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| List of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson episodes | |
|---|---|
| No. of episodes | 259 |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Season chronology | |
This is a list of all The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson episodes that aired between January 1, 1970 and December 31, 1970.
| No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1865 | January 1, 1970 | Jerry Orbach, comedy group Ace Trucking Company | June Valli, |
| 1866 | January 2, 1970 | Corbett Monica (guest host) | Jerry Vale, Monet and Wells |
| 1867 | January 5, 1970 | Andy Griffith, Harold Hughes | N/A |
| 1868 | January 6, 1970 | Bob Dille | Tommy Leonetti |
| 1869 | January 7, 1970 | TBA | Edmunds and Curly |
| 1870 | January 8, 1970 | David Susskind, Charlie Manna | Marilyn Maye |
| 1871 | January 9, 1970 | Joan Rivers (guest host), Pamela Mason. Rita Damitri, comedy team Deddy and Bill | N/A |
| 1872 | January 12, 1970 | James Stewart, Hank Stram, Len Dawson | Roslyn Kind, The Carnival |
| 1873 | January 13, 1970 | Charlie Callas, June Allyson, Bob and Ray | N/A |
| 1874 | January 14, 1970 | Bob Hope, Willie Mays | N/A |
| 1875 | January 15, 1970 | Jonathan Winters, Rodney Dangerfield | N/A |
| 1876 | January 16, 1970 | Joan Rivers (guest host), Marty Allen, Mr. Kenneth | Al Hirt |
| 1877 | January 19, 1970 | Alan King (guest host), Milt Kamen, Norm Crosby, Dr. Joyce Brothers | Judy Collins, Jane Morgan |
| 1878 | January 20, 1970 | Alan King (guest host), Noel Harrison, Rod Laver, Pancho Gonzales | Tony Bennett |
| 1879 | January 21, 1970 | Alan King (guest host), Peter Lind Hayes, Bob Dille | Roberta Flack |
| 1880 | January 22, 1970 | Peter Lawford (guest host), Mamie Van Doren, Morton Hunt | N/A |
| 1881 | January 23, 1970 | Peter Lawford (guest host), Suzanne Charny | N/A |
| 1882 | January 26, 1970 | Joan Rivers (guest host), Robert Ryan, Jack Valenti, Phyllis Newman, Eleanor Perry | Thelma Houston |
| 1883 | January 27, 1970 | Tony Randall, Jack Haley, Jr., Mamie Van Doren, Dr. David Reuben | Judy Collins |
| 1884 | January 28, 1970 | David Susskind, William F. Buckley, Jr., Jeane Dixon | N/A |
| 1885 | January 29, 1970 | George C. Scott, June Allyson | Lana Cantrell |
| 1886 | January 30, 1970 | TBA | Tony Bennett, Karen Wyman |
| No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1907 | March 2, 1970 | Joe Frazier, James Stewart | N/A |
| 1908 | March 3, 1970 | Alan King, Stella Stevens, Hal Frazier | Bob & Ray |
| 1909 | March 4, 1970 | Don Rickles, Lorne Greene, Telly Savalas | N/A |
| 1910 | March 5, 1970 | James Coco, Corbett Monica | Roberta Flack |
| 1911 | March 6, 1970 | Bill Cosby (guest host) | N/A |
| 1912 | March 9, 1970 | David Steinberg, Jaye P. Morgan | Sergio Franchi |
| 1913 | March 10, 1970 | TBA | N/A |
| 1914 | March 11, 1970 | Peggy Cass | Al Hirt, Nancy Ames |
| 1915 | March 12, 1970 | TBA | N/A |
| 1916 | March 13, 1970 | Peter Lawford (guest host) | Cass Elliot, Cissy Houston, Monti Rock |
| 1917 | March 16, 1970 | Alan King (guest host), Molly Picon, Jerry Shane | Lola Falana |
| 1918 | March 17, 1970 | Alan King (guest host), Rich Little, Laura Greene, Robert Strauss | Harry Belafonte |
| 1919 | March 18, 1970 | Alan King (guest host), Marian Mercer, Hal Frazier | N/A |
| 1920 | March 19, 1970 | Art Linkletter (guest host), Florence Henderson, Herb Klein | N/A |
| 1921 | March 20, 1970 | Peter Lawford (guest host), Soupy Sales | Cissy Houston |
| 1922 | March 23, 1970 | TBA | Dana Valery, Richie Havens |
| 1923 | March 24, 1970 | Orson Bean | Cissy Houston, Bob & Ray |
| 1924 | March 25, 1970 | Tony Randall, Cliff Robertson, Jack Haley, Jr. | N/A |
| 1925 | March 26, 1970 | Graham Kerr | Sandler & Young, Melba Moore |
| 1926 | March 27, 1970 | Rodney Dangerfield, James Coco | O.C. Smith |
| 1927 | March 30, 1970 | Charlie Manna | N/A |
| 1928 | March 31, 1970 | Peter Hurkos, Penny Fuller, Phil Foster | N/A |
| No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | April 1, 1970 | Dr. Robert Baird | N/A |
| 1930 | April 2, 1970 | TBA | N/A |
| 1931 | April 3, 1970 | Flip Wilson (guest host) | Bernadette Peters, Louis Armstrong |
| 1932 | April 6, 1970 | Robert Townsend | Buddy Rich, Hines, Hines and Dad |
| 1933 | April 7, 1970 | TBA | Peggy Lee, Homer & Jethro |
| 1934 | April 8, 1970 | Bob Uecker, Barbara Anderson, David Steinberg, Johnny Brown | Erroll Garner, Peggy Lee |
| 1935 | April 9, 1970 | Bob Uecker, Sylvia Miles, Philip Villar (Tiddlywinks champion) [4] | Donna Theodore [5] |
| 1936 | April 10, 1970 | Flip Wilson (guest host), Dody Goodman | Cass Elliot, George Benson |
| 1937 | April 13, 1970 | Lauren Bacall, Shirley Booth | Dana Valery |
| 1938 | April 14, 1970 | Agnes Moorehead, David Susskind, Patty Roosevelt | Melba Moore, Ace Trucking Company |
| 1939 | April 15, 1970 | Jack Klugman, Judy Carne, Rodney Dangerfield | N/A |
| 1940 | April 16, 1970 | Dr. Paul Ehrlich, Marcel Marceau | Glen Campbell |
| 1941 | April 17, 1970 | TBA | N/A |
| 1942 | April 20, 1970 | Flip Wilson (guest host), Rich Little, James Coco | Joe Williams, Nancy Ames |
| 1943 | April 21, 1970 | Flip Wilson (guest host), Joe Frazier, Betty Walker | Melba Moore, Monti Rock |
| 1944 | April 22, 1970 | Flip Wilson (guest host) | Lovelace Watkins, The Four Tops |
| 1945 | April 23, 1970 | Flip Wilson (guest host), Louis Nye | The Three Degrees |
| 1946 | April 24, 1970 | Flip Wilson (guest host), Tony Curtis, Cleavon Little, Irwin C. Watson | Helen Reddy, Modern Jazz Quartet |
| 1947 | April 27, 1970 | Flip Wilson (guest host), Mario Andretti, Virginia Graham | Jerry Butler, Laura Lee, The Dells, The Tony Williams Lifetime [6] [7] |
| 1948 | April 28, 1970 | Flip Wilson (guest host) | Kim Weston |
| 1949 | April 29, 1970 | Flip Wilson (guest host), Ruby Keeler, Dody Goodman | Joe Simon, Dionne Warwick |
| 1950 | April 30, 1970 | Flip Wilson (guest host) | N/A |
| No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ???? | August 3, 1970 | Gene Wilder, Erich Segal | N/A |
| ???? | August 4, 1970 | Steve Allen, Rodney Dangerfield, Dr. David Reuben | N/A |
| ???? | August 5, 1970 | Peter Boyle | N/A |
| ???? | August 6, 1970 | Warren Mauley, Elaine Stritch | N/A |
| ???? | August 7, 1970 | Bob Newhart (guest host), Danny Kuchinski | N/A |
| ???? | August 10, 1970 | Corbett Monica (guest host), Judy Carne | N/A |
| ???? | August 11, 1970 | Sen. Charles Percy, [11] Ron Carey | N/A |
| ???? | August 12, 1970 | Kreskin | Bette Midler |
| ???? | August 13, 1970 | Buddy Hackett, Dr. Paul Ehrlich (author) [12] | N/A |
| ???? | August 14, 1970 | Dr. Paul Ehrlich, Lada Edmund, Jr., Ben J. Wattenberg | Aretha Franklin |
| ???? | August 17, 1970 | Joan Rivers (guest host), Debbie Reynolds, Milt Kamen, Dr. Lendon Smith | Edie Adams, Peter Allen |
| ???? | August 18, 1970 | Joan Rivers (guest host), Minnie Pearl | Donna Theodore, Peter Marshall |
| ???? | August 19, 1970 | Joan Rivers (guest host), Charles Nelson Reilly, Jacqueline Susann, Shirley Eder, Ron Carey. | Tiny Tim |
| ???? | August 20, 1970 | Joan Rivers (guest host), James Coco, Gore Vidal | Sons of Dawn |
| ???? | August 21, 1970 | Joan Rivers (guest host), Marty Brill, Rip Taylor, Michael Dunn, Jeane Dixon, Peter White | Freda Payne, Mac Davis |
| ???? | August 24, 1970 | David Steinberg (guest host), Mr. Blackwell, Carol Wayne | N/A |
| ???? | August 25, 1970 | Phyllis Diller (guest host), Jerry Hartwell | N/A |
| ???? | August 26, 1970 | Della Reese (guest host), Pat Morita, Jim Fowler | Billy Daniels |
| ???? | August 27, 1970 | David Steinberg (guest host), Paul Williams, Rex Reed | Cass Elliot, John Phillips |
| ???? | August 28, 1970 | Della Reese (guest host), Soupy Sales | Melba Moore |
| ???? | August 31, 1970 | Red Buttons | Bette Midler |
| No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ???? | September 1, 1970 | Elaine Stritch, Jackie Vernon, Jaye P. Morgan, Wes Stern | N/A |
| ???? | September 2, 1970 | Warren Mauley | N/A |
| ???? | September 3, 1970 | Alvin Toffler, Wes Stern | N/A |
| ???? | September 4, 1970 | Zsa Zsa Gabor, Jerry Lewis, Norman Wisdom, Joe Garagiola | Carla Thomas |
| ???? | September 7, 1970 | Kreskin | Skiles and Henderson |
| ???? | September 8, 1970 | James Whitmore, Charlie Callas | Julie Budd |
| ???? | September 9, 1970 | TBA | Bernadette Peters, Ethel Merman |
| ???? | September 10, 1970 | Rich Little, Maximilian Schell, Dick Shawn, Frank Sinatra | N/A |
| ???? | September 11, 1970 | Don Rickles, Dr. Lendon Smith, Jacqueline Susann, DuVal and Trina | Randy Newman, Little Richard |
| ???? | September 14, 1970 | Milton Berle, Don Rickles, Alan King, Anthony Perkins, Dody Goodman | N/A |
| ???? | September 15, 1970 | George Kirby, Cy Howard | Dana Valery |
| ???? | September 16, 1970 | Totie Fields, Madeleine Collinson, Mary Collinson | Jose Molina, Don Cherry |
| ???? | September 17, 1970 | James Coco, Sen. Mike Gravel, Gloria Vanderbilt | Phyllis Newman |
| ???? | September 18, 1970 | James Coco | The Carpenters |
| ???? | September 21, 1970 | Jerry Lewis (guest host) | Marilyn Maye |
| ???? | September 22, 1970 | Jerry Lewis (guest host), Jacqueline Susann | N/A |
| ???? | September 23, 1970 | Jerry Lewis (guest host), Jimmy Breslin | Pat Boone |
| ???? | September 24, 1970 | Jerry Lewis (guest host) | Eloise Laws |
| ???? | September 25, 1970 | Jerry Lewis (guest host), Mr. Blackwell | Esther Phillips |
| ???? | September 28, 1970 | Joan Rivers (guest host), Dr. Irwin Maxwell Stillman | N/A |
| ???? | September 29, 1970 | Joan Rivers, Cliff Gorman, Helen Hayes, Pamela Mason | Melba Moore, Ronnie Dyson, Bob & Ray |
| ???? | September 30, 1970 | Gore Vidal, Jaye P. Morgan | Jose Feliciano |
| No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ???? | December 1, 1970 | Jerry Lewis (guest host), Henry Gibson, Jimmy Breslin | N/A |
| ???? | December 2, 1970 | Jerry Lewis (guest host), Muhammad Ali, Suzanne Charny, Rex Reed | Sandler & Young |
| ???? | December 3, 1970 | Jerry Lewis (guest host), Sandy Baron | N/A |
| ???? | December 4, 1970 | Jerry Lewis (guest host), Corbett Monica | N/A |
| ???? | December 7, 1970 | Jerry Lewis (guest host), John Cassavetes | Phyllis Newman |
| ???? | December 8, 1970 | Joan Rivers, Clement Freud, John Byner | Hines, Hines and Dad |
| ???? | December 9, 1970 | TBA | N/A |
| ???? | December 10, 1970 | James Coco, David Steinberg, Rev. Ellwood Kieser | Bette Midler |
| ???? | December 11, 1970 | Rodney Dangerfield | N/A |
| ???? | December 14, 1970 | Dick Shawn (guest host), Elaine Stritch, Erich Segal | Bernadette Peters |
| ???? | December 15, 1970 [13] | David Frost, Alan King, Derek Sanderson | Buddy Greco |
| ???? | December 16, 1970 | Dick Shawn, Kreskin | Bette Midler |
| ???? | December 17, 1970 | Elliott Gould, Nancy Grigor, Bob Kaufman | Dick Jensen, Lana Cantrell |
| ???? | December 18, 1970 | Tony Randall, Robert Klein, Angel Tompkins | Richie Havens |
| ???? | December 21, 1970 | Jerry Lewis (guest host), Richard Boone, Larry Best, Dr. Leopold Bellak | Enzo Stuarti, Monti Rock |
| ???? | December 22, 1970 | Jerry Lewis (guest host) | N/A |
| ???? | December 23, 1970 | Jerry Lewis (guest host) | Helen O'Connell |
| ???? | December 25, 1970 | Jerry Lewis (guest host), Jose Greco, Ashley Montagu | Tiny Tim |
| ???? | December 28, 1970 | Eli Wallach, Anne Jackson | N/A |
| ???? | December 29, 1970 | Joe Frazier, Julius Sumner Miller, Kenneth Nelson, Roz Kelly | Los Indios Tabajaras |
| ???? | December 30, 1970 | Dustin Hoffman, Heywood Hale Broun | Mac Davis |
| ???? | December 31, 1970 | James Coco, Maureen Stapleton, Mary Harper | Ronnie Dyson |
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