American Masters

Season 26, Episode 5

Episode Title: Johnny Carson: King of Late Night

Air Date: 2012-05-14

Overview:

Quite possibly the biggest star that television has ever produced, Carson commanded, at his peak, a nightly audience of 15 million viewers – double the current audience of Leno and Letterman – combined. Rarely giving interviews, Carson chose to remain a very private man whose public persona made him an American superstar.