List of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson episodes (1972)

The following is a list of episodes of the television series The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson which aired in 1972:

List of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson episodes
Season 1972
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	252
Release
Original network	NBC
Season chronology

1972

January

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
????	January 3, 1972 (1972-01-03)	Phyllis Newman (guest host), David Frye, Anne Jackson, George Maharis, Joseph Bologna, Renee Taylor, Eli Wallach	Monti Rock
????	January 4, 1972 (1972-01-04)	Dr. Irwin Maxwell Stillman, Billy de Wolfe, The Amazing Randi	Teresa Brewer
????	January 5, 1972 (1972-01-05)	Mr. Blackwell, Stephen R. Hudis	Jose Molina, Bette Midler
????	January 6, 1972 (1972-01-06)	Marcel Marceau	Artie Shaw, Buddy Rich, Marilyn Maye
????	January 7, 1972 (1972-01-07)	Gene Hackman, Tom O'Horgan, Irwin C. Watson, Jerzy Kosinski	Linda Hopkins
????	January 10, 1972 (1972-01-10)	Pearl Bailey (guest host), Maya Angelou	Bill Withers
????	January 11, 1972 (1972-01-11)	none	Lana Cantrell
????	January 12, 1972 (1972-01-12)	John Carradine, Cloris Leachman, Albert Brooks	Los Indios Tabajaras
????	January 13, 1972 (1972-01-13)	Karen Morrow, Jack Douglas and wife Reiko	N/A
????	January 14, 1972 (1972-01-14)	John Wayne, Mark Rydell, Totie Fields	Johnnie Ray
????	January 17, 1972 (1972-01-17)	Joey Bishop (guest host), Dick Martin, Yvonne Constant	Sandler & Young
????	January 18, 1972 (1972-01-18)	Joey Bishop (guest host), Barbara Walters, Bob Melvin	Robert Merrill
????	January 19, 1972 (1972-01-19)	Joey Bishop (guest host), Ann Corio, Pat Cooper, Dick Gregory, Dr. Joyce Brothers	Carlos Montoya
????	January 20, 1972 (1972-01-20)	Joey Bishop (guest host), Corbett Monica, David Frye, Martina Arroyo	Lucky Peterson
????	January 21, 1972 (1972-01-21)	Joey Bishop (guest host), Jake LaMotta, The Amazing Randi, Moms Mabley, Stanley Myron Handelman	N/A
????	January 24, 1972 (1972-01-24)	Joey Bishop (guest host), Barbara Walters, Nipsey Russell, Hugh O'Brian	Liz Torres
????	January 25, 1972 (1972-01-25)	George Segal, David Brenner, Greer Garson, Tom Baker	Phyllis Newman
????	January 26, 1972 (1972-01-26)	Lloyd Bridges, Jerry Lucas	Richie Havens, Ace Trucking Company
????	January 27, 1972 (1972-01-27)	Rob Reiner, Ashley Montagu, Mary Storrs, Milt Moss	Karen Morrow, Mac Davis
????	January 28, 1972 (1972-01-28)	Orson Bean	N/A
????	January 31, 1972 (1972-01-31)	Burt Reynolds (guest host), Howard Cosell, Karen Valentine, Helen Gurley Brown	Bobby Goldsboro, Margaret Whiting

February

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
????	February 1, 1972 (1972-02-01)	George Carlin, Alan King, Cyb Barnstable	Linda Hopkins, Liberace
????	February 2, 1972 (1972-02-02)	Gig Young, Robert Klein, Pamela Mason, Earl Wilson, Jim Bailey	Maxine Weldon
????	February 3, 1972 (1972-02-03)	Lee Marvin, Rodney Dangerfield	Marilyn Horne, Phyllis Newman
????	February 4, 1972 (1972-02-04)	Suzanne Pleshette	N/A
????	February 14, 1972 (1972-02-14)	Sammy Davis, Jr., Bette Davis, Foster Brooks, Carol Wayne	Johnny Mathis
????	February 15, 1972 (1972-02-15)	Lawrence Welk, Buddy Hackett, Steve Martin, Mary Storrs	Johnny Mathis
????	February 16, 1972 (1972-02-16)	Efrem Zimbalist, Jr.	N/A
????	February 17, 1972 (1972-02-17)	Ben Johnson	Bette Midler
????	February 18, 1972 (1972-02-18)	Burt Reynolds, Billy de Wolfe, Albert Brooks	Pat Boone
????	February 21, 1972 (1972-02-21)	George Burns, Richard Harris	Don Ho
????	February 22, 1972 (1972-02-22)	Jack Benny, Lana Wood, Dr. David Reuben	Lola Falana
????	February 23, 1972 (1972-02-23)	Elke Sommer, Jonathan Miller	Ike & Tina Turner
????	February 24, 1972 (1972-02-24)	Victor Buono, Alex Karras, Adelle Davis, Karl Wallenda	Della Reese
????	February 25, 1972 (1972-02-25)	Redd Foxx, Karen Valentine, Bob Hope	Tennessee Ernie Ford
????	February 28, 1972 (1972-02-28)	Jonathan Winters, Smothers Brothers, Chuck Woolery	Julie London, Bobby Troup
????	February 29, 1972 (1972-02-29)	Ann-Margret, Flip Wilson, George Carlin, Susan Saint James	N/A
Mighty Carson Art Players- "Ironfeet" (takeoff of "Ironside"); Flip Wilson and George Carlin present The Best of the News

March

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
????	March 1, 1972 (1972-03-01)	Joan Embery, Rob Reiner, Jo Anne Worley, Tony Randall	Pat Boone
????	March 2, 1972 (1972-03-02)	George Gobel, Orson Bean, Suzanne Pleshette, Pamela Mason	Maxine Weldon
????	March 3, 1972 (1972-03-03)	John Wayne, Debbie Reynolds, Buddy Hackett	Kaye Ballard, Roy Clark
????	March 6, 1972 (1972-03-06)	David Steinberg, Buffy St. Marie	Bobby Darin
????	March 7, 1972 (1972-03-07)	Florence Henderson, James Caan	N/A
????	March 8, 1972 (1972-03-08)	Howard Cosell, Jaye P. Morgan, Pete Hamill, Susan Hampshire	Johnnie Ray
????	March 9, 1972 (1972-03-09)	Shecky Greene	Bobby Goldsboro
????	March 10, 1972 (1972-03-10)	Joan Rivers (guest host), Lucie Arnaz	Anthony Newley
????	March 13, 1972 (1972-03-13)	Richard Hart (guest host), Virginia Graham, William Peter Blatty, Kreskin, Malachy McCourt	N/A
????	March 14, 1972 (1972-03-14)	Melvin Belli, Bill Bixby, Myron Cohen	Bette Midler
????	March 15, 1972 (1972-03-15)	David Brenner, William Saroyan, Sarah Kennedy	James Brown
????	March 16, 1972 (1972-03-16)	George Maharis, Larry Storch, Roger Kahn	Phyllis Newman
????	March 17, 1972 (1972-03-17)	Jim Fowler	N/A
????	March 20, 1972 (1972-03-20)	Dom DeLuise (guest host), Cloris Leachman	N/A
????	March 21, 1972 (1972-03-21)	Lily Tomlin	N/A
????	March 22, 1972 (1972-03-22)	Goldie Hawn, John Byner, Dr. Leo Madow, Dr. Neil Solomon	Dusty Springfield
????	March 23, 1972 (1972-03-23)	Joan Rivers	Beverly Sills
????	March 24, 1972 (1972-03-24)	Mickey Rooney, Tim Rooney, Robert Klein, Gerald A. Browne	Linda Hopkins
????	March 27, 1972 (1972-03-27)	Burt Reynolds (guest host), Billy de Wolfe, Judy Carne, Leonard Frey	Teresa Graves
????	March 28, 1972 (1972-03-28)	Orson Bean, Jennifer O'Neill, David Brenner	Henry Mancini, John Twomey
????	March 29, 1972 (1972-03-29)	Bruce Dern, George Carlin, Elia Kazan	Frankie Avalon
????	March 30, 1972 (1972-03-30)	Maureen Stapleton	N/A
????	March 31, 1972 (1972-03-31)	Joe Garagiola, Ruth Gordon, Betsy von Furstenberg	Caterina Valente

April

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
????	April 3, 1972 (1972-04-03)	David Steinberg (guest host), Howard Cosell, Virginia Graham, Rip Taylor, Gay Talese	Gerri Granger, Linda Hopkins
????	April 4, 1972 (1972-04-04)	Truman Capote, Alexis Smith, Vida Blue, Dr. Irwin Maxwell Stillman	Linda Hopkins
????	April 5, 1972 (1972-04-05)	none	Phyllis McGuire
????	April 6, 1972 (1972-04-06)	Tony Randall, Charlie Callas, John McGiver, Tim Dinsdale, Dr. Irwin Maxwell Stillman	Lynn Anderson
????	April 7, 1972 (1972-04-07)	Don Rickles, Diane Keaton, Dr. Michael Fox	Monti Rock
????	April 11, 1972 (1972-04-11)	David Steinberg, Neil Sheehan, Joe Garagiola	N/A
????	April 12, 1972 (1972-04-12)	Rex Reed, Valerie Perrine, Johnny Bench	N/A
????	April 13, 1972 (1972-04-13)	Rodney Dangerfield, Skye Aubrey, Leonard Frey, Alan King	Marilyn Horne
????	April 14, 1972 (1972-04-14)	Eli Wallach, Slappy White, Jerzy Kosinski	N/A
????	April 17, 1972 (1972-04-17)	Orson Bean, Tom Goreman	Bette Midler
????	April 18, 1972 (1972-04-18)	Gore Vidal, David Brenner, Sam Blotner	Lana Cantrell
????	April 19, 1972 (1972-04-19)	Burt Reynolds, Sid Caesar, Sammy Davis, Jr.	Phyllis Newman
????	April 20, 1972 (1972-04-20)	Howard Cosell, Bob Uecker, Dorothy Collins	Stiller and Meara
????	April 21, 1972 (1972-04-21)	Desi Arnaz, Rip Taylor, Jack Douglas and wife Reiko	Enzo Stuarti, Linda Hopkins
????	April 24, 1972 (1972-04-24)	Joey Bishop (guest host), Phil Silvers	Sandler & Young, Liz Torres
????	April 25, 1972 (1972-04-25)	Joey Bishop (guest host), Carl Ballantine, Virginia Graham, Albert S. Ruddy, Allan Drake	Al Green
????	April 26, 1972 (1972-04-26)	Joey Bishop (guest host), David Niven, Helen Gurley Brown, Phil Foster	Abbe Lane
????	April 27, 1972 (1972-04-27)	Joey Bishop (guest host), Nipsey Russell, Professor Irwin Corey, Rocky Graziano	Jose Molina, Monica Maris
????	April 28, 1972 (1972-04-28)	Joey Bishop (guest host), Allan Drake	Bobby Goldsboro

May

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
????	May 1, 1972 (1972-05-01)	Bob Newhart, Cal Worthington, Darlene Conley, Don Rickles, Nancy Reagan, Shelley Winters	N/A
First show with the program officially based in California
????	May 2, 1972 (1972-05-02)	Rob Reiner, George Carlin, Carol Wayne, Mr. Blackwell	Johnny Mathis
T.V. Guide Quotes
????	May 3, 1972 (1972-05-03)	Jo Anne Worley, Michael Constantine, Paul Williams	Andy Williams
????	May 4, 1972 (1972-05-04)	Suzanne Pleshette, Arthur Siegel, Dr. David Reuben	Ike & Tina Turner, Kaye Ballard
????	May 5, 1972 (1972-05-05)	Shecky Greene, Phyllis Diller	N/A
????	May 8, 1972 (1972-05-08)	Joan Embery, Albert Brooks, James Coco, Joseph Wambaugh	Gladys Knight & the Pips, Petula Clark
????	May 9, 1972 (1972-05-09)	Billy de Wolfe, James Franciscus, Dr. Irwin Maxwell Stillman	Roger Miller
????	May 10, 1972 (1972-05-10)	Sammy Davis, Jr., Karen Valentine	Ethel Waters, Kenny Rogers
????	May 11, 1972 (1972-05-11)	Charlton Heston, George Gobel	Jimmy Osmond, Lola Falana
????	May 12, 1972 (1972-05-12)	Vincent Price, David Frye, Sarah Kennedy	Joan Baez
????	May 15, 1972 (1972-05-15)	Joan Rivers (guest host), Eva Gabor, Charles Nelson Reilly, Virginia Graham	Anthony Newley, Maxine Weldon
????	May 16, 1972 (1972-05-16)	Debbie Reynolds, Fernando Lamas	Trini Lopez
????	May 17, 1972 (1972-05-17)	Lana Turner, Mickey Rooney, Adelle Davis	Vikki Carr
????	May 18, 1972 (1972-05-18)	June Allyson, Jim Fowler, John Cassavetes, Ronnie Schell	N/A
????	May 19, 1972 (1972-05-19)	Mitzi Gaynor, Robert Blake, Adelle Davis, Gwen Davis	John Twomey
????	May 22, 1972 (1972-05-22)	Rodney Dangerfield, Jo Anne Worley, Cliff Robertson, Vidal Sassoon	Roy Clark
????	May 23, 1972 (1972-05-23)	Dom DeLuise, Tony Randall, Carol Hughes, Dr. Joel Futrel, Dr. Vince Friedewald, Paul Williams	N/A
????	May 24, 1972 (1972-05-24)	Woody Allen, Earl Holliman	Della Reese
????	May 25, 1972 (1972-05-25)	Peter Fonda, Beverly Garland, Karen Rosenblatt, Victor Buono	Vic Damone
????	May 26, 1972 (1972-05-26)	Barry Sullivan, Bill Dana	Clara Ward Singers, Roger Miller
????	May 29, 1972 (1972-05-29)	Edward Asner, Eva Gabor, Billy de Wolfe, Marcia Wallace	Charles Aznavour
????	May 30, 1972 (1972-05-30)	Maureen Stapleton, Jason Robards, Helen Gurley Brown, Gay Talese	Jerry Reed, Ray Charles
????	May 31, 1972 (1972-05-31)	Pete Hamill, Stephanie Edwards	Pat Boone

June

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
????	June 1, 1972 (1972-06-01)	John Davidson, William Holden, Pete Hamill, Martin Rackin, Luciana Paluzzi	N/A
????	June 2, 1972 (1972-06-02)	Nancy Sinatra, David Steinberg, George Gobel, Simon Argevitch	Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood
????	June 5, 1972 (1972-06-05)	Pat Boone (guest host), Karen Valentine, Clint Walker	N/A
????	June 6, 1972 (1972-06-06)	none	N/A
????	June 7, 1972 (1972-06-07)	John Wayne, Ann-Margret, Carol Burnett, Sandy Duncan	N/A
????	June 8, 1972 (1972-06-08)	Dennis Weaver, Lorna Luft, Myron Cohen, Oral Roberts	N/A
????	June 9, 1972 (1972-06-09)	none	N/A
????	June 12, 1972 (1972-06-12)	Flip Wilson (guest host), George Carlin	Sarah Vaughan
????	June 13, 1972 (1972-06-13)	Flip Wilson (guest host), Coretta Scott King	Helen Reddy, The Dells, Burns & Schreiber
????	June 14, 1972 (1972-06-14)	Flip Wilson (guest host), Bill Russell, Kreskin, Larry Storch, Nikki Giovanni	Erroll Garner
????	June 15, 1972 (1972-06-15)	Flip Wilson (guest host), Pat Paulsen	N/A
????	June 16, 1972 (1972-06-16)	Flip Wilson (guest host), Steve Allen, Jayne Meadows, Amarillo Slim, Bill Dana	Kenny Rankin, Willie Bobo
????	June 19, 1972 (1972-06-19)	Don Rickles (guest host), Carroll O'Connor, Richard Benjamin, Paula Prentiss	Della Reese, Jerry Vale
????	June 20, 1972 (1972-06-20)	Don Rickles (guest host), Lee Marvin, Laffit Pincay, Jr., Janice Harper, Muhammad Ali, Don Adams	Della Reese
????	June 21, 1972 (1972-06-21)	Don Rickles (guest host), Bob Newhart, Karen Black, James Caan	Johnny Tillotson
????	June 22, 1972 (1972-06-22)	Don Rickles (guest host), Corbett Monica, Cleveland Amory, Alex Karras, Redd Foxx	Sergio Franchi
????	June 23, 1972 (1972-06-23)	Don Rickles (guest host), Sally Struthers, Ray Milland, Sally Stevens	Jackie Ward, Wayne Newton
????	June 26, 1972 (1972-06-26)	Danny Thomas, Howard Cosell, Jimmy Allen	Jim Nabors
????	June 27, 1972 (1972-06-27)	Suzanne Pleshette, George Peppard, Rodney Dangerfield	N/A
????	June 28, 1972 (1972-06-28)	Elsa Lanchester, Joe Flynn, Michael Crichton	Johnny Mathis
????	June 29, 1972 (1972-06-29)	George Burns, Patti Deutsch, Buddy Rich, Cathy Rich	James Brown
????	June 30, 1972 (1972-06-30)	Orson Bean, Arthur Siegel, David Brenner	Kaye Ballard, Lola Falana

July

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
????	July 3, 1972 (1972-07-03)	George Carlin (guest host), Debbie Reynolds	Dan Hicks and his Hot Licks
????	July 4, 1972 (1972-07-04)	Mickey Rooney, Martin Poriss, Billy de Wolfe, Buddy Hackett, Marcia Wallace	James Brown, Lyn Collins
????	July 5, 1972 (1972-07-05)	Joan Rivers	Burns & Schreiber
????	July 6, 1972 (1972-07-06)	Edward Asner, Robert Blake, Shelley Winters, Dr. Kay Straud	Harry Chapin
????	July 7, 1972 (1972-07-07)	Robert Mitchum, Ken Sansom, Robert Klein	Lana Cantrell, Mac Davis
????	July 10, 1972 (1972-07-10)	Joey Bishop (guest host), Redd Foxx	Gladys Knight & the Pips
????	July 11, 1972 (1972-07-11)	Joey Bishop (guest host), Jack Klugman, Harris Nelson, Stanley Myron Handelman, Rose Marie	Bobby Goldsboro
????	July 12, 1972 (1972-07-12)	Joey Bishop (guest host), Charles Nelson Reilly, Helen Gurley Brown	Pat Boone
????	July 13, 1972 (1972-07-13)	Joey Bishop (guest host), Rex Reed, Morty Gunty, Professor Backwards, Broderick Crawford	N/A
????	July 14, 1972 (1972-07-14)	Joey Bishop (guest host), Ricardo Montalban, Pepper Davis, Luciana Paluzzi, Stan Kann	Al Martino
????	July 17, 1972 (1972-07-17)	Joey Bishop (guest host), Rip Taylor, Pamela Mason, Jan Murray, Harris Nelson	Charo
????	July 18, 1972 (1972-07-18)	Slappy White, Bob Seagren, Dr. Jean Rosenbaum	N/A
????	July 19, 1972 (1972-07-19)	Tony Randall, Cheryl Miller, Dr. Sidney Garfield	Cass Elliot
????	July 20, 1972 (1972-07-20)	Truman Capote, Joe Flynn	Jack Jones
????	July 21, 1972 (1972-07-21)	Albert Brooks, Sam Peckinpah	N/A
????	July 24, 1972 (1972-07-24)	Bobby Darin (guest host), Dr. Irwin Maxwell Stillman	Nancy Wilson
????	July 25, 1972 (1972-07-25)	Bobby Darin (guest host), Joan Embery, Jo Anne Worley	Pat Boone
????	July 26, 1972 (1972-07-26)	Earl Holliman, Jim Ahern	N/A
????	July 27, 1972 (1972-07-27)	James Stewart and wife Gloria, Slappy White, Sam Blotner	N/A
????	July 28, 1972 (1972-07-28)	June Allyson, Alexis Smith, Patti Deutsch	Kenny Rankin
????	July 31, 1972 (1972-07-31)	David Hartman (guest host), Bob Uecker, Gwen Davis, Richard M. Powell, Bobby Wick	Lola Falana

August

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
????	August 1, 1972 (1972-08-01)	Lorna Luft, Robert Blake, Joan Rivers, Joseph Wambaugh	N/A
????	August 2, 1972 (1972-08-02)	Richard Harris, Florence Henderson	N/A
????	August 3, 1972 (1972-08-03)	Jack Benny	Harry Chapin
????	August 4, 1972 (1972-08-04)	Redd Foxx, Dr. Paul Ehrlich	Trini Lopez
????	August 7, 1972 (1972-08-07)	Joey Bishop (guest host), Jack Klugman, Carol Wayne, Rose Marie	Bobby Goldsboro
????	August 8, 1972 (1972-08-08)	Andy Griffith, Paul Williams, Dick Clair, Amarillo Slim	N/A
????	August 9, 1972 (1972-08-09)	Frank Buxton, Gail Parent, Kenny Solms	Vikki Carr
????	August 10, 1972 (1972-08-10)	Charlie Callas, Joe Flynn, Dr. Irwin Maxwell Stillman	Della Reese
????	August 11, 1972 (1972-08-11)	David Brenner, Claude Steines	Mac Davis, Melba Moore
????	August 14, 1972 (1972-08-14)	Joey Bishop (guest host)	N/A
Desk- "Little Known Facts"
????	August 15, 1972 (1972-08-15)	Joey Bishop (guest host), Danny Thomas, Arnold Beichman	Burns & Schreiber, Jim Croce, Maury Muehleisen
????	August 16, 1972 (1972-08-16)	Joey Bishop (guest host), Jon Voight, Shecky Greene, Jenna McMahon, Dick Clair	N/A
????	August 17, 1972 (1972-08-17)	Joey Bishop (guest host), Marty Feldman	Arlo Guthrie, Pete Seeger
????	August 18, 1972 (1972-08-18)	Bob Hope	Lana Cantrell, John Denver
????	August 21, 1972 (1972-08-21)	Joey Bishop (guest host), Redd Foxx, Leonard Barr	Bobby Rydell
????	August 22, 1972 (1972-08-22)	Joey Bishop (guest host), Charles Nelson Reilly, Sandy Baron	Jose Molina, Eartha Kitt
????	August 23, 1972 (1972-08-23)	Joey Bishop (guest host), Nipsey Russell	N/A
????	August 24, 1972 (1972-08-24)	Joey Bishop (guest host), Dom DeLuise, Lainie Kazan, Pepper Davis, Regis Philbin, Tony Reese	The Agostinos
????	August 25, 1972 (1972-08-25)	Joey Bishop (guest host), Norm Crosby, Marcia Wallace, Gene Nelson, Cleveland Amory	N/A
????	August 28, 1972 (1972-08-28)	Joey Bishop (guest host), Helen Gurley Brown, Jackie Vernon, Stan Kann, Virginia Graham, Demond Wilson	N/A
????	August 29, 1972 (1972-08-29)	Joey Bishop (guest host), Dr. Joyce Brothers, Rip Taylor, Carol Lynley	Lou Rawls
????	August 30, 1972 (1972-08-30)	Joey Bishop (guest host), Henny Youngman	Mel Carter
????	August 31, 1972 (1972-08-31)	Joey Bishop (guest host), Aileen Eaton, Milt Kamen	Abbe Lane, Mel Carter

September

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
????	September 1, 1972 (1972-09-01)	Joey Bishop (guest host), Richard Dawson, Phil Foster	Charo
????	September 4, 1972 (1972-09-04)	Joey Bishop (guest host), Victor Buono, Professor Backwards, Rose Marie, Amanda Ambrose	Joanie Sommers
????	September 5, 1972 (1972-09-05)	George Gobel, Jill St. John	Paula Kelly
????	September 6, 1972 (1972-09-06)	Steve Martin, Joe Flynn	Cass Elliot
????	September 7, 1972 (1972-09-07)	Eva Gabor, Joseph N. Sorrentino	Roger Miller
????	September 8, 1972 (1972-09-08)	Dr. Jean Rosenbaum, Chuck LaFille [1]	Buddy Rich, Monti Rock, Phyllis Newman
????	September 11, 1972 (1972-09-11)	Joey Bishop (guest host), Fernando Lamas, Pat Henry, Leonard Barr	Edie Adams, Monica Maris
????	September 12, 1972 (1972-09-12)	Karen Valentine, Rodney Dangerfield	Larry Kert, Phyllis McGuire
Carnac the Magnificent
????	September 13, 1972 (1972-09-13)	George Burns, Susan Saint James, Reverend Billy Graham	Ricky Nelson
????	September 14, 1972 (1972-09-14)	Jim Fowler, George Maharis	Ace Trucking Company
????	September 15, 1972 (1972-09-15)	Burt Reynolds, Peter Falk, Albert Brooks, Dr. Melvin Anchell	Vikki Carr
Desk- "Burt Reynolds Walk-On"
????	September 18, 1972 (1972-09-18)	Joey Bishop (guest host), Broderick Crawford, Rex Reed, Professor Backwards	N/A
????	September 19, 1972 (1972-09-19)	Bob Hope, Dom DeLuise, Peter Fonda	John Denver ("It's a Sin To Tell a Lie" and "Prisoners")
Things to Do When Bored
????	September 20, 1972 (1972-09-20)	Don Rickles, Hal David, Dr. Irwin Maxwell Stillman	Pat Boone, Dionne Warwick
Ripley's Believe It or Not
????	September 21, 1972 (1972-09-21)	Jonathan Winters, Carol Wayne	N/A
????	September 22, 1972 (1972-09-22)	Shecky Greene, Peaches Jones	Ace Trucking Company, Tommy Leonetti
????	September 25, 1972 (1972-09-25)	Joey Bishop (guest host), Charles Nelson Reilly, Sandy Baron	Eartha Kitt
????	September 26, 1972 (1972-09-26)	Tony Randall, Paul Williams, Redd Foxx, Martin Poriss	N/A
T.V. Programs in Development For Next Season
????	September 27, 1972 (1972-09-27)	Robert Klein, Jaye P. Morgan, Frank Buxton, Terry Meeuwsen	N/A
Little Known Phobias
????	September 28, 1972 (1972-09-28)	Dennis Weaver, Totie Fields, Billy de Wolfe	Joe Williams
Stump the Band
????	September 29, 1972 (1972-09-29)	Joan Rivers, Earl Holliman, Mitzi Gaynor, John Kidner, Carazini	N/A
How Johnny and Ed Meet

October

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
????	October 2, 1972 (1972-10-02)	Jack Benny, Joey Bishop, George Burns, Jerry Lewis, Don Rickles, Dan Rowan, Dick Martin, Dinah Shore, Gov. Ronald Reagan, Don Durgin, Dean Martin (Taped Cameo)	N/A
10th anniversary show.
????	October 3, 1972 (1972-10-03)	Sandy Duncan, Rodney Dangerfield, Joseph N. Sorrentino	N/A
Johnny showed some film of his marriage announcement at the party given for him at the Beverly Hills Hotel by NBC, and showed some NFL film footage.
????	October 4, 1972 (1972-10-04)	Bob Hope, Charlie Callas, Gig Young	Ike & Tina Turner ("Things Are Gonna Work Out Fine", "Let Me Touch Your Mind")
Prop piece- "Memorabilia from The Tonight Show"
????	October 5, 1972 (1972-10-05)	Betty Ann Carr, Carroll O'Connor, Rona Jaffe	Burns & Schreiber
Provocative Newspaper Titles; Burns & Schreiber performs the panhandler routine
????	October 6, 1972 (1972-10-06)	Shelley Winters, Patti Deutsch, George Maharis	Kenny Rankin ("String Man")
Bobby Fischer Interview
????	October 9, 1972 (1972-10-09)	Joey Bishop (guest host), Pat Paulsen	Della Reese, Sandler & Young
Audience Imitations
????	October 10, 1972 (1972-10-10)	Lorne Greene, Myron Cohen, James Coco	Lola Falana ("Fever")
Carnac the Magnificent
????	October 11, 1972 (1972-10-11)	Florence Henderson, Orson Bean, George Carlin, Dr. Melvin Anchell	N/A
????	October 12, 1972 (1972-10-12)	Steve Martin, Madalyn Murray O'Hair	Roger Miller
Ripley's Believe It or Not; Stump the Band
????	October 13, 1972 (1972-10-13)	James Franciscus, David Brenner, Joe Flynn	N/A
Johnny showed some NFL film.
????	October 16, 1972 (1972-10-16)	Joey Bishop (guest host), Steve Allen, Jayne Meadows, Dr. Laurence J. Peter, Milt Kamen, E.J. Pealser	N/A
????	October 17, 1972 (1972-10-17)	Joey Bishop (guest host), Dr. Joyce Brothers, Jack E. Leonard	Erroll Garner, Jim Weatherly, Pearl Bailey
????	October 18, 1972 (1972-10-18)	Joey Bishop (guest host), Ross Martin, Pat Cooper, Stan Kann	Cass Elliot
????	October 19, 1972 (1972-10-19)	Joey Bishop (guest host), Vincent Price, David Frye	Erroll Garner, Charo
Audience Talent Contest
????	October 20, 1972 (1972-10-20)	Joey Bishop (guest host), Leonard Barr, Jack Douglas and wife Reiko	Janis Ian, Pat Boone
????	October 23, 1972 (1972-10-23)	George Kirby, Helen Gurley Brown, Luciana Paluzzi	Liz Torres
????	October 24, 1972 (1972-10-24)	John Davidson, Stanley Myron Handelman, Richard Boone	Jose Molina
????	October 25, 1972 (1972-10-25)	Bruce Dern, Micki King	Johnny Mathis ("Where Is the Love?", "Alone Again")
Aunt Blabby
????	October 26, 1972 (1972-10-26)	Charles Nelson Reilly, Cicely Tyson	N/A
????	October 27, 1972 (1972-10-27)	Mickey Rooney, Artie Shaw, Ethel Waters	Julie Budd ("It's Too Late Baby", "The Way You Love")
Tribute to McDonald's
????	October 30, 1972 (1972-10-30)	Lorne Greene (guest host), Marty Allen, Adelle Davis	Billy Daniels, Edie Adams
????	October 31, 1972 (1972-10-31)	Frederick Forsyth, Elsa Lanchester	Trini Lopez
Accidents With The Staff

November

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
????	November 1, 1972 (1972-11-01)	Victor Buono, Patti Deutsch, Mark Stone	Vikki Carr
Halloween Pranks
????	November 2, 1972 (1972-11-02)	Jo Anne Worley, Alex Karras, John Landis	Charles Aznavour ("Dance in The Old-Fashioned Way" and "What Makes Man a Man")
Lesser Known World Records
????	November 3, 1972 (1972-11-03)	Joan Embery, Graham Kerr, Joe Flynn	Dana Valery
Polls; Stump the Band
????	November 6, 1972 (1972-11-06)	Danny Thomas, Jaye P. Morgan, George Maharis	Ace Trucking Company
Desk- "Polls"; Stump the Band (11/7/72 pre-empted for NBC News Election Night Coverage)
????	November 8, 1972 (1972-11-08)	Suzanne Pleshette, Dom DeLuise, Bobby Fischer	José Feliciano
????	November 9, 1972 (1972-11-09)	Joan Rivers, Rob Reiner, Dr. David Reuben	Bee Gees ("Living in Chicago" and "Alive")
T.V. Guide Listings
????	November 10, 1972 (1972-11-10)	Shecky Greene, Robert Shaw, Karen Valentine	Diana Ross
????	November 13, 1972 (1972-11-13)	(FROM NEW YORK CITY) Muhammad Ali, Mayor John Lindsay, Teddy Kollek, Michael Preminger	Harry Chapin ("Greyhound")
Stump the Band
????	November 14, 1972 (1972-11-14)	(FROM NEW YORK CITY) Ashley Montagu	Bobby Goldsboro, Phyllis Newman, Bob & Ray
NFL Football Clip
????	November 15, 1972 (1972-11-15)	(FROM NEW YORK CITY) Jerry Lewis, Paul Williams	Paul Williams ("Here's That Rainy Day")
How to Meet New Friends While in Transit
????	November 16, 1972 (1972-11-16)	(FROM NEW YORK CITY) Debbie Reynolds, Rex Reed, Patsy Kelly	Larry Kert, Linda Hopkins
Carnac the Magnificent
????	November 17, 1972 (1972-11-17)	(FROM NEW YORK CITY) Gig Young, Joe Garagiola	Bette Midler, Los Indios Tabajaras
Unusual Hobbies
????	November 20, 1972 (1972-11-20)	(FROM NEW YORK CITY) Jennifer O'Neill, Charlie Callas	Ethel Merman ("It's De-Lovely")
Amusing News Items
????	November 21, 1972 (1972-11-21)	(FROM NEW YORK CITY) Diane Keaton, Orson Bean, Dan Jenkins	Richie Havens
How to Sober up a Drunk
????	November 22, 1972 (1972-11-22)	(FROM NEW YORK CITY) Lorne Greene, Rodney Dangerfield, James Coco	Marilyn Maye ("You've Got a Friend")
Stump the Band
????	November 23, 1972 (1972-11-23)	(FROM NEW YORK CITY) Billy de Wolfe	Ben Vereen, John Rubinstein
NFL Film Clip
????	November 24, 1972 (1972-11-24)	(FROM NEW YORK CITY) Tony Randall, David Brenner, Jaye P. Morgan, Mark Stone	Oleg Popov
Review of Ed's Show at the St. Regis
????	November 27, 1972 (1972-11-27)	(FROM NEW YORK CITY) Joe Frazier, Truman Capote, Robert Klein	Tammy Grimes
Letters to Santa
????	November 28, 1972 (1972-11-28)	(FROM NEW YORK CITY) Anthony Quinn, David Steinberg, William F. Buckley, Jr.	Lana Cantrell
????	November 29, 1972 (1972-11-29)	(FROM NEW YORK CITY) Margaret Truman	Buddy Rich, Marilyn Horne, Ace Trucking Company
Split Billboards
????	November 30, 1972 (1972-11-30)	(FROM NEW YORK CITY) Jerry Orbach	N/A

December

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
????	December 1, 1972 (1972-12-01)	Joe Namath (guest host), Barbara Walters, Otto Preminger, Pat Henry	Dana Valery, Ace Trucking Company
????	December 4, 1972 (1972-12-04)	Suzanne Pleshette, Don Rickles	Don Ho ("Lovers Prayer" and "It's Impossible")
Aunt Blabby
????	December 5, 1972 (1972-12-05)	Steve Martin	Lola Falana, Mac Davis
Stump the Band
????	December 6, 1972 (1972-12-06)	TBA	N/A
????	December 7, 1972 (1972-12-07)	Bob Hope, Carol Burnett, Joe Flynn, Dr. William Nolen	N/A
Motion Picture 'Spin-Off' Titles
????	December 8, 1972 (1972-12-08)	Joan Rivers (guest host), Charles Nelson Reilly, Milt Kamen, Kreskin	Kaye Ballard, Maxine Weldon
????	December 11, 1972 (1972-12-11)	Steve Allen, Harriet Gibson, Jackie Forrest, Dr. Irwin Maxwell Stillman	Martina Arroyo
????	December 12, 1972 (1972-12-12)	Charlton Heston, George Carlin, Joseph N. Sorrentino	Kenny Rankin
How to Write a Thank You Note For a Gift You Don't Like
????	December 13, 1972 (1972-12-13)	Patti Deutsch, George Maharis, Sharon Johansen	Della Reese
????	December 14, 1972 (1972-12-14)	James Garner, Bruce Dern, Terry Galanoy	N/A
Mighty Carson Art Players- "Frankenstein's Monster" with a surprise appearance by Ed Sullivan; Reads Letters from Grade 4 students at Lincoln Elementary School in Framingham, Massachusetts
????	December 15, 1972 (1972-12-15)	Sammy Davis, Jr., Sandy Duncan, Mickey Rooney	Melanie
????	December 18, 1972 (1972-12-18)	Sammy Davis, Jr., Robert Blake	N/A
New Products
????	December 19, 1972 (1972-12-19)	Joey Bishop (guest host), Danny Thomas, Norm Crosby, Stan Kann	Roger Miller
????	December 20, 1972 (1972-12-20)	Joey Bishop (guest host), George Foreman	James Brown, Kentucky Fried Theatre
????	December 21, 1972 (1972-12-21)	Joey Bishop (guest host), Fernando Lamas, Rich Little, Virginia Graham, Leonard Barr	N/A
????	December 22, 1972 (1972-12-22)	Joey Bishop (guest host), Walter Matthau, Allan Drake, Martin Ritt	Charo
????	December 25, 1972 (1972-12-25)	Milt Kamen, Rose Marie, Sarah Kennedy	Frankie Avalon, Gloria Loring
????	December 26, 1972 (1972-12-26)	Adelle Davis, Jan Murray, Stanley Myron Handelman	Johnny Cash
????	December 27, 1972 (1972-12-27)	Steve Martin, F. Lee Bailey	Buddy Rich, Mills Brothers
Carnac the Magnificent
????	December 28, 1972 (1972-12-28)	Gene Hackman, Diane Keaton, Michael Preminger, Patrick McGrady	N/A
New Year's Eve Night Club Ads
????	December 29, 1972 (1972-12-29)	Desi Arnaz, Jr., Jaye P. Morgan, Dr. Irwin Maxwell Stillman	David Clayton-Thomas
How to Know When You've Had Enough to Drink

References

1. Carson, Johnny (1971). Johnny Carson papers, 1970-1992. Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. p. 709. Retrieved 16 June 2020.