![]() The mantra of ‘we’ll watch the monologue and go to bed’ was the norm for millions of fans. “Johnny Carson was America’s night light for 30 years. Antenna TV will unlock the vaults to bring viewers the most popular full-length episodes from the 70s, 80s, and 90s, which have not aired on television since, including Jackie Gleason’s only appearance on the show, a joint appearance by Don Rickles and Frank Sinatra, Myrtle the Potato Chip Lady and Barney Odum and his tree-climbing dog. ![]() In his three decades as host, he interviewed some 25,000 guests celebrities like David Letterman, Jay Leno and Jim Carrey and comedians like Jerry Seinfeld, Ellen DeGeneres and Drew Carey, all of whom got their start on Carson’s stage. Twenty-three years after retiring from The Tonight Show - and a decade after his death - Johnny Carson remains TV’s most popular late-night talk show host*, the gold-standard for late-night television. We are thrilled to have acquired these programs to entertain existing fans and attract future followers,” said Sean Compton, President of Strategic Programming and Acquisitions, Tribune Media. Thirty years later, Carson’s comedy and humor are just as relevant. Along the way he pioneered the conversational presentation and generative comedic content that continues to inspire talent and entertainment programming to this very day. “During his Nebraskan boyhood, Johnny Carson dreamed of becoming a world-famous magician, and few would disagree that his three decade dominance of late-night television was anything short of magical. Here are the details, excerpted from a Tribune Media press release: NBC tried to replace him, but eventually cancelled Chico and the Man, after season four.Įchoes of both Condo and Chico and the Man, can be heard in the upcoming FOX animated comedy, Bordertown, which coincidentally, debuts on January 3.īack in August, parent company Tribune Broadcasting announced its multi-year agreement with the Carson Entertainment Group, to broadcast Johnny Carson on Antenna TV. Prinze died during the show’s third season. Guest Freddie Prinze, who got his big break with a 1973 Tonight Show appearance, was only months away from the series premiere of his Latino/Anglo inter-racial sitcom, Chico and the Man, on NBC. CBS cancelled its TV adaptation of Dirty Dancing after only 11 episodes.Īntenna’s Sunday, January 3rd episode of Johnny Carson, first aired on May 21, 1974. Stevenson’s last role in a regular TV series was as Max Kellerman. In 1983, the M*A*S*H vet went on to star in a Latino/Anglo inter-racial sitcom, Condo, cancelled by ABC, after 13 episodes. Stevenson would appear in The Astronauts TV movie, in August of that year. NBC had cancelled McLean Stevenson’s Diff’rent Strokes spin-off, Hello, Larry, two years prior. On January 1, 1982, Eddie Murphy was in the middle of his four year run on NBC’s Saturday Night Live. Listen to McMahon’s unforgettable introduction of the iconic late night host. Other guests this coming week include: Foster Brooks, Bob Hope, Michael Landon, Freddie Prinze, Richard Pryor, Sean Penn, Oprah Winfrey, Christopher Reeve, Dana Carvey, and Jay Leno. Eddie Murphy and McLean Stevenson are featured. NBC owns the rights to The Tonight Show moniker.Īntenna’s Johnny Carson TV series kicks off with the Januepisode. ![]() Here’s Johnny! Tonight’s the night for fans of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. Antenna TV begins running full episodes, re-billed as Johnny Carson.
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