Episodes cast for
"Tonight!" (1953)

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

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Season 1

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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	...	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 (as Steve Lawrence & Eddie Gorme)
	Steve Lawrence	...	Himself - Singer (as Steve Lawrence & Eddie Gorme)
	Gene Rayburn	...	Himself - Announcer

Season 1, Episode 6: Episode #1.6

22 June 1953

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Season 2

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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	...	Announcer

Season 2, Episode 3: Episode #2.3

9 September 1954

	Steve Allen	...	Himself - Host
	Bobby Byrne	...	Himself - Conductor
	Gene Rayburn	...	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 (as Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme)
	Steve Lawrence	...	Himself - Singer (as Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme)
	Roger Price	...	Himself - Humorist
	Gene Rayburn	...	Announcer

Season 2, Episode 100: Episode #2.100

29 January 1954

	Steve Allen	...	Himself - Host
	Skitch Henderson	...	Himself - Conductor
	Billie Holiday	...	Herself
	Gene Rayburn	...	Announcer

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Season 3

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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	...	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	...	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	...	Announcer
	Jackie Robinson	...	Himself - Guest

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 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	...	Announcer
	Gene Krupa	...	Himself - Guest

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Season 4

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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	...	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 Vaction 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	...	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	...	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	...	Announcer

Season 4, Episode 258: Episode #4.258

19 July 1956

	Steve Allen	...	Himself - Host
	Skitch Henderson	...	Himself - Conductor
	Gene Rayburn	...	Announcer
	Chita Rivera	...	Herself

Season 4, Episode 259: Episode #4.259

20 July 1956

	Steve Allen	...	Himself - Host
	Skitch Henderson	...	Himself - Conductor
	Gene Rayburn	...	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	...	Announcer

Season 4, Episode 263: Episode #4.263

26 July 1956

	Steve Allen	...	Himself - Host
	Skitch Henderson	...	Himself - Conductor
	Gene Rayburn	...	Announcer

Season 4, Episode 264: Episode #4.264

27 July 1956

	Steve Allen	...	Himself - Host
	Skitch Henderson	...	Himself - Conductor
	Gene Rayburn	...	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	...	Announcer

Season 4, Episode 273: Episode #4.273

9 August 1956

	Steve Allen	...	Himself - Host
	Skitch Henderson	...	Himself - Conductor
	Gene Rayburn	...	Announcer

Season 4, Episode 274: Episode #4.274

10 August 1956

	Steve Allen	...	Himself - Host
	Skitch Henderson	...	Himself - Conductor
	Gene Rayburn	...	Announcer

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	...	Announcer

Season 4, Episode 288: Episode #4.288

30 August 1956

	Steve Allen	...	Himself - Host
	Skitch Henderson	...	Himself - Conductor
	Gene Rayburn	...	Announcer

Season 4, Episode 289: Episode #4.289

31 August 1956

	Steve Allen	...	Himself - Host
	Skitch Henderson	...	Himself - Conductor
	Gene Rayburn	...	Announcer

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Season 5

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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	...	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

	Steve Allen	...	Himself - Host