The Al Pearce Show broadcast live in Hollywood (7:45-8:30 a.m. Pacific Time). It was carried on CBS-owned KNXT, which played music from the end of the Pearce program until regular programming began at 11:30 a.m. The evening version of the show alternated with the highly successful "George Burns and Gracie Allen Show" on Thursday nights at 8:00 pm from July 10, 1952 until September 18, 1952, at which point the ‘’Burns and Allen Show’’ became weekly. However, the "Total Television" reference book by Alex McNeil says "his prime-time half-hour show ... replaced "The Burns and Allen Show" for the summer," giving a starting date
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and final segment is almost always a musical performance, but occasionally, a stand-up comedian will perform instead. Immediately following the last performance segment, Leno walks on camera to thank the performers, bid farewell to the audience and recommends watching "Late Night" which immediately follows "The Tonight Show". As the closing credits roll on-screen, the closing theme, composed by bandleader Rickey Minor plays the show off the air. Minor composed a new opening and closing theme when he began his reign as bandleader on June 7, 2010. Branford Marsalis was the original bandleader of the show from 1992 to 1995, leaving