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Late Night TV: Letterman, Conan, Fallon, Colbert & More

Carson to Colbert, Conan to Kimmel. Test your knowledge of America's late-night talk show legends, feuds and historic moments.

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Who hosted The Tonight Show for 30 years, retiring in 1992?

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  1. Q1. Who hosted The Tonight Show for 30 years, retiring in 1992?

    • Jay Leno
    • Steve Allen
    • Johnny Carson
    • David Letterman
    Johnny Carson hosted The Tonight Show from October 1, 1962 to May 22, 1992 — 4,531 episodes. His final show drew 50 million viewers.

  2. Q2. Who replaced Johnny Carson, causing David Letterman to leave NBC for CBS?

    • Conan O'Brien
    • Jay Leno
    • Jimmy Fallon
    • Arsenio Hall
    Jay Leno took over The Tonight Show on May 25, 1992. Letterman, who'd hosted Late Night after Carson, felt passed over and jumped to CBS to launch Late Show.

  3. Q3. What year did Stephen Colbert take over CBS's Late Show from David Letterman?

    • 2013
    • 2015
    • 2017
    • 2019
    Stephen Colbert took over on September 8, 2015. He'd previously hosted 'The Colbert Report' on Comedy Central (2005-2014) as a satirical conservative pundit.

  4. Q4. Which late-night host had a famous 2010 feud with NBC over The Tonight Show?

    • Jimmy Fallon
    • Conan O'Brien
    • David Letterman
    • Craig Ferguson
    Conan hosted The Tonight Show from June 2009 to January 2010 before NBC pushed Jay Leno back into the slot. Conan refused to move to 12:05am and took $45M to leave.

  5. Q5. Who currently hosts NBC's The Tonight Show?

    • Jimmy Kimmel
    • Seth Meyers
    • Jimmy Fallon
    • James Corden
    Jimmy Fallon has hosted The Tonight Show since February 17, 2014, succeeding Jay Leno's second run. The show shifted back to NYC from LA at that point.

  6. Q6. Which late-night host hosted The Late Late Show with the famous 'Carpool Karaoke' segment?

    • Craig Ferguson
    • James Corden
    • Trevor Noah
    • Lilly Singh
    James Corden hosted CBS's Late Late Show from 2015 to 2023, with 'Carpool Karaoke' becoming a YouTube juggernaut. He left to return to the UK.

  7. Q7. What network was 'The Daily Show' on when Jon Stewart hosted from 1999 to 2015?

    • MTV
    • Comedy Central
    • HBO
    • Cartoon Network
    Jon Stewart hosted The Daily Show on Comedy Central from January 1999 to August 2015. He returned as part-time Monday host in February 2024.

  8. Q8. Which late-night host's monologue brought him to tears discussing his newborn son's heart condition in 2017?

    • Jimmy Fallon
    • Stephen Colbert
    • Jimmy Kimmel
    • Seth Meyers
    Jimmy Kimmel's May 1, 2017 monologue about son Billy's open-heart surgery sparked debate over healthcare policy and went viral, with politicians referencing 'the Jimmy Kimmel test'.

  9. Q9. Who was the first woman to host a network late-night show solo?

    • Joan Rivers
    • Chelsea Handler
    • Lilly Singh
    • Cynthia Garrett
    Joan Rivers hosted 'The Late Show Starring Joan Rivers' on the new Fox network in 1986, becoming the first woman with a solo network late-night show.

  10. Q10. What 2024 election year decision did Jon Stewart make about The Daily Show?

    • He retired
    • He returned as Monday host
    • He moved to streaming
    • He merged with Colbert
    Jon Stewart returned to The Daily Show on February 12, 2024 as Monday host through the 2024 election season, with rotating hosts (Jordana Klein, Desi Lydic, etc.) the rest of the week.

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