Johnny Carson's farewell to The Tonight Show was an emotional moment that still sticks with viewers, over three decades later ...

Johnny Carson's final 'Tonight Show' episode still moves fans emotionally 30+ years later.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Johnny Carson on the "Tonight Show" set. (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times) Johnny Carson was so popular during his heyday that a ...

A famous clip resurfaced of legendary late-night host Johnny Carson defending his right to avoid bringing up "serious issues" on his talk show, arguing there is a danger in hosts like him being too ...

In August 1970, “The Phil Donahue Show,” broadcast out of the WLWD studio (now WDTN) in Moraine, was still in its relative infancy, having just entered national syndication after starting as a local ...

Johnny Carson's longtime friend reveals the legendary host refused to mix politics with late-night TV, a philosophy lost in ...

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962 - 1992 NBC) c. 1970's Fifty years ago, Johnny Carson became the host of The Tonight Show. During his 30 years as host, he reached a nightly audience of 15 ...

David Letterman compared Johnny Carson to a “public utility.” Walter Cronkite anointed him the “most durable performer in the whole history of television.” An “OK” hand signal from behind Carson’s ...