overview : 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.

First Air Date : Sep 27, 1954

Last Air Date : Jul 26, 1957

Runtime : 1h 40m

Episodes : 27

Seasons : 2

Genre : Talk,

Companies : Bristad Enterprises, NBC

Countries : US

Keywords : talk show