American Masters

American Masters

Johnny Carson: King of Late Night (26x5)


Air date: May 14, 2012

Quite possibly the biggest star that television has ever produced, Carson commanded, at his peak, a nightly audience of 15 million viewers – double the current audience of Leno and Letterman – combined. Rarely giving interviews, Carson chose to remain a very private man whose public persona made him an American superstar.

  • Premiered: Jun 1986
  • Episodes: 305
  • Followers: 25
  • Running
  • PBS
  • Monday at 21