| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | |
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| Also known as | The Tonight Show |
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| Presented by | Jay Leno |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 22[1] |
| No. of episodes | 4,610[2] (list of episodes) |
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| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 62 minutes |
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| Network | NBC |
| Release | May 25, 1992 – May 29, 2009 |
| Release | March 1, 2010 – February 6, 2014 |
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| The Jay Leno Show You Bet Your Life (2021 revival) | |
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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno is an American television talk show broadcast by NBC. The show is the fourth and sixth installment of The Tonight Show. Hosted by Jay Leno, it aired from May 25, 1992 to May 29, 2009, replacing The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and was replaced by The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien. The show returned from March 1, 2010 to February 6, 2014, replacing The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien and was replaced by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
The fourth incarnation of the Tonight Show franchise debuted on May 25, 1992, three days after Johnny Carson's retirement as host of the program. The program originated from NBC Studios in Burbank, California, and was broadcast Monday through Friday at 11:35 p.m. in the Eastern and Pacific time zones (10:35 p.m. Central/Mountain time). Unlike Carson or his predecessor Jack Paar, Leno only once used a guest host, preferring to host the series in person.
The series, which followed the same basic format as that of its predecessors (an opening monologue followed by comedy routines, interviews and performances), ran until May 29, 2009, after which Leno was succeeded by Conan O'Brien.[3] NBC signed Leno to a new deal for a nightly talk show in the 10:00 pm ET timeslot. The primetime series, titled The Jay Leno Show, debuted on September 14, 2009,[4] following a similar format to the Leno incarnation of Tonight.[5][6][7]
Neither O'Brien's version of the program, which premiered June 1, 2009 nor The Jay Leno Show generated the ratings NBC had expected. The network decided to move a condensed 30-minute version of Leno's show to O'Brien's time slot, and O'Brien's Tonight Show a half-hour later. This decision met with opposition from O'Brien, whose stint on The Tonight Show ended January 22, 2010, after which he began his own talk show, Conan, on TBS. The Tonight Show with Jay Leno then began its second incarnation, the sixth of the franchise, on March 1, 2010. Leno left The Tonight Show for good on February 6, 2014, and on February 17, was succeeded by Late Night host Jimmy Fallon, at which time the series returned to New York for the first time since 1972.
- ^ "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Season 19 Episode February 10, 2011 'Rob Lowe / Amber Riley / Nicki Minaj' Preview | Paparazzi Journal". Paparazzijournal.com. Archived from the original on February 14, 2011.
- ^ Leno, Jay. "The Official Show Calendar". NBC.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2010.
- ^ "O'Brien to replace Leno on 'The Tonight Show'". CNN. September 28, 2004. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
- ^ "The Jay Leno Show". NBC.com. Archived from the original on July 31, 2009. Retrieved August 13, 2009.
- ^ "Jay Leno Taking Over 10 pm On NBC". BroadcastingCable.[dead link]
- ^ Carter, Bill (December 9, 2008). "Where Is Leno Going? To Prime Time, on NBC". The New York Times.
- ^ "Jay Leno Comes to Primetime on NBC". NBC. December 9, 2008.
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