The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson is een Amerikaans praatprogramma van de zender NBC. De serie ging in première op 1 oktober 1962.
Hoewel de serie al in 1954 was begonnen met twee eerdere presentators werd Johnny Carson de derde en de langste presentator ooit van The Tonight Show. Hij presenteerde de talkshow 30 jaar lang met heel veel humor. In 1992 nam Jay Leno zijn werk over.
Former host Jack Paar is the only guest on this show during which he discusses his time at the helm of "The Tonight Show" and his upcoming NBC special among other things. Even 25 years after giving up the show, you can see Paar still has the same manic energy as always. This is another Christmastime show so we also have more new products and letters to Santa.