<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> The Tonight Show </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> The title card for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon , the current incarnation of the show </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Genre </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Talk </Li> <Li> Variety show </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Created by </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Steve Allen </Li> <Li> Dwight Hemion </Li> <Li> William O. Harbach </Li> <Li> Sylvester Pat L. Weaver , Jr . </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Presented by </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Steve Allen </Li> <Li> Jack Paar </Li> <Li> Johnny Carson </Li> <Li> Jay Leno </Li> <Li> Conan O'Brien </Li> <Li> Jimmy Fallon </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Country of origin </Th> <Td> United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Original language ( s ) </Th> <Td> English </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> No. of episodes </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> 2,000 ( before Carson , total ) </Li> <Li> 4,531 ( under Carson ) </Li> <Li> 3,775 ( under Leno , first tenure ) </Li> <Li> 146 ( under O'Brien , 1 unaired ) </Li> <Li> 835 ( under Leno , second tenure ) </Li> <Li> 880 ( under Fallon ) </Li> <Li> Total : 12,001 </Li> </Ul> ( list of episodes ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Production </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Running time </Th> <Td> Varies </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Production company ( s ) </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> NBC Productions ( 1954 -- 96 ) </Li> <Li> Tonight Show Company , LLC. ( 1962 -- 80 ) </Li> <Li> Carson Productions ( 1980 -- 92 ) </Li> <Li> Big Dog Productions ( 1992 -- 2009 , 2010 -- 14 ) </Li> <Li> NBC Studios ( 1996 -- 2004 ) </Li> <Li> NBC Universal Television Studio ( 2004 -- 07 ) </Li> <Li> Universal Media Studios ( 2007 -- 11 ) </Li> <Li> Universal Television ( 2011 -- ) </Li> <Li> Conaco ( 2009 -- 10 ) </Li> <Li> Broadway Video ( 2014 -- ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Release </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Original network </Th> <Td> NBC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Picture format </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Black - and - white ( 1954 -- 1960 ) </Li> <Li> Color ( 1960 -- ) </Li> <Li> 480i ( 1954 -- 2002 ) </Li> <Li> HDTV 1080i ( 2002 -- ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Original release </Th> <Td> September 27 , 1954 ( 1954 - 09 - 27 ) -- present </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Chronology </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> Broadway Open House ( 1950 -- 51 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Related shows </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> The Tomorrow Show ( 1973 -- 1981 ) </Li> <Li> Late Night ( 1982 -- present ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> External links </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Website </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> The Tonight Show </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> The title card for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon , the current incarnation of the show </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Genre </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Talk </Li> <Li> Variety show </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Created by </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Steve Allen </Li> <Li> Dwight Hemion </Li> <Li> William O. Harbach </Li> <Li> Sylvester Pat L. Weaver , Jr . </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Presented by </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Steve Allen </Li> <Li> Jack Paar </Li> <Li> Johnny Carson </Li> <Li> Jay Leno </Li> <Li> Conan O'Brien </Li> <Li> Jimmy Fallon </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Country of origin </Th> <Td> United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Original language ( s ) </Th> <Td> English </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> No. of episodes </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> 2,000 ( before Carson , total ) </Li> <Li> 4,531 ( under Carson ) </Li> <Li> 3,775 ( under Leno , first tenure ) </Li> <Li> 146 ( under O'Brien , 1 unaired ) </Li> <Li> 835 ( under Leno , second tenure ) </Li> <Li> 880 ( under Fallon ) </Li> <Li> Total : 12,001 </Li> </Ul> ( list of episodes ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Production </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Running time </Th> <Td> Varies </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Production company ( s ) </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> NBC Productions ( 1954 -- 96 ) </Li> <Li> Tonight Show Company , LLC. ( 1962 -- 80 ) </Li> <Li> Carson Productions ( 1980 -- 92 ) </Li> <Li> Big Dog Productions ( 1992 -- 2009 , 2010 -- 14 ) </Li> <Li> NBC Studios ( 1996 -- 2004 ) </Li> <Li> NBC Universal Television Studio ( 2004 -- 07 ) </Li> <Li> Universal Media Studios ( 2007 -- 11 ) </Li> <Li> Universal Television ( 2011 -- ) </Li> <Li> Conaco ( 2009 -- 10 ) </Li> <Li> Broadway Video ( 2014 -- ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Release </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Original network </Th> <Td> NBC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Picture format </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Black - and - white ( 1954 -- 1960 ) </Li> <Li> Color ( 1960 -- ) </Li> <Li> 480i ( 1954 -- 2002 ) </Li> <Li> HDTV 1080i ( 2002 -- ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Original release </Th> <Td> September 27 , 1954 ( 1954 - 09 - 27 ) -- present </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Chronology </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> Broadway Open House ( 1950 -- 51 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Related shows </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> The Tomorrow Show ( 1973 -- 1981 ) </Li> <Li> Late Night ( 1982 -- present ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> External links </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Website </Td> </Tr> </Table>
who has been the host of the tonight show
who has been the host of the tonight show
Steve Allen Jack Paar Johnny Carson Jay Leno Conan O'Brien Jimmy Fallon
Steve Allen Jack Paar Johnny Carson Jay Leno Conan O'Brien Jimmy Fallon