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Tonight Starring Jack Paar 1957
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Tonight Starring Jack Paar is an American late-night talk show that aired from 1957 to 1962 as part of The Tonight Show franchise. Hosted by Jack Paar, the series succeeded Tonight Starring Steve Allen and preceded The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 1957
- Status
- Canceled
- Episodes
- 304
- Runtime
- 105 minutes
- First aired
- Jul 29, 1957
- Last aired
- Sep 24, 1962
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- US
- Networks
- NBC
- Genres
- Talk
- Updated
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Tonight Starring Jack Paar is an American late-night talk show that aired from 1957 to 1962 as part of The Tonight Show franchise. Hosted by Jack Paar, the series succeeded Tonight Starring Steve Allen and preceded The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. The show was primarily broadcast from Studio 6B inside the RCA Building, a location later used for early episodes of Carson's iteration of The Tonight Show and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Its theme song was an instrumental version of “Everything's Coming Up Roses,” while its closing theme was “So Until I See You” by Al Lerner. The program featured a conversational format with celebrity guests and included regular contributors such as Hugh Downs and José Melis. Paar's personal and often emotional hosting style influenced the late-night television landscape and helped define the tone of future talk shows. The series ran for several seasons and marked a significant era in the evolution of American late-night programming.
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“Jack Paar hosts this influential late-night talk show installment of The Tonight Show franchise.”
Reasons to watch
- historical significance
- iconic studio setting
- classic late-night atmosphere
Keep in mind
- limited availability
- dated production style
Watch it if you are interested in the evolution of American late-night television.
The program features standard late-night talk show dialogue suitable for general audiences.
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Cast
Jack Paar
Host
Hugh Downs
Self - Announcer
☻
José Melis
Self - Bandleader
Hermione Gingold
Self
Orson Bean
Self - Guest Host
Skitch Henderson
Self - Bandleader
Cliff Arquette
Self / Charley Weaver
Dody Goodman
Self
Art Linkletter
Self - Guest Host ☻
Genevieve
Self
Hans Conried
Self
Joey Bishop
Self - Guest Host
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Season 1 · 69 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide & lore primer →- E1 Episode 1 Mytharc Jul 29, 1957
- E2 Episode 2 Core Jul 30, 1957
- E3 Episode 3 Core Jul 31, 1957
- E4 Episode 4 Core Aug 1, 1957
- E5 Episode 5 Core Aug 2, 1957
- E6 Episode 6 Core Aug 5, 1957
- E7 Episode 7 Core Aug 6, 1957
- E8 Episode 8 Core Aug 7, 1957
- E9 Episode 9 Core Aug 8, 1957
- E10 Episode 10 Core Aug 9, 1957
- E36 Episode 36 Core Sep 16, 1957
- E41 Episode 41 Core Sep 23, 1957
- E42 Episode 42 Core Sep 24, 1957
- E43 Episode 43 Core
- E44 Episode 44 Core Sep 26, 1957
- E45 Episode 45 Core Sep 27, 1957
- E81 Episode 81 Core Nov 19, 1957
- E82 Episode 82 Core Nov 20, 1957
- E83 Episode 83 Core Nov 21, 1957
- E84 Episode 84 Core Nov 22, 1957
- E92 Episode 92 Core Dec 4, 1957
- E94 Episode 94 Core Dec 6, 1957
- E100 Episode 100 Core Dec 16, 1957
- E109 Episode 109 Core Dec 27, 1957
- E113 Episode 113 Core Jan 2, 1958
- E115 Episode 115 Core Jan 6, 1958
- E116 Episode 116 Core Jan 7, 1958
- E117 Episode 117 Core Jan 8, 1958
- E118 Episode 118 Core Jan 9, 1958
- E119 Episode 119 Core Jan 10, 1958
- E120 Episode 120 Core Jan 13, 1958
- E121 Episode 121 Core Jan 14, 1958
- E122 Episode 122 Core Jan 15, 1958
- E123 Episode 123 Core Jan 16, 1958
- E124 Episode 124 Core Jan 17, 1958
- E125 Episode 125 Core Jan 20, 1958
- E126 Episode 126 Core Jan 21, 1958
- E127 Episode 127 Core Jan 22, 1958
- E128 Episode 128 Core Jan 23, 1958
- E129 Episode 129 Core Jan 29, 1958
- E130 Episode 130 Core Jan 27, 1958
- E155 Episode 155 Core Mar 3, 1958
- E170 Episode 170 Core Mar 24, 1958
- E187 Episode 187 Core Apr 16, 1958
- E189 Episode 189 Core Apr 18, 1958
- E192 Episode 192 Core Apr 23, 1958
- E199 Episode 199 Core May 2, 1958
- E202 Episode 202 Core May 7, 1958
- E204 Episode 204 Core May 9, 1958
- E205 Episode 205 Core May 12, 1958
- E209 Episode 209 Core May 16, 1958
- E210 Episode 210 Core May 19, 1958
- E211 Episode 211 Core May 20, 1958
- E212 Episode 212 Core May 21, 1958
- E213 Episode 213 Core May 22, 1958
- E214 Episode 214 Core May 23, 1958
- E216 Episode 216 Core May 27, 1958
- E222 Episode 222 Core Jun 4, 1958
- E223 Episode 223 Core Jun 5, 1958
- E226 Episode 226 Core Jun 10, 1958
- E233 Episode 233 Core Jun 19, 1958
- E238 Episode 238 Core Jun 26, 1958
- E240 Episode 240 Core Jun 30, 1958
- E242 Episode 242 Core Jul 2, 1958
- E243 Episode 243 Core Jul 3, 1958
- E247 Episode 247 Core Jul 9, 1958
- E251 Episode 251 Core Jul 15, 1958
- E254 Episode 254 Core Jul 18, 1958
- E271 Episode 271 Mytharc Aug 12, 1958
Season 2 · 52 episodes
- E9 Episode 9 Core Sep 11, 1958
- E15 Episode 15 Core Sep 19, 1958
- E19 Episode 19 Core Sep 25, 1958
- E21 Episode 21 Core Sep 29, 1958
- E32 Episode 32 Core Oct 14, 1958
- E34 Episode 34 Core Oct 16, 1958
- E38 Episode 38 Core Oct 22, 1958
- E43 Episode 43 Core Oct 29, 1958
- E46 Episode 46 Core Nov 3, 1958
- E52 Episode 52 Core Nov 12, 1958
- E53 Episode 53 Core Nov 13, 1958
- E58 Episode 58 Core Nov 20, 1958
- E59 Episode 59 Core Nov 21, 1958
- E60 Episode 60 Core Nov 24, 1958
- E64 Episode 64 Core Nov 28, 1958
- E69 Episode 69 Core Dec 5, 1958
- E71 Episode 71 Core Dec 9, 1958
- E84 Episode 84 Core Dec 26, 1958
- E94 Episode 94 Core Jan 9, 1959
- E98 Episode 98 Core Jan 15, 1959
- E103 Episode 103 Core Jan 22, 1959
- E107 Episode 107 Core Jan 28, 1959
- E110 Episode 110 Core Feb 2, 1959
- E128 Episode 128 Core Feb 26, 1959
- E130 Episode 130 Core Mar 2, 1959
- E137 Episode 137 Core
- E149 Episode 149 Core Mar 27, 1959
- E151 Episode 151 Core Mar 31, 1959
- E153 Episode 153 Core Apr 2, 1959
- E168 Episode 168 Core Apr 24, 1959
- E169 Episode 169 Core Apr 27, 1959
- E170 Episode 170 Core Apr 28, 1959
- E171 Episode 171 Core Apr 29, 1959
- E172 Episode 172 Core Apr 30, 1959
- E173 Episode 173 Core May 1, 1959
- E174 Episode 174 Core May 4, 1959
- E176 Episode 176 Core May 6, 1959
- E179 Episode 179 Core May 11, 1959
- E188 Episode 188 Core May 22, 1959
- E191 Episode 191 Core May 27, 1959
- E193 Episode 193 Core May 29, 1959
- E203 Episode 203 Core Jun 12, 1959
- E204 Episode 204 Core Jun 15, 1959
- E221 Episode 221 Core Jul 8, 1959
- E222 Episode 222 Core Jul 9, 1959
- E233 Episode 233 Core Jul 29, 1959
- E239 Episode 239 Core Aug 6, 1959
- E241 Episode 241 Core Aug 11, 1959
- E242 Episode 242 Core Aug 12, 1959
- E246 Episode 246 Core Aug 19, 1959
- E250 Episode 250 Mytharc Aug 26, 1959
- E251 Episode 251 Mytharc Aug 27, 1959
Season 3 · 47 episodes
- E1 Episode 1 Mytharc Sep 7, 1959
- E2 Episode 2 Core Sep 8, 1959
- E6 Episode 6 Core Sep 15, 1959
- E12 Episode 12 Core Sep 24, 1959
- E16 Episode 16 Core Oct 1, 1959
- E34 Episode 34 Core Oct 29, 1959
- E36 Episode 36 Core Nov 3, 1959
- E38 Episode 38 Core Nov 5, 1959
- E39 Episode 39 Core Nov 10, 1959
- E40 Episode 40 Core Nov 11, 1959
- E49 Episode 49 Core Nov 26, 1959
- E54 Episode 54 Core Dec 4, 1959
- E72 Episode 72 Core Jan 4, 1960
- E77 Episode 77 Core Jan 12, 1960
- E83 Episode 83 Core Jan 21, 1960
- E87 Episode 87 Core Jan 28, 1960
- E89 Episode 89 Core Feb 2, 1960
- E95 Episode 95 Core Feb 11, 1960
- E101 Episode 101 Core Feb 23, 1960
- E104 Episode 104 Core Feb 29, 1960
- E108 Episode 108 Core Mar 7, 1960
- E109 Episode 109 Core Mar 8, 1960
- E111 Episode 111 Core Mar 10, 1960
- E116 Episode 116 Core Mar 21, 1960
- E124 Episode 124 Core Apr 1, 1960
- E132 Episode 132 Core Apr 18, 1960
- E135 Episode 135 Core Apr 21, 1960
- E136 Episode 136 Core Apr 25, 1960
- E137 Episode 137 Core Apr 26, 1960
- E139 Episode 139 Core Apr 28, 1960
- E149 Episode 149 Core May 18, 1960
- E150 Episode 150 Core May 19, 1960
- E157 Episode 157 Core Jun 1, 1960
- E158 Episode 158 Core Jun 2, 1960
- E159 Episode 159 Core Jun 6, 1960
- E163 Episode 163 Core Jun 13, 1960
- E165 Episode 165 Core Jun 15, 1960
- E166 Episode 166 Core Jun 16, 1960
- E167 Episode 167 Core Jun 20, 1960
- E168 Episode 168 Core Jun 21, 1960
- E176 Episode 176 Core Jul 5, 1960
- E178 Episode 178 Core Jul 7, 1960
- E181 Episode 181 Core Jul 13, 1960
- E195 Episode 195 Core Aug 11, 1960
- E199 Episode 199 Core Aug 18, 1960
- E203 Episode 203 Core Aug 25, 1960
- E212 Episode 212 Mytharc Sep 12, 1960
Season 4 · 55 episodes
- E3 Episode 3 Core Sep 21, 1960
- E5 Episode 5 Core Sep 26, 1960
- E9 Episode 9 Core Oct 6, 1960
- E19 Episode 19 Core Oct 19, 1960
- E23 Episode 23 Core Oct 27, 1960
- E24 Episode 24 Core Oct 31, 1960
- E26 Episode 26 Core Nov 2, 1960
- E41 Episode 41 Core Nov 30, 1960
- E42 Episode 42 Core Dec 1, 1960
- E43 Episode 43 Core Dec 6, 1960
- E51 Episode 51 Core Dec 19, 1960
- E58 Episode 58 Core Dec 29, 1960
- E59 Episode 59 Core Jan 2, 1961
- E60 Episode 60 Core Jan 3, 1961
- E63 Episode 63 Core Jan 9, 1961
- E65 Episode 65 Core Jan 11, 1961
- E72 Episode 72 Core Jan 24, 1961
- E78 Episode 78 Core Feb 2, 1961
- E79 Episode 79 Core Feb 6, 1961
- E85 Episode 85 Core Feb 15, 1961
- E91 Episode 91 Core Feb 27, 1961
- E103 Episode 103 Core Mar 21, 1961
- E105 Episode 105 Core Mar 23, 1961
- E109 Episode 109 Core Mar 29, 1961
- E111 Episode 111 Core Apr 3, 1961
- E112 Episode 112 Core Apr 4, 1961
- E113 Episode 113 Core Apr 5, 1961
- E114 Episode 114 Core Apr 6, 1961
- E117 Episode 117 Core Apr 12, 1961
- E122 Episode 122 Core Apr 20, 1961
- E123 Episode 123 Core Apr 21, 1961
- E128 Episode 128 Core May 2, 1961
- E130 Episode 130 Core May 4, 1961
- E139 Episode 139 Core May 22, 1961
- E140 Episode 140 Core May 23, 1961
- E141 Episode 141 Core May 24, 1961
- E146 Episode 146 Core Jun 1, 1961
- E154 Episode 154 Core Jun 15, 1961
- E155 Episode 155 Core Jun 19, 1961
- E159 Episode 159 Core Jun 26, 1961
- E160 Episode 160 Core Jun 27, 1961
- E161 Episode 161 Core Jun 28, 1961
- E162 Episode 162 Core Jun 29, 1961
- E166 Episode 166 Core Jul 5, 1961
- E168 Episode 168 Core Jul 11, 1961
- E169 Episode 169 Core Jul 12, 1961
- E173 Episode 173 Core Jul 19, 1961
- E179 Episode 179 Core Jul 31, 1961
- E182 Episode 182 Core Aug 3, 1961
- E187 Episode 187 Core Aug 14, 1961
- E198 Episode 198 Core Aug 31, 1961
- E199 Episode 199 Core Sep 4, 1961
- E200 Episode 200 Core Sep 5, 1961
- E201 Episode 201 Mytharc Sep 6, 1961
- E202 Episode 202 Mytharc Sep 7, 1961
Season 5 · 81 episodes
- E3 Episode 3 Core Sep 14, 1961
- E14 Episode 14 Core Oct 4, 1961
- E20 Episode 20 Core Oct 16, 1961
- E21 Episode 21 Core Oct 17, 1961
- E24 Episode 24 Core Oct 23, 1961
- E33 Episode 33 Core Nov 7, 1961
- E34 Episode 34 Core Nov 8, 1961
- E35 Episode 35 Core Nov 9, 1961
- E39 Episode 39 Core Nov 17, 1961
- E42 Episode 42 Core Nov 23, 1961
- E43 Episode 43 Core Nov 24, 1961
- E50 Episode 50 Core Dec 6, 1961
- E51 Episode 51 Core Dec 7, 1961
- E54 Episode 54 Core Dec 13, 1961
- E56 Episode 56 Core Dec 18, 1961
- E65 Episode 65 Core Jan 2, 1962
- E71 Episode 71 Core Jan 11, 1962
- E72 Episode 72 Core Jan 15, 1962
- E74 Episode 74 Core Jan 17, 1962
- E79 Episode 79 Core Jan 25, 1962
- E84 Episode 84 Core Feb 5, 1962
- E88 Episode 88 Core Feb 12, 1962
- E89 Episode 89 Core Feb 13, 1962
- E96 Episode 96 Core Feb 26, 1962
- E97 Episode 97 Core Feb 27, 1962
- E106 Episode 106 Core Mar 21, 1962
- E109 Episode 109 Core Mar 27, 1962
- E111 Episode 111 Core Mar 29, 1962
- E112 Episode 112 Core Apr 2, 1962
- E113 Episode 113 Core Apr 3, 1962
- E114 Episode 114 Core Apr 4, 1962
- E115 Episode 115 Core Apr 5, 1962
- E116 Episode 116 Core Apr 6, 1962
- E117 Episode 117 Core Apr 9, 1962
- E118 Episode 118 Core Apr 10, 1962
- E119 Episode 119 Core Apr 11, 1962
- E120 Episode 120 Core Apr 12, 1962
- E121 Episode 121 Core Apr 13, 1962
- E123 Episode 123 Core Apr 17, 1962
- E124 Episode 124 Core Apr 18, 1962
- E125 Episode 125 Core Apr 19, 1962
- E139 Episode 139 Core May 9, 1962
- E141 Episode 141 Core May 11, 1962
- E146 Episode 146 Core May 18, 1962
- E148 Episode 148 Core May 22, 1962
- E149 Episode 149 Core May 23, 1962
- E150 Episode 150 Core May 24, 1962
- E154 Episode 154 Core May 30, 1962
- E156 Episode 156 Core Jun 1, 1962
- E157 Episode 157 Core Jun 4, 1962
- E163 Episode 163 Core Jun 12, 1962
- E166 Episode 166 Core Jun 15, 1962
- E167 Episode 167 Core Jun 18, 1962
- E168 Episode 168 Core Jun 19, 1962
- E169 Episode 169 Core Jun 20, 1962
- E170 Episode 170 Core Jun 21, 1962
- E171 Episode 171 Core Jun 22, 1962
- E181 Episode 181 Core Jul 6, 1962
- E185 Episode 185 Core Jul 12, 1962
- E187 Episode 187 Core Jul 16, 1962
- E189 Episode 189 Core Jul 18, 1962
- E200 Episode 200 Core Aug 2, 1962
- E204 Episode 204 Core Aug 8, 1962
- E205 Episode 205 Core Aug 9, 1962
- E210 Episode 210 Core Aug 16, 1962
- E212 Episode 212 Core Aug 20, 1962
- E213 Episode 213 Core Aug 21, 1962
- E214 Episode 214 Core Aug 22, 1962
- E215 Episode 215 Core Aug 23, 1962
- E216 Episode 216 Core Aug 24, 1962
- E227 Episode 227 Core Sep 10, 1962
- E228 Episode 228 Core Sep 11, 1962
- E229 Episode 229 Core Sep 12, 1962
- E230 Episode 230 Core Sep 13, 1962
- E231 Episode 231 Core Sep 14, 1962
- E232 Episode 232 Core Sep 17, 1962
- E233 Episode 233 Core Sep 18, 1962
- E234 Episode 234 Core Sep 19, 1962
- E235 Episode 235 Core Sep 20, 1962
- E236 Episode 236 Mytharc Sep 21, 1962
- E237 Episode 237 Mytharc Sep 24, 1962
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Frequently asked questions
Who hosted the show?
The program was hosted by Jack Paar.
When did the show air?
The show aired from 1957 to 1962.
Where was the show filmed?
It was broadcast from Studio 6B inside the RCA Building.
What was the theme song?
The theme song was an instrumental version of Everything's Coming Up Roses.
What was the closing theme?
The closing theme was So Until I See You by Al Lerner.
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