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Rather than continuing with the same format after Allen and Kovacs' departure from ''Tonight'', NBC changed the show's format to a news and features show, similar to that of the network's popular morning program [[Today (NBC program)|''Today'']]. The new show, renamed ''Tonight! America After Dark'', was hosted first by [[Jack Lescoulie]] and then by [[Al "Jazzbo" Collins]], with interviews conducted by [[Hy Gardner]], and music provided by the [[Lou Stein]] Trio. This new version of the show was not popular, resulting in a significant number of NBC affiliates dropping the show.<ref name="latenightaffair">{{cite news|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,810518-1,00.html|title=Show Business: Late-Night Affair|publisher=Time Magazine|date=August 18, 1958|accessdate=2009-10-15}}</ref> |
Rather than continuing with the same format after Allen and Kovacs' departure from ''Tonight'', NBC changed the show's format to a news and features show, similar to that of the network's popular morning program [[Today (NBC program)|''Today'']]. The new show, renamed ''Tonight! America After Dark'', was hosted first by [[Jack Lescoulie]] and then by [[Al "Jazzbo" Collins]], with interviews conducted by [[Hy Gardner]], and music provided by the [[Lou Stein]] Trio. This new version of the show was not popular, resulting in a significant number of NBC affiliates dropping the show.<ref name="latenightaffair">{{cite news|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,810518-1,00.html|title=Show Business: Late-Night Affair|publisher=Time Magazine|date=August 18, 1958|accessdate=2009-10-15}}</ref> |
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During the shows run weird disturbances were reported in the studio late at night. In 1956, people working late night at the studio heard people screaming in pain doors knocking and disturbing laughs. people would even say they were to scared to go in certain places in the studio. a paranormal investigation was sent to the studio to examine the disturbinces but could find nothing wrong. some people have said the studio has a weird voicebox late at night to haunt and scare burgalers away. this case has still never been solved and has been proven unsolved. |
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| Tonight Starring Steve Allen | |
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| File:Tonight starring Steve Allen-Intertitle.jpg NBC's Tonight with Steve Allen intertitle | |
| Presented by | Steve Allen |
| Starring | Skitch Henderson (1954–1957) |
| Narrated by | Gene Rayburn |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Production | |
| Production locations | GE Building Studio 6B New York, New York |
| Running time | 90 min. (with commercials) |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | September 27, 1954 – January 25, 1957 |
| Related | |
| The Steve Allen Show | |
Tonight Starring Steve Allen is a talk show hosted by Steve Allen under The Tonight Show franchise. It was the first version of The Tonight Show but was referred to as Tonight from 1954 to 1957. It originally aired during late-night.
During its run it was broadcast from Studio 6B inside of the GE Building, formerly known as the Texaco Star Theatre. The same studio would also host The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.
History
The first episode of Tonight aired on September 27, 1954, unlike traditional talk shows, the runtime was 90 minutes instead of 60. The announcer of the show was Gene Rayburn and the bandleader was Skitch Henderson. Allen's version of the show originated such talk show staples as an opening monologue, celebrity interviews, audience participation, and comedy bits in which cameras were taken outside the studio, as well as music. The success of the show led Allen to get another talk show, this one would air prime-time on Sunday nights. This led Allen to share Tonight hosting duties with Ernie Kovacs for the 1956–1957 season. To give Allen time to work on his Sunday evening show, Kovacs hosted Tonight on Monday and Tuesday nights, with his own announcer and bandleader.
Allen and Kovacs Deperature
Allen and Kovacs departed Tonight in January 1957 after NBC ordered Allen to concentrate all his efforts on his Sunday night variety program, hoping to combat CBS's Ed Sullivan Show's dominance of the Sunday night ratings.
Tonight! America After Dark (1957)
Rather than continuing with the same format after Allen and Kovacs' departure from Tonight, NBC changed the show's format to a news and features show, similar to that of the network's popular morning program Today. The new show, renamed Tonight! America After Dark, was hosted first by Jack Lescoulie and then by Al "Jazzbo" Collins, with interviews conducted by Hy Gardner, and music provided by the Lou Stein Trio. This new version of the show was not popular, resulting in a significant number of NBC affiliates dropping the show.[1]
- Weird Happenings*
During the shows run weird disturbances were reported in the studio late at night. In 1956, people working late night at the studio heard people screaming in pain doors knocking and disturbing laughs. people would even say they were to scared to go in certain places in the studio. a paranormal investigation was sent to the studio to examine the disturbinces but could find nothing wrong. some people have said the studio has a weird voicebox late at night to haunt and scare burgalers away. this case has still never been solved and has been proven unsolved.
See Also
- List of late night network TV programs
- The Steve Allen Show, Allen's Sunday night variety show he hosted while simultaneously hosting Tonight
References
- ^ "Show Business: Late-Night Affair". Time Magazine. August 18, 1958. Retrieved 2009-10-15.
