Tonight Starring Steve Allen (series)
- User score: 6.7
- Production country: United States of America
- Creator: Steve Allen , Sylvester Weaver
- Production companies: Bristad Enterprises, NBC
- Genre: Talk
- Release date: 9/27/1954
- Release date of last episode: 7/26/1957
- Series status: Ended
- Seasons count: 2 ( List of episodes )
- Episodes count: 27
- Run time: 100, 90 min.
Series description
Tonight Starring Steve Allen is a talk show hosted by Steve Allen. It was the first version of what eventually became known as The Tonight Show. Tonight was the first late-night talk show, as well as the first late night television series of any time to achieve long-term success. Allen's run as host of the show lasted for two and a half seasons, beginning in fall 1954 and ending with Allen's dismissal in January 1957. During its run it originated from the Hudson Theatre in New York City.
