Johnny Carson: American Masters

Explore the life and career of The Tonight Show host -- seen by more people than anyone else in U.S. history.

Explore the life and career of The Tonight Show host — seen by more people than anyone else in U.S. history — through unprecedented access to Carson’s personal and professional archives, including all existing episodes of The Tonight Show from 1962-1992. Interviews with family, colleagues and performers who appeared, began or were influenced by The Tonight Show illuminate his story: David Letterman, Jay Leno, Ellen DeGeneres, Conan O’Brien, Jimmy Fallon, Jerry Seinfeld, Steve Martin, Joan Rivers, Mel Brooks, Angie Dickinson, David Steinberg, Don Rickles, Carl Reiner, Doc Severinsen, and others.