Johnny Carson appeared to be a warm and friendly host behind the desk at The Tonight Show. But the late-night TV legend had a ...

In early 1986, Rivers was approached by the new Fox ... Carson banned Rivers from The Tonight Show, and this remained in force even when Jay Leno took over as host. It was not until 2014 that ...

The Tonight Show debuted in 1954 as Tonight and was hosted by Steve Allen until 1957. Jack Parr took over until 1962, followed by Johnny Carson until his retirement in 1992.