RadioActive wrote:

It was exactly 33 years ago that a TV dynasty finally ended and the King of late night was officially dethroned. May 22, 1992 marked the last Johnny Carson-hosted Tonight Show, as he retired after three decades. That program, while highly rated, was not as good as his next to last episode, which featured guests like Bette Midler. 

The last one instead had Carson sitting on a stool reminiscing about his long and storied career, with his last words being "And so it has come to this. I'm one of the lucky people in the world. I found something I always wanted to do and I have enjoyed every single minute of it."

After thanking Ed McMahon and Doc Severinsen, he concluded with, "To you people watching, I can only tell you that it has been an honor and a privilege to come into your homes all these years and entertain you. And I hope when I find something I think you will like and come back that you will be as gracious inviting me into your home as you have been. I bid you a very heartfelt goodnight."

Outside of a surprise appearance on CBS' David Letterman Show and a vocal cameo on The Simpsons, Carson was rarely seen on TV again. He died on January 23, 2005 at the age of 79. All those years of smoking on camera took their toll - he passed from complications of emphysema, leaving behind a dynasty that others have been trying to fill ever since. 



5 Things You Never Knew About Johnny Carson’s Last Episode of ‘The Tonight Show’

That TV Guide must be a Western New York edition. 2-Buffalo, 10-Rochester, 12-Erie, 18-Elmira? Binghamton?

RadioActive wrote:

I believe it's WETM in Elmira, N.Y. 

Correct. They have been an NBC affilliate since signing on in 1956.