He died aged 79 in 2005; who was the legendary host of US TV’s ‘The Tonight Show’?
The Tonight Show otherwise adhered to the talk show format introduced by Allen and honed further by Paar. Carson is the longest-serving host to date although not the host with the most episodes. "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" aired for 30 seasons between October 1962 and May 1992. Leno, however, has the record of having hosted the greatest number of total televised episodes. Leno's record accounts for the fact that unlike Carson (who only produced new shows three days a week starting in the 1980s), Leno never used guest hosts on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" (except Katie Couric, once) and
The Tonight Show "Tonight" for several of its early years, as well as "Tonight Starring Jack Paar" and "The Jack Paar Show" due to the runaway popularity of its host, eventually settling permanently on "The Tonight Show" after Carson began his tenure in 1962 albeit with the host's name always included in the title. Beginning with Carson's debut episode, network programmers, advertisers, and the show's announcers would refer to the show by including the name of the host; for example, it is currently announced as "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon". In 1957, the show briefly tried a more news-style format. It has