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The Best Episodes of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally...

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  1. 9.6/10(11 votes)

    #1 - Episode 157

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  2. 9.6/10(224 votes)

    #2 - Episode 3

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  3. 9.3/10(25 votes)

    #3 - Episode 24

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  4. 9.2/10(12 votes)

    #4 - Episode 165

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  5. 9.1/10(30 votes)

    #5 - Episode 143

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  6. 9.0/10(11 votes)

    #6 - Episode 24

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  7. 8.9/10(56 votes)

    #7 - Episode 4

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  8. 8.9/10(56 votes)

    #8 - Episode 25

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  9. 8.9/10(18 votes)

    #9 - Episode 188

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  10. 8.8/10(12 votes)

    #10 - Episode 177

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  11. 8.8/10(16 votes)

    #11 - Episode 75

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  12. 8.7/10(18 votes)

    #12 - Episode 67

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  13. 8.7/10(30 votes)

    #13 - Episode 218

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  14. 8.7/10(19 votes)

    #14 - Episode 224

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  15. 8.7/10(26 votes)

    #15 - Episode 159

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  16. 8.6/10(21 votes)

    #16 - Episode 39

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  17. 8.6/10(16 votes)

    #17 - Episode 42

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  18. 8.6/10(17 votes)

    #18 - Episode 87

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  19. 8.6/10(15 votes)

    #19 - Episode 48

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  20. 8.5/10(14 votes)

    #20 - Episode 97

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  21. 8.4/10(35 votes)

    #21 - Episode 72

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  22. 8.4/10(31 votes)

    #22 - Episode 108

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  23. 8.4/10(26 votes)

    #23 - Episode 98

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  24. 8.4/10(19 votes)

    #24 - Episode 162

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  25. 8.4/10(15 votes)

    #25 - Episode 39

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Best Episodes Summary

"Episode 157" is the best rated episode of "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson". It scored 9.6/10 based on 11 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 10/14/1980. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Episode 3".