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The Best Episodes of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Season 13 Episode 43 - Show #2764
    9.3/10(30 votes)

    #1 - Show #2764

    S13:E43

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Season 10 Episode 23 - Show #2089
    8.7/10(18 votes)

    #2 - Show #2089

    S10:E23

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Season 13 Episode 7 - Show #2728
    8.7/10(33 votes)

    #3 - Show #2728

    S13:E7

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Season 13 Episode 2 - Show #2723
    8.6/10(32 votes)

    #4 - Show #2723

    S13:E2

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Season 15 Episode 44 - Howie Mandel, Nelly Furtado
    8.4/10(21 votes)

    #5 - Howie Mandel, Nelly Furtado

    S15:E44

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Season 17 Episode 4 - Dustin Hoffman; Gordon Ramsay; Flobots
    8.2/10(23 votes)

    #6 - Dustin Hoffman; Gordon Ramsay; Flobots

    S17:E4

    Dustin Hoffman "Kung Fu Panda"; Gordon Ramsay "Hell's Kitchen"; Flobots: Performance from the CD "Fight With Tools"; Chris Bosh at the NBA Finals.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Season 12 Episode 12 - Show #2508
    7.8/10(20 votes)

    #7 - Show #2508

    S12:E12

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Season 1 Episode 1 - Show #0001
    7.7/10(31 votes)

    #8 - Show #0001

    S1:E1

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Season 14 Episode 11 - Show #2955
    7.7/10(25 votes)

    #9 - Show #2955

    S14:E11

    Martin Lawrence; Keith Olbermann (""Countdown with Keith Olbermann""); musical group Sugar Ray.

    Director:Unknown
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  10. The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Season 19 Episode 24 - Jeff Bridges, Dianna Agron, Bobby Long
    7.7/10(22 votes)

    #10 - Jeff Bridges, Dianna Agron, Bobby Long

    S19:E24

    Jeff Bridges, Dianna Agron, Bobby Long

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Season 14 Episode 9 - Show #2953
    7.2/10(19 votes)

    #11 - Show #2953

    S14:E9

    Lindsay Lohan (""Herbie: Fully Loaded""); actor Jeremy Piven; musical group The Backstreet Boys.

    Director:Unknown
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  12. The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Season 14 Episode 6 - Show # 2950
    7.0/10(22 votes)

    #12 - Show # 2950

    S14:E6

    Hilary Duff; comic Jim Norton; musical group Kaiser Chiefs.

    Director:Unknown
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  13. The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Season 20 Episode 24 - Jennifer Lopez, the Civil Wars
    6.9/10(19 votes)

    #13 - Jennifer Lopez, the Civil Wars

    S20:E24

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Season 15 Episode 25 - John Landis & The Spiridellis Brothers, JoJo
    6.4/10(21 votes)

    #14 - John Landis & The Spiridellis Brothers, JoJo

    S15:E25

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Season 13 Episode 11 - Show #2732
    6.0/10(20 votes)

    #15 - Show #2732

    S13:E11

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Season 13 Episode 27 - Show #2748
    6.0/10(19 votes)

    #16 - Show #2748

    S13:E27

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
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  17. The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Season 19 Episode 6 - Randy Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, Ryan Seacrest, Steven Tyler, Dan Ahdoot, Diane Birch
    6.0/10(15 votes)

    #17 - Randy Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, Ryan Seacrest, Steven Tyler, Dan Ahdoot, Diane Birch

    S19:E6

    Randy Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, Ryan Seacrest, Steven Tyler, Dan Ahdoot, Diane Birch

    Director:Unknown
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  18. The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Season 18 Episode 23 - Bill Maher, Wayne Vandenlangenberg, OneRepublic
    5.9/10(16 votes)

    #18 - Bill Maher, Wayne Vandenlangenberg, OneRepublic

    S18:E23

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    Director:Unknown
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  19. The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Season 12 Episode 27 - Show #2523
    5.8/10(20 votes)

    #19 - Show #2523

    S12:E27

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Season 12 Episode 5 - Show #2501
    5.7/10(21 votes)

    #20 - Show #2501

    S12:E5

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Season 18 Episode 45 - Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jon Favreau, Godsmack
    5.3/10(14 votes)

    #21 - Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jon Favreau, Godsmack

    S18:E45

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
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  22. The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Season 16 Episode 38 - Arsenio Hall, Melanie Metz & Peggy Willenberg, Seether
    5.1/10(18 votes)

    #22 - Arsenio Hall, Melanie Metz & Peggy Willenberg, Seether

    S16:E38

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
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  23. The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Season 11 Episode 25 - Show #2299
    5.0/10(20 votes)

    #23 - Show #2299

    S11:E25

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
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  24. The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Season 13 Episode 22 - Show #2743
    4.8/10(22 votes)

    #24 - Show #2743

    S13:E22

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
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  25. The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Season 18 Episode 6 - Simon Cowell, Richard Roeper, Ben Harper
    4.7/10(17 votes)

    #25 - Simon Cowell, Richard Roeper, Ben Harper

    S18:E6

    Simon Cowell, Richard Roeper, Ben Harper

    Director:Unknown
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Best Episodes Summary

"Show #2764" is the best rated episode of "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno". It scored 9.3/10 based on 30 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 8/12/2004. This episode scored 0.6 points higher than the second highest rated, "Show #2089".