“Carnac the Magnificent.”
“Stump the Band.” The “Tea Time Movie”
with Art Fern. Floyd R. Turbo. “How Hot/Cold was it?” “And now, ladies and gentlemen… here’s
Johnny!”
23 years after Johnny Carson (1925-2005) bid farewell to
"The Tonight Show" on NBC, one of the major classic television
subchannels will showcase vintage episodes that were hosted by the original
"king of late night."
"The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson" on Tribune's
Antenna TV
Tribune Media's Antenna TV network will showcase full-length
episodes of "The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson" beginning in
January. According to Cynthia Litton’s
article in “Variety,” Tribune made an agreement with Carson Entertainment Group
to broadcast full-length, classic episodes from 1972 to 1992.
What happened to the pre-1972 episodes?
According to Litton’s findings in “Variety,” a small
fraction of pre-1972 episodes exist of “The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson” (consisting
of both tapes and filmed kinescopes, since NBC was known for re-using videotape
at the time, thus destroying many tape masters ).
An alternative to the current state of Late Night television
Antenna TV’s showcase of “The Tonight Show with Johnny
Carson” will be great for those who have never watched Carson’s incarnation of
the “Tonight Show” and for those who want to re-live the “golden age” of late
night TV with Johnny, Doc Severinsen (with his NBC Orchestra) and sidekick Ed
McMahon.
Where to watch:
Starting Jan. 1 at 11 p.m. Eastern/8 p.m. Pacific
In the Washington, D.C./Frederick, area: WDCW-TV 50.2/Comcast 201
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