self - jazz singer See fewer	4	Odds Against Tomorrow (1959)
Lionel Hampton Self / Self - Guest Self / Self - Guest See fewer	4	Allied (2016)
Rocky Graziano Self / Self - Guest Self / Self - Guest See fewer	4	Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)
Cy Coleman Self / Self - pianist Self / Self - pianist See fewer	4	Reminiscence (2021)
George Shearing Self Self See fewer	4	Bedtime Stories (2008)
Jerome Hines Self / Self - Singer / Self - baritone Self / Self - Singer / Self - baritone See fewer	4	The Voice of Firestone (1949)
Stan Freeman Self - pianist / Self Self - pianist / Self See fewer	4	The Carol Burnett Show (1967)