Tonight Starring Steve Allen
Season 1956
1 listed hours · 1954–1957 · NBC
From the desk
How this season is filed
Tonight Starring Steve Allen invented late-night: desk, door, man-on-the-street, jazz past midnight. Every later host rearranges Allen's furniture. Watch the 1950s Tonight Show in 2026 to see the manic, intellectual version of the franchise before smoother hosts sanded it into a national bedtime ritual.
TV Flash files Season 1956 of Tonight Starring Steve Allen (1954–1957) on NBC as the last listed season of 2 — 1 listed hour, 1956-06-22 opening on “Pat Flaherty, Teddi King” (S1956E125). Titles, dates, and synopses on file — no invented recaps.
Desk essentials in this season
- S1956E125 Pat Flaherty, Teddi King
Pat Flaherty, Teddi King: mid-run named night, every later host still rearranging Allen's desk before smoother sanding arrived.
- S1956E125
Pat Flaherty, Teddi King
Pat Flaherty, Teddi King — Season 1956, Episode 125 of Tonight Starring Steve Allen. Aired 1956-06-22. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.
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