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"Tonight!" (1953) More at IMDbPro »

Season: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | unknown
Year: 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957


Season 1


Season 1, Episode 1: Knickerbocker Beer Show Premier

15 June 1953


Steve Allen ... Himself - Host
Bobby Byrne ... Himself - Conductor

Judy Garland ... Herself - Guest
Gene Krupa ... Himself - Guest
Gene Rayburn ... Himself - Announcer
Tony Rizzo ... Himself - Musican

Season 1, Episode 2: Knickerbocker Beer Show

16 June 1953


Steve Allen ... Himself - Host
Bobby Byrne ... Himself - Conductor

Eydie Gormé ... Herself - Singer

Steve Lawrence ... Himself - Singer
Gene Rayburn ... Himself - Announcer

Season 1, Episode 6: Episode #1.6

22 June 1953


Season 2


Season 2, Episode 1: Knickerbocker Beer Presents 'The Steve Allen Show'

14 September 1953


Steve Allen ... Himself - Host

Skitch Henderson ... Himself - Conductor
Gene Krupa ... Himself - Guest
Gene Rayburn ... Himself - Announcer

Season 2, Episode 2: The Steve Allen Show

15 September 1953


Steve Allen ... Himself - Host
Art Blakey ... Himself - Jazz Musician
Bud Powell Trio ... Themselves

Skitch Henderson ... Himself - Conductor
Oscar Pettiford ... Himself - Jazz Musician
Bud Powell ... Himself - Jazz Musician
Gene Rayburn ... Himself - Announcer

Season 2, Episode 3: Episode #2.3

9 September 1954


Steve Allen ... Himself - Host
Bobby Byrne ... Himself - Conductor
Gene Rayburn ... Himself - Announcer

Season 2, Episode 6: Episode #2.6

21 September 1953


Steve Allen ... Himself - Host

Burl Ives ... Himself - Guest

Season 2, Episode 66: Episode #2.66

14 December 1953


Steve Allen ... Himself - Host

Bill Daily ... Announcer

Judy Garland ... Herself - Guest

Skitch Henderson ... Himself - Conductor

Season 2, Episode 78: Episode #2.78

30 December 1953


Steve Allen ... Himself - Host
Bobby Byrne ... Himself - Conductor

Eydie Gormé ... Herself - Singer

Steve Lawrence ... Himself - Singer
Roger Price ... Himself - Humorist
Gene Rayburn ... Himself - Announcer

Season 2, Episode 100: Episode #2.100

29 January 1954


Steve Allen ... Himself - Host

Skitch Henderson ... Himself - Conductor

Billie Holiday ... Herself
Gene Rayburn ... Himself - Announcer

Season 3


Season 3, Episode 1: 'Tonight' National Premier

27 September 1954


Steve Allen ... Himself - Host

Skitch Henderson ... Himself - Conductor

Willie Mays ... Himself - Guest
Gene Rayburn ... Himself - Announcer

Season 3, Episode 2: 'Tonight' starring Steve Allen

28 September 1954


Steve Allen ... Himself - Host

Diahann Carroll ... Herself - Guest

Skitch Henderson ... Himself - Conductor
Gene Rayburn ... Himself - Announcer

Season 3, Episode 3: Episode #3.3

29 September 1954


Steve Allen ... Himself - Host

Joan Crawford ... Herself - Guest

Judy Garland ... Herself - Guest

Skitch Henderson ... Himself - Conductor
Gene Rayburn ... Himself - Announcer

Season 3, Episode 54: Episode #3.54

9 December 1954


Steve Allen ... Himself - Host

Bill Daily ... Announcer

José Ferrer ... Himself - Guest

Zsa Zsa Gabor ... Herself - Guest

Skitch Henderson ... Himself - Conductor

Season 3, Episode 98: Episode #3.98

9 February 1955


Steve Allen ... Himself - Host

Skitch Henderson ... Himself - Conductor
Gene Rayburn ... Himself - Announcer
Jackie Robinson ... Himself - Guest

Season 3, Episode 160: Episode #3.160

6 May 1955

Dolores Hawkins ... Herself
Phil Napoleon ... Himself
The Original Memphis Five ... Themselves

Season 3, Episode 180: Episode #3.180

5 June 1955


Steve Allen ... Himself - Host

Joan Crawford ... Herself

Skitch Henderson ... Himself - Conductor
Gene Rayburn ... Himself - Announcer

Season 3, Episode 185: Episode #3.185

10 June 1955

Charlie Applewhite ... Himself
Thelonious Monk ... Himself
Judy Tyler ... Herself
Nancy Walker ... Herself

Season 3, Episode 204: Episode #3.204

8 July 1955


Don Adams ... Comedian

Steve Allen ... Himself - Host

Vic Damone ... Himself - Singer

Sammy Davis Jr. ... Himself - Guest

Skitch Henderson ... Himself - Conductor

Jack Palance ... Himself - Guest
Gene Rayburn ... Himself - Announcer
Margaret Truman ... Herself - Guest

Season 3, Episode 215: Episode #3.215

22 July 1955


Steve Allen ... Himself - Host

Skitch Henderson ... Himself - Conductor
Gene Rayburn ... Himself - Announcer
Gene Krupa ... Himself - Guest

Season 4


Season 4, Episode 1: 'Tonight' from Hollywood

4 August 1955


Steve Allen ... Himself - Host

Skitch Henderson ... Himself - Conductor
Gene Rayburn ... Himself - Announcer

Season 4, Episode 42: Hollywood Show Final

30 September 1955


Steve Allen ... Himself - Host

Skitch Henderson ... Himself - Conductor
Gene Rayburn ... Himself - Announcer

Season 4, Episode 43: Ernie Kovacs Vacation Guest Host

3 October 1955

Maureen Arthur ... Comedian-Regular
Peter Hanley ... Comedian-Regular
LeRoy Holmes ... Himself - Conductor

Ernie Kovacs ... Himself - Guest Host
Art Lund ... Comedian-Regular
Bill Wendell ... Announcer

Season 4, Episode 49: Kovacs Vacation Host Final

11 October 1955


Ernie Kovacs ... Himself - Guest Host
Maureen Arthur ... Comedian-Regular
Peter Hanley ... Comedian-Regular
LeRoy Holmes ... Himself - Conductor
Art Lund ... Comedian-Regular
Bill Wendell ... Announcer

Season 4, Episode 50: 'Tonight' Steve Allen New York Return

12 October 1955


Steve Allen ... Himself - Host

Eddie Bracken ... Himself - Guest

Bill Daily ... Announcer

Skitch Henderson ... Himself - Conductor

Julie London ... Herself - Singer

Lee Meriwether ... Herself - Miss America 1955
Gene Rayburn ... Himself - Announcer

Season 4, Episode 76: Down Beat Magazine Jazz Award

17 November 1955


Steve Allen ... Himself - Host
Paul Chambers ... Himself - Bass (as Miles Davis Quintet)
John Coltrane ... Himself - Tenor Sax (as Miles Davis Quintet)

Miles Davis ... Himself - Trumpet / Recipient Down Beat Award
Red Garland ... Himself - Piano (as Miles Davis Quintet)

Skitch Henderson ... Himself - Conductor
Philly Joe Jones ... Himself - Drums (as Miles Davis Quintet)
Miles Davis Quintet ... Themselves
Gene Rayburn ... Himself - Announcer

Season 4, Episode 110: Judy Garland Guest Host

26 December 1955


Skitch Henderson ... Himself - Conductor
Jack Paar ... Himself - Guest Host
Gene Rayburn ... Himself - Announcer

Season 4, Episode 255: Henry Morgan Guest Host

16 July 1956

Henry Morgan ... Himself - Guest Host

Season 4, Episode 256: Morgan Guest Host

17 July 1956

Henry Morgan ... Himself - Guest Host

Season 4, Episode 257: Episode #4.257

18 July 1956


Steve Allen ... Himself - Host

Skitch Henderson ... Himself - Conductor
Gene Rayburn ... Himself - Announcer

Season 4, Episode 258: Episode #4.258

19 July 1956


Steve Allen ... Himself - Host

Skitch Henderson ... Himself - Conductor
Gene Rayburn ... Himself - Announcer

Chita Rivera ... Herself

Season 4, Episode 259: Episode #4.259

20 July 1956


Steve Allen ... Himself - Host

Skitch Henderson ... Himself - Conductor
Gene Rayburn ... Himself - Announcer

Season 4, Episode 260: Bill Cullen Guest Host

23 July 1956


Bill Cullen ... Himself - Guest Host

Season 4, Episode 261: Cullen Guest Host

24 July 1956


Bill Cullen ... Himself - Guest Host

Season 4, Episode 262: Episode #4.262

25 July 1956


Steve Allen ... Himself - Host

Skitch Henderson ... Himself - Conductor
Gene Rayburn ... Himself - Announcer

Season 4, Episode 263: Episode #4.263

26 July 1956


Steve Allen ... Himself - Host

Skitch Henderson ... Himself - Conductor
Gene Rayburn ... Himself - Announcer

Season 4, Episode 264: Episode #4.264

27 July 1956


Steve Allen ... Himself - Host

Skitch Henderson ... Himself - Conductor
Gene Rayburn ... Himself - Announcer

Season 4, Episode 270: Rudy Vallee Guest Host

6 August 1956


Rudy Vallee ... Himself - Guest Host

Season 4, Episode 271: Vallee Guest Host

7 August 1956


Rudy Vallee ... Himself - Guest Host

Season 4, Episode 272: Episode #4.272

8 August 1956


Steve Allen ... Himself - Host

Skitch Henderson ... Himself - Conductor
Gene Rayburn ... Himself - Announcer

Season 4, Episode 273: Episode #4.273

9 August 1956


Steve Allen ... Himself - Host

Skitch Henderson ... Himself - Conductor
Gene Rayburn ... Himself - Announcer

Season 4, Episode 274: Episode #4.274

10 August 1956


Steve Allen ... Himself - Host

Skitch Henderson ... Himself - Conductor
Gene Rayburn ... Himself - Announcer

Season 4, Episode 282: Episode #4.282

24 August 1956


Veronica Lake ... Herself-- Guest

Season 4, Episode 285: Al Capp Guest Host

27 August 1956

Al Capp ... Himself - Guest Host

Season 4, Episode 286: Al Capp Guest Host

28 August 1956

Al Capp ... Himself - Guest Host

Season 4, Episode 287: Episode #4.287

29 August 1956


Steve Allen ... Himself - Host

Skitch Henderson ... Himself - Conductor
Gene Rayburn ... Himself - Announcer

Season 4, Episode 288: Episode #4.288

30 August 1956


Steve Allen ... Himself - Host

Skitch Henderson ... Himself - Conductor
Gene Rayburn ... Himself - Announcer

Season 4, Episode 289: Episode #4.289

31 August 1956


Steve Allen ... Himself - Host

Skitch Henderson ... Himself - Conductor
Gene Rayburn ... Himself - Announcer

Season 5


Season 5, Episode 1: Jack Paar Guest Host

3 September 1956


Skitch Henderson ... Himself - Conductor
Jack Paar ... Himself - Guest Host
Gene Rayburn ... Himself - Announcer

Season 5, Episode 2: Paar Guest Host

4 September 1956


Diahann Carroll ... Herself - Guest

Skitch Henderson ... Himself - Conductor
Jack Paar ... Himself - Guest Host
Gene Rayburn ... Himself - Announcer

Season 5, Episode 3: Salute to Japan

5 September 1956


Steve Allen ... Himself - Host

Skitch Henderson ... Himself - Conductor
Gene Rayburn ... Himself - Announcer

Season 5, Episode 4: Episode #5.4

6 September 1956

The 4 Voices ... Themselves

Steve Allen ... Himself - Host
College Beauty Queens ... Themselves
The Four Voices ... Themselves

Skitch Henderson ... Himself - Conductor
Gene Rayburn ... Himself - Announcer

Season 5, Episode 5: Episode #5.5

7 September 1956


Steve Allen ... Himself - Host
Gene de Paul ... Himself - Guest
Paul Gray ... Himself - Guest

Skitch Henderson ... Himself - Conductor
Gene Krupa ... Himself - Guest

Johnny Mercer ... Himself - Guest
Gene Rayburn ... Himself - Announcer

Season 5, Episode 6: Morey Amsterdam Guest Host

10 September 1956


Morey Amsterdam ... Himself - Guest Host

Skitch Henderson ... Himself - Conductor
Gene Rayburn ... Himself - Announcer

Season 5, Episode 7: Amsterdam Guest Host

11 September 1956


Morey Amsterdam ... Himself - Guest Host

Skitch Henderson ... Himself - Conductor
Gene Rayburn ... Himself - Announcer

Season 5, Episode 8: Episode #5.8

12 September 1956


Steve Allen ... Himself - Host
Barbara Carrol ... Herself - Jazz Pianist

Skitch Henderson ... Himself - Conductor
The Mexican Boys Town Choir ... Themselves
Gene Rayburn ... Himself - Announcer

Season 5, Episode 9: Episode #5.9

13 September 1956


Steve Allen ... Himself - Host
Bobby Dukoff ... Himself - Saxophonist

Skitch Henderson ... Himself - Conductor

Chester Morris ... Himself - Guest
Gene Rayburn ... Himself - Announcer

Season 5, Episode 10: Episode #5.10

14 September 1956


Steve Allen ... Himself - Host
Jacques-Yves Cousteau ... Himself - Guest

Skitch Henderson ... Himself - Conductor
Gene Rayburn ... Himself - Announcer
Joe Venuti ... Himself - Musican

Season 5, Episode 11: Tony Randall Guest Host

17 September 1956


Skitch Henderson ... Himself - Conductor

Tony Randall ... Himself - Guest Host
Gene Rayburn ... Himself - Announcer
The Trinidad Tripoli Steel Band ... Themselves

Season 5, Episode 12: Randall Guest Host

18 September 1956

Henry 'Red' Allen ... Red Allen Jazz Band

Skitch Henderson ... Himself - Conductor
Louis Nye ... Himself - Comedian

Tony Randall ... Himself - Guest Host
Gene Rayburn ... Himself - Announcer

Season 5, Episode 13: Episode #5.13

19 September 1956


Steve Allen ... Himself - Host
Martha Davis ... Herself - Singer

Skitch Henderson ... Himself - Conductor
Gene Rayburn ... Himself - Announcer
Arthur Treacher ... Himself - Guest

Season 5, Episode 14: Episode #5.14

20 September 1956


Steve Allen ... Himself - Host
Kuda Bux ... Magician
Jimmy Caesar ... Impressionist

Skitch Henderson ... Himself - Conductor
Gene Rayburn ... Himself - Announcer

Season 5, Episode 15: Episode #5.15

21 September 1956


Steve Allen ... Himself - Host

Skitch Henderson ... Himself - Conductor
Gene Rayburn ... Himself - Announcer
Brother Theodore ... Himself - Guest

Season 5, Episode 21: Ernie Kovacs Permanent Guest Host

1 October 1956


Ernie Kovacs ... Himself - Guest Host
Maureen Arthur ... Comedian-Regular
Peter Hanley ... Comedian-Regular
LeRoy Holmes ... Himself - Conductor
Art Lund ... Comedian-Regular
Jean Shepherd ... Herself - Guest
Bill Wendell ... Announcer

Season 5, Episode 22: Kovacs Guest Host Tues Show

2 October 1956

Maureen Arthur ... Regular
Peter Hanley ... Regular

Skitch Henderson ... Himself - Conductor
LeRoy Holmes ... Mon.-Tues. Bandleader

Ernie Kovacs ... Himself - Guest Host
Barbara Loden ... Herself - Mon.-Tues.
Art Lund ... Regular
Bill Wendell ... Announcer

Season 5, Episode 23: Episode #5.23

3 October 1956

Kurt Baum ... Himself
Ellis and Walters ... Themselves

Billy Gilbert ... Himself

Skitch Henderson ... Himself - Conductor
Marshall Izen ... Himself
Erin O'Brien ... Herself
Gene Rayburn ... Himself - Substitute Host

Season 5, Episode 24: Episode #5.24

4 October 1956


Steve Allen ... Himself - Host

Skitch Henderson ... Himself - Conductor
Gene Rayburn ... Himself - Announcer

Season 5, Episode 25: Episode #5.25

5 October 1956


Steve Allen ... Himself - Host

Skitch Henderson ... Himself - Conductor
Gene Rayburn ... Himself - Announcer

Season 5, Episode 29: Episode #5.29

11 October 1956


Steve Allen ... Himself - Host
Bob Hall ... Himself - Guest

Skitch Henderson ... Himself - Conductor

Jim Henson ... Himself - Puppeteer (as Jim Henson and his Puppets)
Gene Rayburn ... Himself - Announcer

Season 5, Episode 41: Kovacs

29 October 1956

Maureen Arthur ... Regular

Joe E. Brown ... Himself - Guest
Irving Burgie ... Calypso Musican (as Lord Burgess)
Peter Hanley ... Regular

Skitch Henderson ... Himself - Conductor
LeRoy Holmes ... Himself - Conductor

Ernie Kovacs ... Himself - Guest Host
Art Lund ... Regular
Bill Wendell ... Announcer

Season 5, Episode 66: Ernie Kovacs Guest Host

3 December 1956


Ernie Kovacs ... Himself - Guest Host
Maureen Arthur ... Comedian-Regular
Peter Hanley ... Comedian-Regular
LeRoy Holmes ... Himself - Conductor
Barbara Loden ... Comedian-Regular
Art Lund ... Comedian-Regular
Bill Wendell ... Announcer

Season 5, Episode 67: Kovacs Guest Host

4 December 1956


Ernie Kovacs ... Himself - Guest Host
Maureen Arthur ... Comedian-Regular
Peter Hanley ... Comedian-Regular
LeRoy Holmes ... Himself - Conductor
Barbara Loden ... Comedian-Regular
Art Lund ... Comedian-Regular
Bill Wendell ... Announcer

Season 5, Episode 68: Episode #5.68

5 December 1956


Steve Allen ... Himself - Host

Skitch Henderson ... Himself - Conductor
Gene Rayburn ... Himself - Announcer
Billy Taylor ... Himself - Pianist (as The Billy Taylor Trio)

Season 5, Episode 106: Ernie Kovacs Guest Host

21 January 1957


Ernie Kovacs ... Himself - Guest Host
Maureen Arthur ... Comedian-Regular
Peter Hanley ... Comedian-Regular
LeRoy Holmes ... Himself - Conductor
Barbara Loden ... Comedian-Regular
Art Lund ... Comedian-Regular
Bill Wendell ... Announcer

Season 5, Episode 107: Ernie Kovacs Guest Host Finale

22 January 1957


Ernie Kovacs ... Himself - Guest Host
Maureen Arthur ... Comedian-Regular
Peter Hanley ... Comedian-Regular
LeRoy Holmes ... Himself - Conductor
Barbara Loden ... Comedian-Regular
Art Lund ... Comedian-Regular
Bill Wendell ... Announcer

Season 5, Episode 109: Finale

25 January 1957


Steve Allen ... Himself - Host

Sammy Davis Jr. ... Himself - Guest
Dave Garroway ... Himself - Guest

George Gobel ... Himself - Guest

Buddy Hackett ... Himself - Guest

Skitch Henderson ... Himself - Conductor
Gene Krupa ... Himself - Guest
Ray McKinley ... Himself - Guest

Audrey Meadows ... Herself - Guest

Jayne Meadows ... Herself - Guest
Gene Rayburn ... Himself - Announcer

Jonathan Winters ... Himself - Guest

Unknown Season


America After Dark

18 February 1957

Jack Lescoulie ... Himself - Host

Chico Marx ... Himself

Groucho Marx ... Himself
Gummo Marx ... Himself

Harpo Marx ... Himself
Zeppo Marx ... Himself

Episode dated 30 May 1956

30 May 1956


Vincent Price ... Himself

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