Seven decades behind one desk: a couple of pioneers who invented the format, a man who owned it for nearly thirty years, and the modern crew who inherited the chair and its feuds. Pick the one you'd stay up for.
1Johnny CarsonHosted The Tonight Show for nearly 30 years, from October 1962 to May 1992, the longest run of any host.1000pts
2Jay LenoTook over The Tonight Show in 1992 and hosted it until 2009, then again from 2010 to February 2014.742pts
3Jack PaarHosted The Tonight Show from 1957 to 1962, famously walking off the set in February 1960 over a censored joke.548pts
4Jimmy FallonHas hosted The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon from New York since February 2014.392pts
5Steve AllenThe original host of NBC's The Tonight Show, from its September 1954 debut until January 1957.183pts
6Conan O'BrienHosted The Tonight Show from June 2009 to January 2010 before leaving NBC in a dispute over its time slot.183pts
Photo credits
- Jimmy Fallon — David Shankbone, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Conan O'Brien — Montclair Film, CC BY 4.0
