Tim Maguire

Host Johnny Carson (center) with Joan Crawford and Mel Brooks who
were among his first guests on the debut of The Tonight Show Starring
Johnny.

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson was ranked #12 on TV Guide‍ ‘​s
50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time. Carson had no guests on the final airing 
of The Tonight Show on May 22, 1992.

Host Johnny Carson, right, appears with the show’s announcer Ed
McMahon during the final taping of the "Tonight Show”.