List of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson episodes (1976)

The following is a list of episodes of the television series The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson which aired in 1976:

List of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson episodes
Season 1976
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	260
Release
Original network	NBC
Season chronology

1976

January

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
????	January 1, 1976 (1976-01-01)	TBA	N/A
????	January 2, 1976 (1976-01-02)	Tony Randall, Ed Bluestone, Irving Fein	Helen Reddy
Desk- "Collective Nouns"
????	January 5, 1976 (1976-01-05)	Robert Blake (guest host), Jack Palance, George Gobel, Dr. Joyce Brothers, Dub Taylor	N/A
????	January 6, 1976 (1976-01-06)	Don Rickles, John Byner, Buddy Rich, Cathy Rich	N/A
Carnac the Magnificent
????	January 7, 1976 (1976-01-07)	Fernando Lamas, Buddy Hackett, Joe Namath, Valerie Perrine, David Horowitz	N/A
Desk- "How to Spot a Married Man"
????	January 8, 1976 (1976-01-08)	John Wayne, Buck Henry, James Hampton	Phyllis Newman
Desk- "The Nation's Bicentennial Animal"
????	January 9, 1976 (1976-01-09)	Sammy Davis, Jr., Burt Reynolds, Burt Mustin, Dr. Lendon Smith	N/A
Desk- "Items Being Auctioned from the Lost and Found"
????	January 12, 1976 (1976-01-12)	Joan Rivers (guest host), Richard Pryor, Alan King	Anthony Newley
????	January 13, 1976 (1976-01-13)	George Carlin, Norm Crosby, Ed Lauter	Kelly Garrett, Liberace
Desk- "Photos of Johnny's Famous Ancestors"
????	January 14, 1976 (1976-01-14)	Clement Freud, Elke Sommer, Lionel Stander	Johnny Mathis
Desk- "Prisoners Calendar"
????	January 15, 1976 (1976-01-15)	Robert Blake, Burt Mustin, Marsha Mason, Marty Liquori	N/A
Desk- "New Television Shows In Development"
????	January 16, 1976 (1976-01-16)	Doris Day, Rex Reed	N/A
Mighty Carson Art Players- "Man On The Street Interview"
????	January 19, 1976 (1976-01-19)	Freddie Prinze (guest host), Bob Hope, Richard Dreyfuss	Tony Orlando
Freddie Prinze's monologue consisted of ethnic jokes.
????	January 20, 1976 (1976-01-20)	Jonathan Winters, Danny Thomas, Ralph Nader	N/A
Desk- "Astrological Chart for Famous Personalities"
????	January 21, 1976 (1976-01-21)	Peter Ustinov, John Lindsay, Anne Marie Pohtamo	Judith Blegen
????	January 22, 1976 (1976-01-22)	Orson Welles, Billy Crystal, Ray Johnson	Lola Falana
Desk- "How to Avoid Household/Bathroom Accidents"
????	January 23, 1976 (1976-01-23)	Joan Embery, Lee Grant, Myron Cohen	Marilyn Maye
????	January 26, 1976 (1976-01-26)	David Brenner (guest host)	Mac Davis
????	January 27, 1976 (1976-01-27)	Della Reese (guest host), James Coco, Jack Albertson	N/A
????	January 28, 1976 (1976-01-28)	Steve Allen (guest host), Dick Shawn, Andy Kaufman	Charo
Blue Cards (Steve Allen)
????	January 29, 1976 (1976-01-29)	McLean Stevenson (guest host), Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., Debralee Scott	Bernadette Peters, Rod McKuen
????	January 30, 1976 (1976-01-30)	McLean Stevenson (guest host), Rich Little, Jack Warden	Jose Molina, Peggy Lee

February

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
????	February 2, 1976 (1976-02-02)	McLean Stevenson (guest host), Mickey Rooney, Susan Sarandon	N/A
????	February 3, 1976 (1976-02-03)	Raymond Burr, Robert Klein, Tom Burnam, Maude Tull	N/A
Desk- "How to Tell When You're About to Lose Your Job"
????	February 4, 1976 (1976-02-04)	Valerie Harper, Irving Benson, Charles Nelson Reilly	Janis Ian
Johnny and Irv Benson
????	February 5, 1976 (1976-02-05)	Ginger Rogers, Orson Bean, Chris Sarandon	Pat Boone
Carnac the Magnificent
????	February 6, 1976 (1976-02-06)	Telly Savalas, Florence Henderson, Slim Pickens, Dr. Joyce Brothers	Florence Henderson ("Keep on Singing" and "Love Will Keep Us Together")
????	February 9, 1976 (1976-02-09)	John Davidson (guest host)	N/A
????	February 10, 1976 (1976-02-10)	Bert Convy, Kelly Monteith, Clifton Fadiman	Tom Sullivan
Aunt Blabby
????	February 11, 1976 (1976-02-11)	Burt Reynolds, Oliver Reed, Larry Beezer, Ward Kimball	Roy Clark
????	February 12, 1976 (1976-02-12)	Marcel Marceau, Dr. Michael Fox	Anthony Newley, Natalie Cole
Desk- "Predictions for 1976"
????	February 13, 1976 (1976-02-13)	David Steinberg, Jimmy Connors, Jack Valenti	Dionne Warwick
Stump the Band
????	February 16, 1976 (1976-02-16)	Smothers Brothers (guest hosts), George Carlin, Don Novello	N/A
Don Novello did a sketch about a mock restaurant with Dick Smothers
????	February 17, 1976 (1976-02-17)	Dick Cavett, John Davidson, Sue Peterson, Dr. Paul Ehrlich	N/A
????	February 18, 1976 (1976-02-18)	Joan Rivers, Karen Valentine	Kelly Garrett
Desk- "Codes for Physicians in the Year 1371 and Today's Doctors"
????	February 19, 1976 (1976-02-19)	Steve Landesberg, Judith Lowry, David Horowitz	Johnny Mathis ("One Day in Your Life")
Floyd R. Turbo- "Editorial in Favor of The SST"
????	February 20, 1976 (1976-02-20)	George Peppard	N/A
????	February 23, 1976 (1976-02-23)	McLean Stevenson (guest host), James Coco, Jo Anne Worley, Norm Crosby	N/A
????	February 24, 1976 (1976-02-24)	Joey Bishop, Freddie Prinze, Ray Johnson	Betty Garrett ("Goofus")
Desk- "Aircraft Pilot Rules in 1920 and 1976"
????	February 25, 1976 (1976-02-25)	Lynda Carter, Orson Bean, Paul Williams, William Demarest	N/A
????	February 26, 1976 (1976-02-26)	Peter Falk, Charlie Callas, Theodore Wilson	Della Reese
Desk- "License Plates for Celebrities"
????	February 27, 1976 (1976-02-27)	Carl Reiner, James Hampton, Ed Bluestone, Dr. Lendon Smith	Gerri Granger
Stump the Band

March

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
????	March 1, 1976 (1976-03-01)	Steve Lawrence (guest host), Steve Allen, Wayne Rogers	Janis Ian
????	March 2, 1976 (1976-03-02)	Charlton Heston, Billy Crystal, Michael Landon, Lisa Farringer	Larry Adler
????	March 3, 1976 (1976-03-03)	Orson Welles, John Byner, Susan Clark, Sam Blotner	N/A
Desk- "Bicentennial Celebrations"
????	March 4, 1976 (1976-03-04)	Bob Hope, Don Rickles, Desi Arnaz, Robert Blake	N/A
Mighty Carson Art Players- "Rhinestone Cowboy"
????	March 5, 1976 (1976-03-05)	Ray Bolger, Marvin Hamlisch, Burt Mustin	Bing Crosby
Carnac the Magnificent
????	March 8, 1976 (1976-03-08)	Bill Cosby (guest host)	N/A
????	March 9, 1976 (1976-03-09)	Bill Cosby (guest host)	N/A
Game Show Sketch- "Let's Make a Boo-Boo"
????	March 10, 1976 (1976-03-10)	Bill Cosby (guest host)	N/A
????	March 11, 1976 (1976-03-11)	Bill Cosby (guest host)	N/A
????	March 12, 1976 (1976-03-12)	Bill Cosby (guest host)	N/A
????	March 15, 1976 (1976-03-15)	McLean Stevenson (guest host)	N/A
????	March 16, 1976 (1976-03-16)	McLean Stevenson (guest host)	N/A
????	March 17, 1976 (1976-03-17)	McLean Stevenson (guest host), Steve Martin, Betty White	Mac Davis, Teresa Brewer
????	March 18, 1976 (1976-03-18)	McLean Stevenson (guest host)	N/A
????	March 19, 1976 (1976-03-19)	McLean Stevenson (guest host), Bea Arthur	N/A
????	March 22, 1976 (1976-03-22)	McLean Stevenson (guest host), Minnie Pearl, Kreskin, Adrienne Barbeau	Luciano Pavarotti
????	March 23, 1976 (1976-03-23)	Joan Embery, Tony Randall, Rodney Dangerfield, Jose Perez	Kelly Garrett
Aunt Blabby
????	March 24, 1976 (1976-03-24)	Gore Vidal, Stockard Channing, Mark Dawson	Anthony Newley, Hoyt Axton
Desk- "Signs Your Marriage is Breaking Up"
????	March 25, 1976 (1976-03-25)	Orson Welles, George Gobel, Arthur Ashe	Ray Charles
Floyd R. Turbo- "Editorial in Favor of Censorship"
????	March 26, 1976 (1976-03-26)	Rodney Dangerfield, Rex Reed, Jean Marsh	N/A
Desk- "Rules for Nurses In The Year 1887 and 1976"
????	March 29, 1976 (1976-03-29)	David Brenner (guest host), Joan Rivers, Steve Landesberg	Lola Falana
????	March 30, 1976 (1976-03-30)	Audrey Hepburn, Buddy Hackett, Charlie Callas, Dr. Keith Sehnert	N/A
????	March 31, 1976 (1976-03-31)	Goldie Hawn, Buck Henry, Ken Fiske	Pat Boone
Desk- "Suggestions from Sylvia Porter's Money Book"

April

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
????	April 1, 1976 (1976-04-01)	Rod Steiger, Ellen Burstyn, James Hampton	Loretta Lynn
Desk- "Comments from 13 Year Old Children Regarding their Love Lives
????	April 2, 1976 (1976-04-02)	Mike Connors, Orson Bean, Carol Wayne	N/A
Desk- "Tours for Senior Citizens"
????	April 5, 1976 (1976-04-05)	Helen Reddy (guest host), Dinah Shore, Carol Burnett, David Steinberg	N/A
????	April 6, 1976 (1976-04-06)	Suzanne Pleshette, Louise Fletcher, Dr. Carl Sagan	Bobby Goldsboro
????	April 7, 1976 (1976-04-07)	Robert Blake, Lee Grant	N/A
Carnac the Magnificent
????	April 8, 1976 (1976-04-08)	Bruce Dern, Bert Convy, Tom Dreesen, Sally Stanford[1]	N/A
Stump the Band
????	April 9, 1976 (1976-04-09)	Orson Welles, Debbie Reynolds, Chris Evert	N/A
Desk- "Singles"
????	April 12, 1976 (1976-04-12)	Orson Welles (guest host), Flip Wilson, Paul Williams, George Gobel	N/A
????	April 13, 1976 (1976-04-13)	Shelley Winters, John Byner, Dr. Michael Fox	Buddy Rich
Desk- "Presidential Tidbits and Trivia"
????	April 14, 1976 (1976-04-14)	Charles Nelson Reilly, David Horowitz	Roy Clark, Aretha Franklin
Desk- "Letters from Fifth Grade Students Regarding The Tonight Show"
????	April 15, 1976 (1976-04-15)	John Davidson, Madlyn Rhue, Dr. William Nolen	Eugene Fodor
Desk- "Symptoms of a TV-aholic"
????	April 16, 1976 (1976-04-16)	Dom DeLuise, Robert Klein, Adela Rogers St. Johns	Marilyn Horne
????	April 19, 1976 (1976-04-19)	John Davidson (guest host), Vincent Price, Desi Arnaz	N/A
????	April 20, 1976 (1976-04-20)	John Davidson (guest host), Bob Hope, Kip Addotta	Shirley Jones
????	April 21, 1976 (1976-04-21)	John Davidson (guest host), Alfred Hitchcock	N/A
????	April 22, 1976 (1976-04-22)	John Davidson (guest host)	N/A
????	April 23, 1976 (1976-04-23)	John Davidson (guest host), Dr. Joyce Brothers	N/A
????	April 26, 1976 (1976-04-26)	John Davidson (guest host), Rip Taylor, Florence Henderson, Norm Crosby	Freddy Fender
????	April 27, 1976 (1976-04-27)	Fernando Lamas, Rich Little, Clifton Fadiman	Anna Moffo
Desk- "Precautions During An Earthquake"
????	April 28, 1976 (1976-04-28)	Don Rickles, Cloris Leachman, Dr. Lendon Smith	Ella Fitzgerald
????	April 29, 1976 (1976-04-29)	Tony Randall, Freddie Prinze, Joan Van Ark, Burt Mustin	N/A
Carnac the Magnificent
????	April 30, 1976 (1976-04-30)	Paul Lynde, McLean Stevenson, Bob Uecker, Carol Wayne	N/A
Mighty Carson Art Players- "Tea-Time Movie"

May

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
????	May 3, 1976 (1976-05-03)	Don Rickles (guest host), Jack Klugman, James Brolin	Bernadette Peters
????	May 4, 1976 (1976-05-04)	Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire, John Byner	Tom Sullivan
Desk- "Little Known Facts"
????	May 5, 1976 (1976-05-05)	Shecky Greene, Thomas Tutko	Ethel Merman ("Gee, But It's Good To Be Here"), Hoyt Axton
Desk- "How to Know a Bore When You Meet One"
????	May 6, 1976 (1976-05-06)	Orson Bean, David Brenner, Stockard Channing, Ken Fiske	N/A
Stump the Band
????	May 7, 1976 (1976-05-07)	Orson Welles, Sally Kellerman, Jack Anderson	Bob & Ray
Johnny and Ed Talk
????	May 10, 1976 (1976-05-10)	Joan Rivers (guest host), Paul Lynde, Desi Arnaz	Jim Nabors
????	May 11, 1976 (1976-05-11)	Buddy Hackett, Ruth Gordon	Della Reese, Ronny Graham
Aunt Blabby
????	May 12, 1976 (1976-05-12)	James Stewart, Paul Williams, Buck Henry, Barbara Howar	N/A
Desk- "Citizen Band Radio Codes"
????	May 13, 1976 (1976-05-13)	Diahann Carroll, Robert Blake, Marvin Hamlisch, Garson Kanin	N/A
Desk- "Hints for Home Shopping"
????	May 14, 1976 (1976-05-14)	Joan Embery, Charles Nelson Reilly, Susan Clark	Lola Falana
Desk- "Pilots That Didn't Make It"
????	May 17, 1976 (1976-05-17)	John Davidson (guest host)	Charo
????	May 18, 1976 (1976-05-18)	Norm Crosby, Joshua Logan	Judith Blegen, Pat Boone
Stump the Band
????	May 19, 1976 (1976-05-19)	Peter Benchley, George Miller, Leslie Easterbrook	Glen Campbell, Kelly Garrett
Desk- "Rules and Prizes in the Howard Hughes Will Contest"
????	May 20, 1976 (1976-05-20)	Joey Bishop (guest host), Steve Allen	Fred Travalena
????	May 21, 1976 (1976-05-21)	McLean Stevenson, Will Geer, David Horowitz	Tom Sullivan
Floyd R. Turbo- "Rebuttal Against Government Control of Medicine"
????	May 24, 1976 (1976-05-24)	Barbara Walters (guest host), Truman Capote	Neil Sedaka
????	May 25, 1976 (1976-05-25)	James Hampton, Henny Youngman, Elsa Lanchester	Steve Lawrence
Carnac the Magnificent
????	May 26, 1976 (1976-05-26)	Jonathan Winters, Ellen Corby, Ed Bluestone, Bud Greenspan	Doc Severinsen & his orchestra perform The Bee Gees Nights on Broadway.
Desk- "Letters from Third Grade Students Regarding Their Running for President"
????	May 27, 1976 (1976-05-27)	Fernando Lamas, Sam Blotner	Gloria Loring, Johnny Mathis
Sketch- "King Kong"
????	May 28, 1976 (1976-05-28)	Taka Miyama, Orson Bean, Max Baer, Jr., Ray Johnson	Bobbie Gentry
????	May 31, 1976 (1976-05-31)	Michael Landon (guest host), Steve Allen, Shecky Greene, Zero Mostel	N/A
"Show Humorous Film Montage from Little House on The Prairie"

June

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
????	June 1, 1976 (1976-06-01)	David Brenner (guest host), Freddie Prinze, Charles Nelson Reilly	Peter Marshall
????	June 2, 1976 (1976-06-02)	David Brenner (guest host), George Gobel	Natalie Cole
????	June 3, 1976 (1976-06-03)	Bob Newhart (guest host), Bob Hope, Betty White, Lorne Greene	N/A
????	June 4, 1976 (1976-06-04)	Bob Newhart (guest host), Rich Little	Anthony Newley
????	June 7, 1976 (1976-06-07)	Joan Rivers (guest host), James Coco	N/A
????	June 8, 1976 (1976-06-08)	Joan Rivers (guest host)	Mel Tillis
????	June 9, 1976 (1976-06-09)	McLean Stevenson (guest host), Sonny Bono, Harvey Korman	N/A
????	June 10, 1976 (1976-06-10)	McLean Stevenson (guest host), Suzanne Somers, Kreskin	Frankie Avalon
????	June 11, 1976 (1976-06-11)	McLean Stevenson (guest host), Phyllis Diller, Rip Taylor	Bernadette Peters
????	June 14, 1976 (1976-06-14)	McLean Stevenson (guest host), Muhammad Ali	Lou Rawls
????	June 15, 1976 (1976-06-15)	Charlton Heston, Kelly Monteith	Wayne Newton
Johnny and Ed Exchange Stories of Playing a Fair Ground
????	June 16, 1976 (1976-06-16)	Bert Convy, Steve Landesberg, Dr. Joyce Brothers	Leonard Waxdeck & The Birdcallers, Donna Theodore
Desk- "New Magazine 'Burbank' Articles"
????	June 17, 1976 (1976-06-17)	Susan Sarandon, John Byner, Jay Robert Nash	Larry Kert
????	June 18, 1976 (1976-06-18)	Orson Bean, Jack Albertson, Ashley Montagu	Abbe Lane
Desk- "Suggestions on How To Do Your Own Divorce"
????	June 21, 1976 (1976-06-21)	Freddie Prinze (guest host), Cindy Williams, Richard Pryor	Brett Somers, The Jacksons
????	June 22, 1976 (1976-06-22)	Lee Marvin, Jim Fowler, Thomas Tutko	Neil Sedaka ("Steppin' Out")
Carnac the Magnificent
????	June 23, 1976 (1976-06-23)	Tony Randall, Florence Henderson, James Hampton, Dr. William Nolen	N/A
Desk- "Howard Hughes Wills Sent In By Viewers"
????	June 24, 1976 (1976-06-24)	Rich Little, David Horowitz	Phyllis Newman
Desk- "Descriptions of Jobs Available in Texas"
????	June 25, 1976 (1976-06-25)	Angie Dickinson, Charles Nelson Reilly	Buddy Rich
Desk- "Strange Laws Still on The Books"
????	June 28, 1976 (1976-06-28)	John Davidson (guest host), Stan Kann	N/A
????	June 29, 1976 (1976-06-29)	John Davidson (guest host), Bob Hope, Norm Crosby, Roy Rogers	Vikki Carr
????	June 30, 1976 (1976-06-30)	John Davidson (guest host), Peter Falk, Kip Addotta, Sandy Duncan	Lennon Sisters

July

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
????	July 1, 1976 (1976-07-01)	John Davidson (guest host), George Burns, Adrienne Barbeau, Pat Derby, Marvin Hamlisch	N/A
????	July 2, 1976 (1976-07-02)	Robert Klein (guest host), Penny Marshall, Rob Reiner	Della Reese
????	July 5, 1976 (1976-07-05)	Orson Welles (guest host), David Steinberg, Renn Woods, Ted Ross	Betty Garrett
????	July 6, 1976 (1976-07-06)	Madlyn Rhue, Rodney Dangerfield, Thomas Tutko	Joel Grey
Desk- "Memorabilia of the Centennial in a Safe That Had Been Sealed in 1876 and Opened by President Ford"
????	July 7, 1976 (1976-07-07)	George Peppard, Charlie Callas, Geoffrey H. Bourne, Charles O. Finley	N/A
Desk- "Psychic Predictions"
????	July 8, 1976 (1976-07-08)	Gregory Peck, Tom Dreesen	Freda Payne
????	July 9, 1976 (1976-07-09)	Joan Rivers, Buck Henry, Ralph Keyes	Roger Miller
Stump the Band
????	July 12, 1976 (1976-07-12)	Beau Bridges	N/A
????	July 13, 1976 (1976-07-13)	John Davidson	N/A
????	July 14, 1976 (1976-07-14)	TBA	N/A
????	July 15, 1976 (1976-07-15)	TBA	N/A
????	July 16, 1976 (1976-07-16)	Orson Welles, Norman Fell	Eugene Fodor, Lola Falana
Mighty Carson Art Players- "The King And His Fool"
????	July 19, 1976 (1976-07-19)	Don Rickles (guest host), Monty Hall	Charo
????	July 20, 1976 (1976-07-20)	John Davidson, Ann Turkel, George Miller, Joshua Logan, Plennie L. Wingo	N/A
????	July 21, 1976 (1976-07-21)	James Stewart, Karen Black, Steve Martin, Mel Fuller	N/A
Sketch- "The Congressman And His Secretary"
????	July 22, 1976 (1976-07-22)	David Brenner, Richard Harris, Ray Johnson	Donna Theodore
Sketch- Johnny Was Interviewed by Three Reporters for Getting a '10' Telling a Joke Last Night.
????	July 23, 1976 (1976-07-23)	Flip Wilson, Pat Boone, Tom Dreesen, Dr. Lendon Smith	N/A
Desk- Johnny impersonates Anne, Princess Royal & her then husband Mark Phillips; "Things You Should Do Once In Your Life"
????	July 26, 1976 (1976-07-26)	Don Rickles (guest host), Kirk Douglas	Peter Lemongello
????	July 27, 1976 (1976-07-27)	Charles Nelson Reilly, Dr. Carl Sagan	Tony Bennett
Aunt Blabby
????	July 28, 1976 (1976-07-28)	Burt Reynolds, Robert Blake, Doris Kearns Goodwin	N/A
????	July 29, 1976 (1976-07-29)	Mel Brooks, Smothers Brothers, Bob Uecker	N/A
Sketch- "Jim McKay at The Olympics (Johnny portrayed as Jim)"
????	July 30, 1976 (1976-07-30)	Joan Embery, Bob Newhart, Dr. William Nolen	Marilyn Maye
Sketch- "Howard Cosell at The Olympics (Johnny portrayed as Howard)"

August

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
????	August 2, 1976 (1976-08-02)	Roy Clark (guest host)	N/A
????	August 3, 1976 (1976-08-03)	Roy Clark (guest host)	N/A
????	August 4, 1976 (1976-08-04)	Roy Clark (guest host)	N/A
????	August 5, 1976 (1976-08-05)	Joan Rivers (guest host)	N/A
????	August 6, 1976 (1976-08-06)	Joan Rivers (guest host)	N/A
????	August 9, 1976 (1976-08-09)	Joey Bishop (guest host), Eva Gabor, Sugar Ray Leonard	N/A
Joey Bishop did a sketch with Pat McCormick
????	August 10, 1976 (1976-08-10)	Joey Bishop (guest host)	N/A
????	August 11, 1976 (1976-08-11)	Joey Bishop (guest host)	N/A
????	August 12, 1976 (1976-08-12)	Joey Bishop (guest host)	N/A
????	August 13, 1976 (1976-08-13)	Joey Bishop (guest host), Suzanne Somers	N/A
????	August 16, 1976 (1976-08-16)	Dr. Joyce Brothers, Jean Marsh	N/A
????	August 17, 1976 (1976-08-17)	Desi Arnaz, Zsa Zsa Gabor	N/A
????	August 18, 1976 (1976-08-18)	Steve Allen, Norm Crosby	N/A
????	August 19, 1976 (1976-08-19)	Robert Conrad, Pamela Mason, Arte Johnson and wife Gisela	Gerri Granger
????	August 20, 1976 (1976-08-20)	David Brenner (guest host), Bert Convy, Beau Bridges	N/A
????	August 23, 1976 (1976-08-23)	Flip Wilson (guest host), Dick Van Dyke, Avery Schreiber	Dee Dee Bridgewater
????	August 24, 1976 (1976-08-24)	Flip Wilson (guest host), Franklyn Ajaye	Minnie Riperton, The Spinners
????	August 25, 1976 (1976-08-25)	Flip Wilson (guest host), Catherine Schell	Liz Torres
????	August 26, 1976 (1976-08-26)	Flip Wilson (guest host)	N/A
????	August 27, 1976 (1976-08-27)	Flip Wilson (guest host), Abe Vigoda, Dr. Joyce Brothers, Tom Smothers	Al Green, Shields & Yarnell
????	August 30, 1976 (1976-08-30)	Shecky Greene (guest host)	N/A
????	August 31, 1976 (1976-08-31)	Shecky Greene (guest host), Debbie Reynolds, Rich Little, Dub Taylor	Loretta Lynn

September

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
????	September 1, 1976 (1976-09-01)	Robert Klein (guest host), McLean Stevenson	Buddy Rich, Rita Moreno
????	September 2, 1976 (1976-09-02)	David Brenner (guest host)	Robert Goulet
????	September 3, 1976 (1976-09-03)	David Brenner (guest host), Steve Allen, Ricardo Montalban	Peggy Lee, Mills Brothers
????	September 6, 1976 (1976-09-06)	John Davidson (guest host), Sandy Duncan, Norm Crosby	N/A
????	September 7, 1976 (1976-09-07)	Carl Reiner, Gore Vidal, Roger Owens	N/A
Desk- "List of Wasted Expenditures from Government Grants"
????	September 8, 1976 (1976-09-08)	Erma Bombeck, Kelly Monteith	Helen Reddy, Hoyt Axton
Carnac the Magnificent
????	September 9, 1976 (1976-09-09)	Charles Nelson Reilly, Joshua Logan	Eugene Fodor, Johnny Mathis
Desk- "List of Future Projections from Future Facts"
????	September 10, 1976 (1976-09-10)	Robert Blake, George Gobel, David Horowitz	Priscilla Lopez ("What I Did for Love")
????	September 13, 1976 (1976-09-13)	Fernando Lamas (guest host)	N/A
????	September 14, 1976 (1976-09-14)	Bert Convy, Jim Henson	Neil Sedaka
Floyd R. Turbo- "Editorial On The Environment"
????	September 15, 1976 (1976-09-15)	Valerie Harper, Charlie Callas, Buffalo Bob Smith, Dr. Wayne Dyer	N/A
Desk- "What is 'Macho'?"
????	September 16, 1976 (1976-09-16)	Tony Randall, George Miller, Stephanie Blackmore, Dr. Carl Sagan	Beverly Sills
Sketch- "Martian Professor"
????	September 17, 1976 (1976-09-17)	Ralph Nader, David Brenner, Paul Williams	Pamela Blair
Desk- "Fantasy Amusement Park Called Burbankland"
????	September 20, 1976 (1976-09-20)	Shelley Winters (guest host), Desi Arnaz, Zsa Zsa Gabor	N/A
????	September 21, 1976 (1976-09-21)	Freddie Prinze, Jan Stephenson, Ray Johnson	Anthony Newley ("Teach the Children")
Sketch- "Defection of a Russian Comedian"
????	September 22, 1976 (1976-09-22)	Bruce Jenner, John Davidson, Steve Landesberg, Madlyn Rhue	N/A
Desk- "New Television Season and Debates" (Cross-Breeding)
????	September 23, 1976 (1976-09-23)	Orson Welles, Orson Bean, Carol Lawrence, Kay Lenz	N/A
Aunt Blabby: "Unfair Treatment of The Aged"
????	September 24, 1976 (1976-09-24)	Diahann Carroll, Fernando Lamas, Ilie Nastase, Norman Fell, Roy Rogers	N/A
????	September 27, 1976 (1976-09-27)	Shecky Greene (guest host), Steve Allen, Norm Crosby	N/A
????	September 28, 1976 (1976-09-28)	Danny Thomas, Lee Majors	Shields & Yarnell
Desk- "List of Activities for Senior Citizens"
????	September 29, 1976 (1976-09-29)	Barbara Parkins, Carol Wayne	Eydie Gormé, Victor Borge
Sketch- "Tea-Time Movie"
????	September 30, 1976 (1976-09-30)	Shecky Greene, Sam Blotner	Marilyn Horne
Desk- "Popular Cults"

October

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
????	October 1, 1976 (1976-10-01)	TBA	N/A
14th Anniversary Show
????	October 4, 1976 (1976-10-04)	Lola Falana (guest host), Bill Cosby, Orson Bean	Wayne Newton
????	October 5, 1976 (1976-10-05)	Joan Rivers, James Garner, Dr. Joyce Brothers	Julie Budd ("I'm a Song" and "Weekend in New England")
Carnac the Magnificent
????	October 6, 1976 (1976-10-06)	Bob Uecker, Dr. William Nolen	Ethel Merman ("What I Did For Love" and "Sweet Georgia Brown"), Abbe Lane
Stump the Band
????	October 7, 1976 (1976-10-07)	Rod Steiger, Tom Dreesen, June Gable, Barbara Howar	N/A
Desk- "Letters from Seven Year Old Children on Being President of The U.S."
????	October 8, 1976 (1976-10-08)	Suzanne Pleshette, Raquel Welch, Erma Bombeck	Bob & Ray
????	October 11, 1976 (1976-10-11)	Rich Little (guest host), Betty White, Lawrence Welk	Scatman Crothers
Desk- "Johnny Carson Mannerisms" (by Rich Little)
????	October 12, 1976 (1976-10-12)	Rich Little (guest host), Steve Allen, Debbie Reynolds	N/A
Desk- "Comic Graphs" (by Rich Little)
????	October 13, 1976 (1976-10-13)	Don Rickles (guest host), Carroll O'Connor, Suzanne Somers	Pat Boone
????	October 14, 1976 (1976-10-14)	David Brenner (guest host), Shelley Winters	Gladys Knight & The Pips
????	October 15, 1976 (1976-10-15)	David Brenner (guest host), Cleveland Amory	Mel Tillis
????	October 18, 1976 (1976-10-18)	McLean Stevenson (guest host), James Hampton	Dionne Warwick
????	October 19, 1976 (1976-10-19)	McLean Stevenson (guest host), Jack Palance, Jim Varney	N/A
????	October 20, 1976 (1976-10-20)	David Brenner (guest host), Burl Ives	Lou Rawls
????	October 21, 1976 (1976-10-21)	David Brenner (guest host), Anne Baxter	Hoyt Axton
????	October 22, 1976 (1976-10-22)	David Brenner (guest host), Stan Kann	Rita Moreno
????	October 25, 1976 (1976-10-25)	Charles Nelson Reilly (guest host), Robert Conrad	N/A
????	October 26, 1976 (1976-10-26)	James Stewart	Ed Ames, Lola Falana
Desk- "How to Save Money"
????	October 27, 1976 (1976-10-27)	Orson Welles, Robert Blake, Dr. Wayne Dyer	Kelly Garrett
Desk- "Lists of Titles of Special Interest Magazines"
????	October 28, 1976 (1976-10-28)	Bob Hope, Steve Martin, Jim Fowler, David Horowitz	N/A
Aunt Blabby
????	October 29, 1976 (1976-10-29)	Shelley Winters, Johnny Bench	Gladys Knight and The Pips
Sketch- "Press Conference of Woodrow J. Waffle"

November

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
????	November 1, 1976 (1976-11-01)	Joan Rivers (guest host), Shecky Greene	The Graduates
(11/2/76 pre-empted for NBC News election night coverage)
????	November 3, 1976 (1976-11-03)	Alan King, Harvey Korman, Joseph Wambaugh, Marilyn Sokol	N/A
????	November 4, 1976 (1976-11-04)	Lee Marvin, Orson Bean, Herbert A. Wagner	Larry Kert
????	November 5, 1976 (1976-11-05)	Dom DeLuise, Susan Anton, Ashley Montagu	Glen Campbell
????	November 8, 1976 (1976-11-08)	Steve Allen (guest host), David Brenner, Bill Daily	N/A
Blue Cards (Steve Allen); Sketch- "Eyewitless News"
????	November 9, 1976 (1976-11-09)	Sean Connery	Johnny Mathis, Judith Blegen
Desk- "What People Really Means When They Speak Cliches"
????	November 10, 1976 (1976-11-10)	Tony Randall, Ann Turkel, Dr. Michael Meyers	Hoyt Axton
Carnac the Magnificent
????	November 11, 1976 (1976-11-11)	Bert Convy, John Barracato	Helen Reddy
Stump the Band
????	November 12, 1976 (1976-11-12)	Frank Sinatra, Don Rickles, David Janssen, Ray Johnson	Frank Sinatra performed ("I Sing the Songs" and "Where or When"), Olivia Newton-John performed ("Every Face Tells a Story" and "Sam")
????	November 15, 1976 (1976-11-15)	Freddie Prinze (guest host), Paul Williams, Kreskin	Richie Havens
????	November 16, 1976 (1976-11-16)	Mike Connors, George Miller, Marilyn Sokol, Dr. Geoffrey Bourne	N/A
Desk- "Flashcards to Communicate with Other Drivers"
????	November 17, 1976 (1976-11-17)	Fernando Lamas, Jeanne Moreau, Jack Wheeler	Pat Boone
Desk- "List of Medieval Manners"
????	November 18, 1976 (1976-11-18)	Tony Curtis, Sheriff Katherine Crumbley	Shields & Yarnell
Desk- "Soap Operas That Didn't Make It"
????	November 19, 1976 (1976-11-19)	Elliott Gould, Ruth Gordon, Francesco Scavullo	Donna Theodore, Eugene Fodor
Desk- Johnny Talks about NBC's 50th Anniversary Show and Shows Film of Clips from the show.
????	November 22, 1976 (1976-11-22)	David Brenner (guest host), Peter Strauss	N/A
????	November 23, 1976 (1976-11-23)	Jack Klugman (guest host), Carazini	N/A
Blue Cards
????	November 24, 1976 (1976-11-24)	Don Rickles (guest host), Ricardo Montalban, Dr. Joyce Brothers	Liberace
????	November 25, 1976 (1976-11-25)	Joan Rivers (guest host), Vincent Price, Twiggy	Robert Goulet
????	November 26, 1976 (1976-11-26)	Joan Rivers (guest host), Betty White	Mac Davis
????	November 29, 1976 (1976-11-29)	David Brenner (guest host), McLean Stevenson, Ted Knight	N/A
????	November 30, 1976 (1976-11-30)	George Burns, Rodney Dangerfield, Michael Constantine, Shana Alexander	N/A
Desk- "Predictions for President Carter's Term in Office"

December

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
????	December 1, 1976 (1976-12-01)	William Holden, John Byner, Jack Anderson	Donna Theodore
Aunt Blabby
????	December 2, 1976 (1976-12-02)	Orson Welles, Susan Flannery, Mickey Rooney, Pat Henry	Tom Sullivan
Desk- "How To Determine If a Boyfriend is Stingy"
????	December 3, 1976 (1976-12-03)	Robert Wagner, Natalie Wood, Kelly Monteith, Erma Bombeck, Bill Shoemaker	N/A
Floyd R. Turbo- "Editorial Rebuttal in Favor of Military Draft"
????	December 6, 1976 (1976-12-06)	Bob Newhart (guest host), Dick Martin, Norm Crosby	Lennon Sisters
????	December 7, 1976 (1976-12-07)	Orson Bean, Charles Nelson Reilly, Dr. Dixie Lee Ray	Julie Budd
Carnac the Magnificent
????	December 8, 1976 (1976-12-08)	Charlie Callas, Cyd Charisse, Nancy Dickerson	Tony Martin
Desk- "Do's and Don'ts for Department Store Santa Claus"
????	December 9, 1976 (1976-12-09)	Rod Steiger, George Gobel, Jessica Lange, Sharon Johansen	N/A
New Products
????	December 10, 1976 (1976-12-10)	Bob Hope, Charlton Heston, Renn Woods, David Horowitz	N/A
Desk- "List of Ultimate Gifts for Christmas"
????	December 13, 1976 (1976-12-13)	Bob Newhart (guest host), Don Rickles, Bob Uecker	Anthony Newley
????	December 14, 1976 (1976-12-14)	John Davidson, Richard Pryor, Darleen Carr, Dr. Michael Fox	N/A
Don Rickles cigarette box incident: Johnny found out his cigarette box has been broken by Don Rickles who is taping CPO Sharkey next door. Johnny takes the camera and goes unexpected into the CPO Sharkey studio during the taping.
????	December 15, 1976 (1976-12-15)	Michael Landon, Tom Dreesen, Bud Greenspan	Robert Merrill
????	December 16, 1976 (1976-12-16)	Sylvester Stallone, Steve Landesberg, Dr. Joyce Brothers	Marilyn Maye ("By Myself" and "Being Alive")
Desk- "Letters from Children to Santa Claus"
????	December 17, 1976 (1976-12-17)	Joan Embery, George Carlin, Marilyn Sokol, Merie Earle	N/A
The Tonight Show Band performs Christmas medley
????	December 20, 1976 (1976-12-20)	John Davidson (guest host), Muhammad Ali, McLean Stevenson	N/A
????	December 21, 1976 (1976-12-21)	John Davidson (guest host)	N/A
????	December 22, 1976 (1976-12-22)	John Davidson (guest host), David Steinberg	N/A
????	December 23, 1976 (1976-12-23)	John Davidson (guest host), Cindy Williams, Norm Crosby, Kip Addotta, Cleveland Amory	Kenny Rogers
????	December 27, 1976 (1976-12-27)	Steve Allen (guest host), Shecky Greene	N/A
Blue Cards (Steve Allen)
????	December 28, 1976 (1976-12-28)	Suzanne Pleshette, Gabriel Kaplan, Ray Johnson	Donna Theodore
Desk- "Unusual Christmas Cards"
????	December 29, 1976 (1976-12-29)	James Stewart, Jim Turner, Dr. Lendon Smith	Linda Hopkins
Desk- "What to Do on New Year's Eve"
????	December 30, 1976 (1976-12-30)	Orson Welles, Norman Fell, Kelly Lange	Engelbert Humperdinck
Desk- "How to Get Rid of a Hangover"
????	December 31, 1976 (1976-12-31)	Robert Blake, James Hampton, Frank Raines	Lola Falana
Sketch- "New Years' Baby 1977"

Notes

References

1. New York Times - Apr 8, 1976