List of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson episodes (1968)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 1968 episodes
Country of origin	United States
Release
Original network	NBC

The following is a list of episodes of the television series The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson which aired in 1968:

1968

January

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
????	January 1, 1968	TBA	N/A
????	January 2, 1968	TBA	N/A
????	January 3, 1968	TBA	N/A
????	January 4, 1968	TBA	N/A
????	January 5, 1968	TBA	N/A
????	January 8, 1968	TBA	N/A
????	January 9, 1968	TBA	N/A
????	January 10, 1968	TBA	N/A
????	January 11, 1968	TBA	N/A
????	January 12, 1968	Don Rickles (guest host), Robert Culp, Sammy Davis, Jr.	N/A
????	January 15, 1968	TBA	N/A
????	January 16, 1968	Bob Hope, Pat Paulsen	Tony Darryl
????	January 17, 1968	TBA	N/A
????	January 18, 1968	TBA	N/A
????	January 19, 1968	TBA	N/A
????	January 22, 1968	TBA	N/A
????	January 23, 1968	Clifton Leachman, Fannie Flagg, Orson Bean	Wes Montgomery
????	January 24, 1968	TBA	N/A
????	January 25, 1968	TBA	N/A
????	January 26, 1968	TBA	N/A
????	January 29, 1968	TBA	N/A
????	January 30, 1968	TBA	N/A
????	January 31, 1968	Jim Garrison	None
None

February

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
????	February 1, 1968	Mark Tendler	Richie Havens
????	February 2, 1968	Albert Finney, Eddy Arnold, Robert Klein, Joan Rivers	N/A
????	February 5, 1968	Harry Belafonte (guest host) Senator Robert F. Kennedy, The Smothers Brothers, Bill Cosby	Lena Horne
????	February 6, 1968	Harry Belafonte (guest host), Zero Mostel, Diahann Carroll	Petula Clark
????	February 7, 1968	Harry Belafonte (guest host)	N/A
????	February 8, 1968	Harry Belafonte (guest host) Nipsey Russell, Dunja Rajter, Paul Newman, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.	N/A
????	February 9, 1968	Harry Belafonte (guest host)	N/A
????	February 12, 1968	Nancy Sinatra, Liberace, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.	N/A
????	February 13, 1968	James Drury, Doug McClure, Ray Bolger	Shirley Jones
Mighty Carson Art Players- "Bar Room Brawl Sketch"
????	February 14, 1968	Mickey Rooney, Danny Thomas	N/A
????	February 15, 1968	Sid Caesar, Richard Pryor, Bobby Darin	N/A
????	February 16, 1968	Don Rickles, Don Adams, Sherry Jackson	Sonny & Cher
Japanese Bath Sketch
????	February 19, 1968	James Garner, Milton Berle, Richard Crenna	The King Cousins
????	February 20, 1968	Steve Allen, Jack Webb, Shecky Greene, Spanky Wilson	N/A
Mighty Carson Art Players- "Copper Clappers"
????	February 21, 1968	George Carlin, Eva Gabor, Richard Benjamin, Paula Prentiss	N/A
????	February 22, 1968	Jerry Lewis	Lennon Sisters
????	February 23, 1968	Tony Curtis, Richard Pryor, Bill Cosby, April Taten	N/A
????	February 26, 1968	Eydie Gorme	The Cowsills
????	February 27, 1968	Orson Bean	N/A
????	February 28, 1968	TBA	N/A
????	February 29, 1968	Vincent Price, Joey Heatherton	N/A

March

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
????	March 1, 1968	TBA	N/A
????	March 4, 1968	TBA	N/A
????	March 5, 1968	TBA	N/A
????	March 6, 1968	TBA	N/A
????	March 7, 1968	TBA	N/A
????	March 8, 1968	TBA	N/A
????	March 11, 1968	TBA	N/A
????	March 12, 1968	TBA	N/A
????	March 13, 1968	TBA	N/A
????	March 14, 1968	TBA	N/A
????	March 15, 1968	TBA	N/A
????	March 18, 1968	TBA	N/A
????	March 19, 1968	TBA	N/A
????	March 20, 1968	TBA	N/A
????	March 21, 1968	TBA	N/A
????	March 22, 1968	TBA	N/A
????	March 25, 1968	Sammy Davis, Jr. (guest host), Leslie Uggams, Red Buttons, Vice President Hubert Humphrey	N/A
????	March 26, 1968	Sammy Davis, Jr. (guest host), Bobby Vinton	Sonny & Cher
????	March 27, 1968	Sammy Davis, Jr. (guest host)	N/A
????	March 28, 1968	Sammy Davis, Jr. (guest host)	N/A
????	March 29, 1968	Sammy Davis, Jr. (guest host), Gloria de Haven, Emily Yancy	Steve Lawrence

April

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
????	April, 1968	TBA	N/A
????	April 5, 1968	Diana Ross & the Supremes. Johnny forgoes monologue, opting to sit on the front of his desk and talk about Martin Luther King, Jr. assassination.	Diana Ross & the Supremes

May

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
????	May 1, 1968	TBA	N/A
????	May 2, 1968	TBA	N/A
????	May 3, 1968	TBA	N/A
????	May 6, 1968	TBA	N/A
????	May 7, 1968	Neil Simon, Burt Bacharach, Florence Henderson	N/A
????	May 8, 1968	Robert Merrill, Don Franks, Rich Little	N/A
????	May 9, 1968	Gig Young, Godfrey Cambridge, Mark Traynor, Johnny Mercer, Sam Lerenson	Bobby Goldsboro
????	May 10, 1968	Jackie Mason, Eydie Gorme, Jim Fowler	Stiller and Meara
????	May 13, 1968	Joe Garagiola (guest host), Jack Paar	N/A
????	May 14, 1968	Joe Garagiola (guest host), John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Tallulah Bankhead, Soupy Sales, Tony Scotti, Jack Twyman	N/A
????	May 15, 1968	Joe Garagiola (guest host), Vic Perry	N/A
????	May 16, 1968	Joe Garagiola (guest host), Yogi Berra, Robert Goulet	N/A
????	May 17, 1968	Joe Garagiola (guest host), Nipsey Russell, Barbara Walters	N/A
????	May 20, 1968	TBA	N/A
????	May 21, 1968	TBA	N/A
????	May 22, 1968	Flip Wilson	N/A
????	May 23, 1968	Irene Ryan	Clair and McMahon
????	May 24, 1968	John Byner, Juliet Prowse, Noel Harrison	N/A
????	May 27, 1968	TBA	N/A
????	May 28, 1968	TBA	N/A
????	May 29, 1968	TBA	N/A
????	May 30, 1968	Peggy Moffitt	N/A
????	May 31, 1968	TBA	The Box Tops

August

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
????	August 1, 1968	TBA	Jean-Paul Vignon
????	August 2, 1968	TBA	N/A
????	August 5, 1968	TBA	N/A
????	August 6, 1968	TBA	N/A
????	August 7, 1968	TBA	N/A
????	August 8, 1968	TBA	N/A
????	August 9, 1968	TBA	N/A
????	August 12, 1968	TBA	N/A
????	August 13, 1968	TBA	N/A
????	August 14, 1968		N/A
????	August 15, 1968		N/A
????	August 16, 1968		N/A
????	August 19, 1968		N/A
????	August 20, 1968	TBA	N/A
????	August 21, 1968	TBA	N/A
????	August 22, 1968	TBA	N/A
????	August 23, 1968	TBA	N/A
????	August 26, 1968	TBA	N/A
????	August 27, 1968	TBA	N/A
????	August 28, 1968	TBA	N/A
????	August 29, 1968	TBA	N/A
????	August 30, 1968		N/A

September

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
????	September 2, 1968	TBA	N/A
????	September 3, 1968	Raymond Burr, Gloria Steinem	The Golddiggers, The Muppets
????	September 4, 1968	Yonley	N/A
????	September 5, 1968	Connie Von Hagan	N/A
????	September 6, 1968	David Frye	N/A
????	September 9, 1968	Polly Bergen	Sandler & Young
Johnny Carson Rides a Unicycle
????	September 10, 1968	Rene Carpenter	N/A
????	September 11, 1968	Ruth Montgomery	James Brown
????	September 12, 1968	Mickey Mantle, Veruschka	N/A
????	September 13, 1968	Alan King (guest host), Matt Monro, Bill Moyers	N/A
????	September 16, 1968	Billy Eckstein, Joseph W. Barr	Sandler & Young
????	September 17, 1968	Slappy White, Lesley Gore, Cere Robinson	N/A
????	September 18, 1968	Marilyn Maye	N/A
????	September 19, 1968	Joe Tex	N/A
????	September 20, 1968	Peter Ustinov	N/A
????	September 23, 1968	John Davidson (guest host), George Carlin	N/A
????	September 24, 1968	Alan King, Mamie Van Doren	N/A
????	September 25, 1968	TBA	N/A
????	September 26, 1968	TBA	N/A
????	September 27, 1968	TBA	N/A
????	September 30, 1968	David Frost (guest host), Phyllis Newman, Dr. Julian Fast	N/A

October

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
????	October 1, 1968	TBA	N/A
6th Anniversary Show
????	October 2, 1968	TBA	N/A
????	October 3, 1968	TBA	N/A
????	October 4, 1968	TBA	N/A
????	October 7, 1968	Bob Crane (guest host), Pamela Mason, David Hemmings, Dave Barry, Prof. Irwin Corey	N/A
????	October 8, 1968	Bob Crane (guest host), Gig Young	N/A
????	October 9, 1968	Bob Crane (guest host), Cliff Robertson	N/A
????	October 10, 1968	Dinah Shore (guest host), Rich Little, Jack Albertson	N/A
????	October 11, 1968	Dinah Shore (guest host), Shecky Greene, Oscar de la Renta	Jack Jones
????	October 14, 1968	TBA	N/A
????	October 15, 1968	TBA	N/A
????	October 16, 1968	TBA	N/A
????	October 17, 1968	TBA	N/A
????	October 18, 1968	TBA	N/A
????	October 21, 1968	Phyllis Diller (guest host), Rip Taylor, Norm Crosby	N/A
????	October 22, 1968	Mia Farrow, Ronnie Dyson	N/A
????	October 23, 1968	TBA	N/A
????	October 24, 1968	Carol Wayne, Rita Smith	Jack Jones
????	October 25, 1968	TBA	N/A
????	October 28, 1968	Eddy Arnold (guest host), Liberace, Phyllis Newman	N/A
????	October 29, 1968	TBA	N/A
????	October 30, 1968	TBA	N/A
????	October 31, 1968	TBA	N/A

November

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
????	November 1, 1968	Woody Allen (Guest Host), Muhammad Ali, James Earl Jones, Viva	N/A
????	November 4, 1968	Pearl Bailey, Cab Calloway, Jackie Mason	N/A
(11/5/68 pre-empted for NBC News election night coverage)
????	November 6, 1968	Bill Cosby, Carol Burnett, Dick Fosbury	N/A
????	November 7, 1968	Kirk Douglas, Bob Hope, Bob Newhart, Ed Ames	N/A
????	November 8, 1968	David Frye, David Janssen	N/A
????	November 11, 1968	Mickey Rooney, Barbara Feldon	N/A
????	November 12, 1968	TBA	N/A
????	November 13, 1968	TBA	N/A
????	November 14, 1968	Tiny Tim, Peter Lawford, Jonathan Winters, Rose Marie, Shecky Greene	N/A
????	November 15, 1968	Jack Benny	The Golddiggers, Tennessee Ernie Ford
????	November 18, 1968	Bob Crane, Phyllis Diller, John Byner	N/A
????	November 19, 1968	TBA	N/A
????	November 20, 1968	Lucille Ball, Steve Allen	N/A
????	November 21, 1968	Jane Wyman, Bill Dana, Paul Lynde, Tony Curtis	N/A
????	November 22, 1968	James Garner, Gene Barry, Andy Williams, Claudine Longet, Stan Freberg	N/A
????	November 25, 1968	TBA	N/A
????	November 26, 1968	Lucille Ball, Ann-Margret, Richard Pryor	N/A
????	November 27, 1968	Jack Lemmon, Jerry Lewis, Otto Preminger, Vic Perry	N/A
????	November 28, 1968	George Hamilton	N/A
????	November 29, 1968	Milton Berle, Dick Cavett	Steve Lawrence

December

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
????	December 2, 1968	All-American Football Team	N/A
????	December 3, 1968	Shari Lewis, John Cassavetes	N/A
????	December 4, 1968	TBA	N/A
????	December 5, 1968	Irwin C. Watson	N/A
????	December 6, 1968	George Segal, George Kirby	N/A
????	December 9, 1968	George Kirby	N/A
????	December 10, 1968	TBA	N/A
????	December 11, 1968	Rod Steiger	N/A
????	December 12, 1968	TBA	N/A
????	December 13, 1968	James Garner	N/A
????	December 16, 1968	Woody Allen (guest host), Shari Lewis	Turk Murphey
????	December 17, 1968	Judy Garland	N/A
????	December 18, 1968	TBA	N/A
????	December 19, 1968	TBA	N/A
????	December 20, 1968	TBA	N/A
????	December 23, 1968	Alan King (guest host)	N/A
????	December 25, 1968	Jack Jones (guest host), Jane Morgan, Chuck McCann	N/A
????	December 26, 1968	Jack Jones (guest host), Milt Kamen, Phyllis Newman	Hines, Hines and Dad
????	December 27, 1968	TBA	N/A
????	December 30, 1968	TBA	N/A
????	December 31, 1968	TBA	N/A