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Tonight Starring Jack Paar 1957
★ 7.5/10 · 6 votes Talk 6 seasons · 304 eps Canceled
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What is Tonight Starring Jack Paar?
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 Episode guide
Season 1 · 69 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide →- E1 Episode 1 Jul 29, 1957
- E2 Episode 2 Jul 30, 1957
- E3 Episode 3 Jul 31, 1957
- E4 Episode 4 Aug 1, 1957
- E5 Episode 5 Aug 2, 1957
- E6 Episode 6 Aug 5, 1957
- E7 Episode 7 Aug 6, 1957
- E8 Episode 8 Aug 7, 1957
- E9 Episode 9 Aug 8, 1957
- E10 Episode 10 Aug 9, 1957
- E36 Episode 36 Sep 16, 1957
- E41 Episode 41 Sep 23, 1957
- E42 Episode 42 Sep 24, 1957
- E43 Episode 43
- E44 Episode 44 Sep 26, 1957
- E45 Episode 45 Sep 27, 1957
- E81 Episode 81 Nov 19, 1957
- E82 Episode 82 Nov 20, 1957
- E83 Episode 83 Nov 21, 1957
- E84 Episode 84 Nov 22, 1957
- E92 Episode 92 Dec 4, 1957
- E94 Episode 94 Dec 6, 1957
- E100 Episode 100 Dec 16, 1957
- E109 Episode 109 Dec 27, 1957
- E113 Episode 113 Jan 2, 1958
- E115 Episode 115 Jan 6, 1958
- E116 Episode 116 Jan 7, 1958
- E117 Episode 117 Jan 8, 1958
- E118 Episode 118 Jan 9, 1958
- E119 Episode 119 Jan 10, 1958
- E120 Episode 120 Jan 13, 1958
- E121 Episode 121 Jan 14, 1958
- E122 Episode 122 Jan 15, 1958
- E123 Episode 123 Jan 16, 1958
- E124 Episode 124 Jan 17, 1958
- E125 Episode 125 Jan 20, 1958
- E126 Episode 126 Jan 21, 1958
- E127 Episode 127 Jan 22, 1958
- E128 Episode 128 Jan 23, 1958
- E129 Episode 129 Jan 29, 1958
- E130 Episode 130 Jan 27, 1958
- E155 Episode 155 Mar 3, 1958
- E170 Episode 170 Mar 24, 1958
- E187 Episode 187 Apr 16, 1958
- E189 Episode 189 Apr 18, 1958
- E192 Episode 192 Apr 23, 1958
- E199 Episode 199 May 2, 1958
- E202 Episode 202 May 7, 1958
- E204 Episode 204 May 9, 1958
- E205 Episode 205 May 12, 1958
- E209 Episode 209 May 16, 1958
- E210 Episode 210 May 19, 1958
- E211 Episode 211 May 20, 1958
- E212 Episode 212 May 21, 1958
- E213 Episode 213 May 22, 1958
- E214 Episode 214 May 23, 1958
- E216 Episode 216 May 27, 1958
- E222 Episode 222 Jun 4, 1958
- E223 Episode 223 Jun 5, 1958
- E226 Episode 226 Jun 10, 1958
- E233 Episode 233 Jun 19, 1958
- E238 Episode 238 Jun 26, 1958
- E240 Episode 240 Jun 30, 1958
- E242 Episode 242 Jul 2, 1958
- E243 Episode 243 Jul 3, 1958
- E247 Episode 247 Jul 9, 1958
- E251 Episode 251 Jul 15, 1958
- E254 Episode 254 Jul 18, 1958
- E271 Episode 271 Aug 12, 1958
Season 2 · 52 episodes
- E9 Episode 9 Sep 11, 1958
- E15 Episode 15 Sep 19, 1958
- E19 Episode 19 Sep 25, 1958
- E21 Episode 21 Sep 29, 1958
- E32 Episode 32 Oct 14, 1958
- E34 Episode 34 Oct 16, 1958
- E38 Episode 38 Oct 22, 1958
- E43 Episode 43 Oct 29, 1958
- E46 Episode 46 Nov 3, 1958
- E52 Episode 52 Nov 12, 1958
- E53 Episode 53 Nov 13, 1958
- E58 Episode 58 Nov 20, 1958
- E59 Episode 59 Nov 21, 1958
- E60 Episode 60 Nov 24, 1958
- E64 Episode 64 Nov 28, 1958
- E69 Episode 69 Dec 5, 1958
- E71 Episode 71 Dec 9, 1958
- E84 Episode 84 Dec 26, 1958
- E94 Episode 94 Jan 9, 1959
- E98 Episode 98 Jan 15, 1959
- E103 Episode 103 Jan 22, 1959
- E107 Episode 107 Jan 28, 1959
- E110 Episode 110 Feb 2, 1959
- E128 Episode 128 Feb 26, 1959
- E130 Episode 130 Mar 2, 1959
- E137 Episode 137
- E149 Episode 149 Mar 27, 1959
- E151 Episode 151 Mar 31, 1959
- E153 Episode 153 Apr 2, 1959
- E168 Episode 168 Apr 24, 1959
- E169 Episode 169 Apr 27, 1959
- E170 Episode 170 Apr 28, 1959
- E171 Episode 171 Apr 29, 1959
- E172 Episode 172 Apr 30, 1959
- E173 Episode 173 May 1, 1959
- E174 Episode 174 May 4, 1959
- E176 Episode 176 May 6, 1959
- E179 Episode 179 May 11, 1959
- E188 Episode 188 May 22, 1959
- E191 Episode 191 May 27, 1959
- E193 Episode 193 May 29, 1959
- E203 Episode 203 Jun 12, 1959
- E204 Episode 204 Jun 15, 1959
- E221 Episode 221 Jul 8, 1959
- E222 Episode 222 Jul 9, 1959
- E233 Episode 233 Jul 29, 1959
- E239 Episode 239 Aug 6, 1959
- E241 Episode 241 Aug 11, 1959
- E242 Episode 242 Aug 12, 1959
- E246 Episode 246 Aug 19, 1959
- E250 Episode 250 Aug 26, 1959
- E251 Episode 251 Aug 27, 1959
Season 3 · 47 episodes
- E1 Episode 1 Sep 7, 1959
- E2 Episode 2 Sep 8, 1959
- E6 Episode 6 Sep 15, 1959
- E12 Episode 12 Sep 24, 1959
- E16 Episode 16 Oct 1, 1959
- E34 Episode 34 Oct 29, 1959
- E36 Episode 36 Nov 3, 1959
- E38 Episode 38 Nov 5, 1959
- E39 Episode 39 Nov 10, 1959
- E40 Episode 40 Nov 11, 1959
- E49 Episode 49 Nov 26, 1959
- E54 Episode 54 Dec 4, 1959
- E72 Episode 72 Jan 4, 1960
- E77 Episode 77 Jan 12, 1960
- E83 Episode 83 Jan 21, 1960
- E87 Episode 87 Jan 28, 1960
- E89 Episode 89 Feb 2, 1960
- E95 Episode 95 Feb 11, 1960
- E101 Episode 101 Feb 23, 1960
- E104 Episode 104 Feb 29, 1960
- E108 Episode 108 Mar 7, 1960
- E109 Episode 109 Mar 8, 1960
- E111 Episode 111 Mar 10, 1960
- E116 Episode 116 Mar 21, 1960
- E124 Episode 124 Apr 1, 1960
- E132 Episode 132 Apr 18, 1960
- E135 Episode 135 Apr 21, 1960
- E136 Episode 136 Apr 25, 1960
- E137 Episode 137 Apr 26, 1960
- E139 Episode 139 Apr 28, 1960
- E149 Episode 149 May 18, 1960
- E150 Episode 150 May 19, 1960
- E157 Episode 157 Jun 1, 1960
- E158 Episode 158 Jun 2, 1960
- E159 Episode 159 Jun 6, 1960
- E163 Episode 163 Jun 13, 1960
- E165 Episode 165 Jun 15, 1960
- E166 Episode 166 Jun 16, 1960
- E167 Episode 167 Jun 20, 1960
- E168 Episode 168 Jun 21, 1960
- E176 Episode 176 Jul 5, 1960
- E178 Episode 178 Jul 7, 1960
- E181 Episode 181 Jul 13, 1960
- E195 Episode 195 Aug 11, 1960
- E199 Episode 199 Aug 18, 1960
- E203 Episode 203 Aug 25, 1960
- E212 Episode 212 Sep 12, 1960
Season 4 · 55 episodes
- E3 Episode 3 Sep 21, 1960
- E5 Episode 5 Sep 26, 1960
- E9 Episode 9 Oct 6, 1960
- E19 Episode 19 Oct 19, 1960
- E23 Episode 23 Oct 27, 1960
- E24 Episode 24 Oct 31, 1960
- E26 Episode 26 Nov 2, 1960
- E41 Episode 41 Nov 30, 1960
- E42 Episode 42 Dec 1, 1960
- E43 Episode 43 Dec 6, 1960
- E51 Episode 51 Dec 19, 1960
- E58 Episode 58 Dec 29, 1960
- E59 Episode 59 Jan 2, 1961
- E60 Episode 60 Jan 3, 1961
- E63 Episode 63 Jan 9, 1961
- E65 Episode 65 Jan 11, 1961
- E72 Episode 72 Jan 24, 1961
- E78 Episode 78 Feb 2, 1961
- E79 Episode 79 Feb 6, 1961
- E85 Episode 85 Feb 15, 1961
- E91 Episode 91 Feb 27, 1961
- E103 Episode 103 Mar 21, 1961
- E105 Episode 105 Mar 23, 1961
- E109 Episode 109 Mar 29, 1961
- E111 Episode 111 Apr 3, 1961
- E112 Episode 112 Apr 4, 1961
- E113 Episode 113 Apr 5, 1961
- E114 Episode 114 Apr 6, 1961
- E117 Episode 117 Apr 12, 1961
- E122 Episode 122 Apr 20, 1961
- E123 Episode 123 Apr 21, 1961
- E128 Episode 128 May 2, 1961
- E130 Episode 130 May 4, 1961
- E139 Episode 139 May 22, 1961
- E140 Episode 140 May 23, 1961
- E141 Episode 141 May 24, 1961
- E146 Episode 146 Jun 1, 1961
- E154 Episode 154 Jun 15, 1961
- E155 Episode 155 Jun 19, 1961
- E159 Episode 159 Jun 26, 1961
- E160 Episode 160 Jun 27, 1961
- E161 Episode 161 Jun 28, 1961
- E162 Episode 162 Jun 29, 1961
- E166 Episode 166 Jul 5, 1961
- E168 Episode 168 Jul 11, 1961
- E169 Episode 169 Jul 12, 1961
- E173 Episode 173 Jul 19, 1961
- E179 Episode 179 Jul 31, 1961
- E182 Episode 182 Aug 3, 1961
- E187 Episode 187 Aug 14, 1961
- E198 Episode 198 Aug 31, 1961
- E199 Episode 199 Sep 4, 1961
- E200 Episode 200 Sep 5, 1961
- E201 Episode 201 Sep 6, 1961
- E202 Episode 202 Sep 7, 1961
Season 5 · 81 episodes
- E3 Episode 3 Sep 14, 1961
- E14 Episode 14 Oct 4, 1961
- E20 Episode 20 Oct 16, 1961
- E21 Episode 21 Oct 17, 1961
- E24 Episode 24 Oct 23, 1961
- E33 Episode 33 Nov 7, 1961
- E34 Episode 34 Nov 8, 1961
- E35 Episode 35 Nov 9, 1961
- E39 Episode 39 Nov 17, 1961
- E42 Episode 42 Nov 23, 1961
- E43 Episode 43 Nov 24, 1961
- E50 Episode 50 Dec 6, 1961
- E51 Episode 51 Dec 7, 1961
- E54 Episode 54 Dec 13, 1961
- E56 Episode 56 Dec 18, 1961
- E65 Episode 65 Jan 2, 1962
- E71 Episode 71 Jan 11, 1962
- E72 Episode 72 Jan 15, 1962
- E74 Episode 74 Jan 17, 1962
- E79 Episode 79 Jan 25, 1962
- E84 Episode 84 Feb 5, 1962
- E88 Episode 88 Feb 12, 1962
- E89 Episode 89 Feb 13, 1962
- E96 Episode 96 Feb 26, 1962
- E97 Episode 97 Feb 27, 1962
- E106 Episode 106 Mar 21, 1962
- E109 Episode 109 Mar 27, 1962
- E111 Episode 111 Mar 29, 1962
- E112 Episode 112 Apr 2, 1962
- E113 Episode 113 Apr 3, 1962
- E114 Episode 114 Apr 4, 1962
- E115 Episode 115 Apr 5, 1962
- E116 Episode 116 Apr 6, 1962
- E117 Episode 117 Apr 9, 1962
- E118 Episode 118 Apr 10, 1962
- E119 Episode 119 Apr 11, 1962
- E120 Episode 120 Apr 12, 1962
- E121 Episode 121 Apr 13, 1962
- E123 Episode 123 Apr 17, 1962
- E124 Episode 124 Apr 18, 1962
- E125 Episode 125 Apr 19, 1962
- E139 Episode 139 May 9, 1962
- E141 Episode 141 May 11, 1962
- E146 Episode 146 May 18, 1962
- E148 Episode 148 May 22, 1962
- E149 Episode 149 May 23, 1962
- E150 Episode 150 May 24, 1962
- E154 Episode 154 May 30, 1962
- E156 Episode 156 Jun 1, 1962
- E157 Episode 157 Jun 4, 1962
- E163 Episode 163 Jun 12, 1962
- E166 Episode 166 Jun 15, 1962
- E167 Episode 167 Jun 18, 1962
- E168 Episode 168 Jun 19, 1962
- E169 Episode 169 Jun 20, 1962
- E170 Episode 170 Jun 21, 1962
- E171 Episode 171 Jun 22, 1962
- E181 Episode 181 Jul 6, 1962
- E185 Episode 185 Jul 12, 1962
- E187 Episode 187 Jul 16, 1962
- E189 Episode 189 Jul 18, 1962
- E200 Episode 200 Aug 2, 1962
- E204 Episode 204 Aug 8, 1962
- E205 Episode 205 Aug 9, 1962
- E210 Episode 210 Aug 16, 1962
- E212 Episode 212 Aug 20, 1962
- E213 Episode 213 Aug 21, 1962
- E214 Episode 214 Aug 22, 1962
- E215 Episode 215 Aug 23, 1962
- E216 Episode 216 Aug 24, 1962
- E227 Episode 227 Sep 10, 1962
- E228 Episode 228 Sep 11, 1962
- E229 Episode 229 Sep 12, 1962
- E230 Episode 230 Sep 13, 1962
- E231 Episode 231 Sep 14, 1962
- E232 Episode 232 Sep 17, 1962
- E233 Episode 233 Sep 18, 1962
- E234 Episode 234 Sep 19, 1962
- E235 Episode 235 Sep 20, 1962
- E236 Episode 236 Sep 21, 1962
- E237 Episode 237 Sep 24, 1962
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.