A compilation edition (priced at $14.99) includes highlights from the 1960s through Carson's emotional farewell show and his memorable next-to-last show with guest Bette Midler, which aired in 1992.

A compilation edition (priced at $14.99) includes highlights from the 1960s through Carson’s emotional farewell show and his memorable next-to-last show with guest Bette Midler, which aired in 1992.

Johnny Carson (1925 – 2005) was seen by more people on more occasions than anyone else in American history. Over the course of 30 years, 4,531 episodes and 23,000 guests, he became a fixture of ...

Airs Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV Johnny Carson (October 23, 1925 – January 23, 2005) was seen by more people on more occasions than anyone else in American history.

Johnny Carson hosts "The Tonight Show" in 1964. "Some critics have said that our show doesn't have great sociological value, it's not controversial, it's not deep," he once said.

Decades after Carson left late night, his influence endures. Jimmy Kimmel and Jay Leno explain why Johnny Carson on the “Tonight Show” set.

Carson emerged a fully evolved version of a late-night talk-show host. Like Willie Mays or Frank Sinatra in their realms, Carson perched at the apogee of his craft and made everyone who followed ...

Carson would go on to win six Emmys, the Television Academy's 1980 Governor's Award and a Peabody Award. He ruled late night for 30 years, ending his long-running show in 1992.

A compilation edition (priced at $14.99) includes highlights from the 1960s through Carson's emotional farewell show and his memorable next-to-last show with guest Bette Midler, which aired in 1992.