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.
During the last months of The Tonight Show, a behind-the-scenes record was made of NBC's Studio 1 in beautiful downtown Burbank. This one-of-a-kind, V.I.P. backstage pass provides a glimpse of the many artists and craftsman at work and the now legendary Tonight Show icons that have since become a part of television history. [1. Tonight Show monologue writers; 2. Setting up the cue cards; 3. Ed introduces Johnny; 4. Johnny talks with the audience after the monologue; 5. In the control room during the show; 6. Backstage with Johnny at the end of the show; 7. Tour of Johnny's desk; 8. Johnny's rubber chicken; 9. Tonight Show weather machine: Snow; 10. NBC Orchestra's pension plan; 11. From outside Studio 1 to Johnny's dressing room.]