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The Golden Age ended sometime in the last century.

[poinq]

Johnny then Dave or Dick Cavett on one channel and Johnny on the other. Late night talk shows were never better. Plus the guests were far better back then.

[Fai Mao]

The golden age ended with the retirement of Jay Leno.

[Tallguy]

Late Night TV dies when Letterman got political and Jay Leno hung it up. Personally I preferred Carson, but Leno’s monologues were pretty much “must see” as well.

[Newbomb Turk]

I loved Johnny Carson. Craig Ferguson was funny and never got to into politics. Todays late night is all liberal politics.

Ed McMann, Johnny Carson’s sidekick had it right when he said, I don’t talk about politics. Both sides drink Budweiser and that’s what I’m selling so why alienate have your potential customers.

[Dr. Sivana]

The Golden Age of late night ended with the retirement of Johnny Carson.

[Captain Peter Blood]

Exactly, when Carson retired that was it.

[Mr. Lucky]

May 22, 1992, to be exact.

[Albion Wilde]

The Golden Age ended sometime in the last century.

Yep. The Johnny Carson Show ran from 1962 to 1992.