Jay Leno takes over the Tonight Show with interview, sketches, and plenty of laughs.
After Johnny Carson 's retirement from the show, Jay Leno stepped in as his permanent replacement. The format of the show has remained largely unchanged, consisting primarily of an opening humorous monologue, followed by several celebrity interviews, comedy sketches and musical numbers.
1. Jamie Foxx, Lindsey Vonn, Brad Paisley
Aired: Mar 1, 2010Jamie Foxx, Lindsey Vonn, Brad Paisley
2. Sarah Palin, Shaun White, Adam Lambert
Aired: Mar 2, 2010Sarah Palin, Shaun White, Adam Lambert
Aired: Mar 3, 2010 Chelsea Handler, Apolo Ohno, Avril Lavigne
4. Brett Favre, Matthew McConaughey, Jason Reitman
Aired: Mar 4, 2010Brett Favre, Matthew McConaughey, Jason Reitman
5. Morgan Freeman, Meredith Vieira
Aired: Mar 5, 2010Morgan Freeman, Meredith Vieira
6. Simon Cowell, Richard Roeper, Ben Harper
Aired: Mar 8, 2010Simon Cowell, Richard Roeper, Ben Harper
7. Christoph Waltz, Dave Salmoni, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
Aired: Mar 9, 2010Christoph Waltz, Dave Salmoni, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
8. Kristen Stewart, Guy Fieri, Ryan Bingham
Aired: Mar 10, 2010Kristen Stewart, Guy Fieri, Ryan Bingham
9. Dana Carvey, Kim Kardashian, Colbie Caillat
Aired: Mar 11, 2010Dana Carvey, Kim Kardashian, Colbie Caillat
10. Dakota Fanning, Judd Apatow, Katharine McPhee
Aired: Mar 12, 2010Dakota Fanning, Judd Apatow, Katharine McPhee
11. Terry Bradshaw, Kara DioGuardi, Ziggy Marley
Aired: Mar 15, 2010Terry Bradshaw, Kara DioGuardi, Ziggy Marley
12. Hugh Jackman, Betty White, Collective Soul
Aired: Mar 16, 2010Hugh Jackman; Betty White; Collective Soul
13. Dwayne Johnson, kid inventors, Switchfoot
Aired: Mar 17, 2010Jay interviews Dwayne Johnson & Kid Inventors. Musical guest Switchfoot. Plus...
14. Janet Jackson, Clark Duke, Orianthi
Aired: Mar 18, 2010Janet Jackson, Clark Duke, Orianthi
15. John Cusack, Heidi Montag, Barenaked Ladies
Aired: Mar 19, 2010John Cusack, Heidi Montag, Barenaked Ladies
16. Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith, Ernie Johnson, k.d. lang
Aired: Mar 22, 2010Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith, Ernie Johnson, k.d. lang
17. Gerard Butler, Sofia Vergara, Rodrigo y Gabriela
Aired: Mar 23, 2010
18. Ed Helms, Pamela Anderson, Snoop Dogg
Aired: Mar 24, 2010
19. Miley Cyrus, Tom Papa, Puddle of Mudd
Aired: Mar 25, 2010
20. Craig T. Nelson, Rumer Willis, Ludacris
Aired: Mar 26, 2010
21. Lauren Graham, Karl Rove, Joss Stone
Aired: Mar 29, 2010
22. Joy Behar, Thomas Haden Church, Shooter Jennings
Aired: Mar 30, 2010
23. Bill Maher, Wayne Vandenlangenberg, OneRepublic
Aired: Mar 31, 2010
24. Zachary Levi, Bear Grylls, Justin Bieber
Aired: Apr 1, 2010
25. Randy Jackson, Matthew & Amy Roloff, Monica
Aired: Apr 5, 2010
Aired: Apr 6, 2010
27. David Duchovny, Kendra Wilkinson-Baskett, Corinne Bailey Rae
Aired: Apr 7, 2010
28. Demi Moore, Rep. Barney Frank, Train
Aired: Apr 8, 2010
29. Julie Scardina, Mary McCormack, Michael Kosta
Aired: Apr 9, 2010
30. Russell Crowe, Jenna Elfman, Sade
Aired: Apr 12, 2010Russell Crowe; Jenna Elfman; Sade
31. Nicolas Cage, Lisa Lampanelli, Lady Antebellum
Aired: Apr 13, 2010Sivabalan aka Appu Kutty indulges in job such as ragpicking since his childho...
32. Tracy Morgan, Chloe Moretz, Alan Jackson
Aired: Apr 14, 2010Tracy Morgan; Christopher Mintz-Plasse; Alan Jackson
33. Kate Gosselin, Kenny Chesney
Aired: Apr 15, 2010Kate Gosselin; Kenny Chesney
34. Hugh Jackman, Betty White, Collective Soul
Aired: Apr 16, 2010
Aired: Apr 19, 2010
36. Heidi Klum, Ken Jeong, Smashing Pumpkins
Aired: Apr 20, 2010
37. Jennifer Lopez, Chace Crawford, Natalie Merchant
Aired: Apr 21, 2010
38. Jeff Corwin, Pierce Brosnan, Maxwell
Aired: Apr 22, 2010
Aired: Apr 23, 2010
Aired: Apr 26, 2010 Joel McHale, Caroline Manzo, Jacqueline Laurita & Teresa Giudice, Melissa Eth...
41. Jessica Simpson, Jackie Earle Haley, Dierks Bentley
Aired: Apr 27, 2010
Aired: Apr 28, 2010
43. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sig Hansen, Laura Bell Bundy
Aired: Apr 29, 2010Arnold Schwarzenegger may be Jay Leno's governor, but all those years in Holl...
44. Mickey Rourke, Ashley Graham
Aired: Apr 30, 2010
45. Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jon Favreau, Godsmack
Aired: May 3, 2010
46. Scarlett Johansson, Frank Caliendo, Michael Bolton
Aired: May 4, 2010
47. Robert Downey Jr., Mindy Kaling
Aired: May 5, 2010Robert Downey Jr., Mindy Kaling
48. Samuel L. Jackson, Kara DioGuardi, Jason Derulo
Aired: May 6, 2010
Aired: May 7, 2010
50. Laura Bush, Donald Trump, Limp Bizkit
Aired: May 10, 2010
51. Amanda Seyfried, Guy Fieri, Luke Bryan
Aired: May 11, 2010
52. Betty White, Jarod Miller, Macy Gray
Aired: May 12, 2010
53. Garry Shandling, Ellie Kemper, Jakob Dylan
Aired: May 13, 2010
54. Donald Trump, the Jonas Brothers, Neon Trees
Aired: May 14, 2010
55. Bill Cosby, Ricky Gervais, Taio Cruz
Aired: May 17, 2010
56. Michael Douglas, Charles Barkley, Joe Nichols
Aired: May 18, 2010
57. Eddie Murphy, Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli, Damian Marley with Nas
Aired: May 19, 2010
58. Chelsea Handler, Chris Matthews, Sarah McLachlan
Aired: May 20, 2010
59. Kiefer Sutherland, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Adam Lambert
Aired: May 21, 2010
60. Russell Brand, David Gregory, Bettye Lavette
Aired: May 24, 2010
61. Bret Michaels, Jane Krakowski, John Butler Trio
Aired: May 25, 2010
62. Kathy Griffin, Paula Deen, Hanson
Aired: May 26, 2010
63. Katherine Heigl, Matthew Morrison, Allison Moorer
Aired: May 27, 2010Jay Leno pays tribute to Kevin Eubanks on his final show as head of The Tonig...
64. Colin Farrell, Elisabeth Moss, Kevin Eubanks
Aired: May 28, 2010Rickey Minor debuts as the new leader of the Tonight Show Band; Howie Mandel ...
65. Mickey Rourke, Ashley Graham, Kevin Meaney
Aired: May 31, 2010
66. Jennifer Lopez, Donald Glover, Natalie Merchant
Aired: Jun 1, 2010
67. Jessica Simpson, Jackie Earle Haley, Dierks Bentley
Aired: Jun 2, 2010
68. Ed Helms, Pamela Anderson, Snoop Dog
Aired: Jun 3, 2010
69. Eddie Murphy, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Nas and Damian Marley
Aired: Jun 4, 2010
70. Howie Mandel, Jillian Michaels, Hole
Aired: Jun 7, 2010
71. Chris Rock, Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi, Sting
Aired: Jun 8, 2010
72. Adam Sandler, Rachel Maddow, OK Go
Aired: Jun 9, 2010Even though Logos Hope was only open for about a week, crewmembers had the ch...
73. Denis Leary, Judd Apatow, Alanis Morissette
Aired: Jun 10, 2010
Aired: Jun 11, 2010
75. Josh Brolin, Ashley Greene, Cee-Lo
Aired: Jun 14, 2010
76. Robert Pattinson, Emma Roberts, Travie McCoy
Aired: Jun 15, 2010
77. Lauren Graham, Rob Schneider, Matisyahu
Aired: Jun 16, 2010
78. Jonah Hill, Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, Punch Brothers
Aired: Jun 17, 2010
79. David Spade, Dan Riskin, Kelis
Aired: Jun 18, 2010
80. Dakota Fanning, Daniel Tosh, Crystal Bowersox
Aired: Jun 21, 2010
81. Queen Latifah, Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino, Robert Randolph
Aired: Jun 22, 2010
82. Jeremy Piven, Louis C.K., Drake
Aired: Jun 23, 2010
83. Tom Cruise, Bryce Dallas Howard, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings
Aired: Jun 24, 2010
84. Cameron Diaz, Dan Riskin, Lee DeWyze
Aired: Jun 25, 2010
85. Jason Segel, Jenni "JWoww" Farley, Enrique Iglesias
Aired: Jul 6, 2010
86. Dave Salmoni, John C. Reilly, Big Boi
Aired: Jul 7, 2010
87. Steve Carell, Jane Lynch, Michael Palascak
Aired: Jul 8, 2010
Aired: Jul 9, 2010
89. Seth Meyers, Jonathan Hillstrand & Josh Harris, Tracy Bonham
Aired: Jul 12, 2010Seth Meyers, Josh Harris & Johnathon Hillstrand, Tracy Bonham
90. Jennifer Love Hewitt, Jay Baruchel, Nikki & Rich
Aired: Jul 13, 2010
91. Tracy Morgan, Drew Brees, Flo Rida
Aired: Jul 14, 2010
92. Ellen Page, Austin "Chumlee" Russell & Corey Harrison, Grace Potter & the Nocturnals
Aired: Jul 15, 2010
93. Craig Kilborn, Stephen Moyer, the Swell Season
Aired: Jul 16, 2010
94. Don Rickles, Dwyane Wade, KISS
Aired: Jul 19, 2010Seth Meyers, Josh Harris & Johnathon Hillstrand, Tracy Bonham
95. Zac Efron, Lior Suchard, the Black Keys
Aired: Jul 20, 2010
96. Chelsea Handler, Matt Bomer, Metric
Aired: Jul 21, 2010
97. Jack Rebney & Ben Steinbauer
Aired: Jul 22, 2010
98. Rachel Weisz, Tony Robbins, Gaslight Anthem
Aired: Jul 23, 2010Rachel Weisz & Tony Robbins
99. Bill O'Reilly, Adam Shankman, Lyle Lovett
Aired: Jul 26, 2010
100. Piers Morgan, Joey King, Jaron and the Long Road to Love
Aired: Jul 27, 2010
101. Eva Mendes, Isiah Mustafa, Robert Cray
Aired: Jul 28, 2010
102. Jennifer Aniston, Jason Schwartzman, Stone Temple Pilots
Aired: Jul 29, 2010
103. Gabourey Sidibe, Jakub Vagner, Mike Vecchione
Aired: Jul 30, 2010Rachel Weisz & Tony Robbins
104. Sylvester Stallone, Criss Angel, Maronzio Vance
Aired: Aug 2, 2010
105. Betty White, Sam Trammell, Black Crowes
Aired: Aug 3, 2010
106. Gordon Ramsay, Sofia Vergara, K'naan
Aired: Aug 4, 2010
107. Mickey Rourke, Seth MacFarlane, Plain White T's
Aired: Aug 5, 2010
108. Emma Thompson, comics from "Chelsea Lately", Taio Cruz
Aired: Aug 6, 2010
109. Howie Mandel, Aubrey Plaza, Mike Posner
Aired: Aug 9, 2010
110. Anna Kendrick, Eli Roth, Robert Francis
Aired: Aug 10, 2010
111. Jason Statham, 92-year-old car lady Rachel Veitch, Los Lobos
Aired: Aug 11, 2010
112. Javier Bardem, Paul Watson, Peter Bethune, the Whigs
Aired: Aug 12, 2010
113. Justin Long, Alejandro Escovedo
Aired: Aug 13, 2010
114. Jason Segel, Jenni J-Wow Farley, Enrique Iglesias
Aired: Aug 16, 2010
115. Jennifer Aniston, Jason Schwartzman, Christina Perri
Aired: Aug 17, 2010
116. Don Rickles, Dwyane Wade, KISS
Aired: Aug 18, 2010
117. Gordon Ramsay, Sofia Vergara, K'Naan
Aired: Aug 19, 2010
118. Wanda Sykes, Ben Steinbauer, Jack Rebney, 3OH!3
Aired: Aug 20, 2010
119. Don Johnson, Whitney Cummings, Cyndi Lauper & Jonny Lang
Aired: Aug 30, 2010Ben Affleck; Julie Bowen. Also: Weezer perform.
120. Kim Kardashian, Rep. Barney Frank, Norah Jones
Aired: Aug 31, 2010
121. Thomas Haden Church, Jules Sylvester, Goo Goo Dolls
Aired: Sep 1, 2010
122. Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth, Steve Buscemi, Herbie Hancock, Susan Tedeschi & Derek Trucks
Aired: Sep 2, 2010
123. Louis C.K., Sara Bareilles
Aired: Sep 3, 2010
124. Sylvester Stallone, Criss Angel, Maronzio Vance
Aired: Sep 6, 2010
125. Carey Mulligan, Meghan McCain, Mavis Staples
Aired: Sep 7, 2010
126. Chelsea Handler, Ken Jeong, Ray LaMontagne
Aired: Sep 8, 2010
127. Katie Couric, Kurt Warner, David Gray
Aired: Sep 9, 2010
128. Hugh Laurie, Emma Stone, Sarah McLachlan
Aired: Sep 10, 2010
129. Bill Maher, Kristen Bell, Brandon Flowers
Aired: Sep 13, 2010
130. Jamie Lee Curtis, Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino, Trace Adkins
Aired: Sep 14, 2010
131. Ben Affleck, Julie Bowen, Weezer
Aired: Sep 15, 2010
132. Kate Walsh, Jason Ritter, Santana & India.Arie
Aired: Sep 16, 2010
133. Joel McHale, Arianna Huffington, Dov Davidoff
Aired: Sep 17, 2010
134. Justin Timberlake, Jane Lynch, OK Go
Aired: Sep 20, 2010
135. Ed Helms, Casey Affleck, Sheryl Crow
Aired: Sep 21, 2010
136. Ryan Reynolds, Betty White, Tommy Lee
Aired: Sep 22, 2010
137. Jimmy Smits, Jackie Evancho, Brian Wilson
Aired: Sep 23, 2010
138. Dwyane Wade, Zachary Levi, Gloria Gaynor
Aired: Sep 24, 2010
139. Lauren Graham, Vanilla Ice, Zac Brown Band
Aired: Sep 27, 2010
140. Patrick Dempsey, Mindy Kaling, Train
Aired: Sep 28, 2010
141. Diane Lane, Julie Scardina, Seal
Aired: Sep 29, 2010
142. Morgan Freeman, Eric Stonestreet, Rodrigo y Gabriela
Aired: Sep 30, 2010
143. Meredith Vieira, Seth MacFarlane, Kenny Chesney
Aired: Oct 1, 2010
144. Will Arnett, Dot Marie Jones, a performance from Broadway's "Rock of Ages"
Aired: Oct 4, 2010
145. Terrence Howard, Jillian Michaels, K.T. Tunstall
Aired: Oct 5, 2010
146. Shaun White, Florence Henderson, Toby Keith
Aired: Oct 6, 2010
147. Katherine Heigl, Ben Rappaport, Meat Loaf
Aired: Oct 7, 2010
148. Terry Bradshaw, "Potato Lady" Doretta Cannon, OneRepublic
Aired: Oct 8, 2010
149. Jay Mohr, Pauly D, Travie McCoy
Aired: Oct 11, 2010
150. Heidi Klum, Ty Burrell, Johnny Mathis
Aired: Oct 12, 2010
151. Harrison Ford, Whitney Cummings, Gogol Bordello
Aired: Oct 13, 2010
152. Wanda Sykes, Rick Fox, Pete Yorn
Aired: Oct 14, 2010
153. Eva Longoria Parker, Josh Duhamel, John Legend
Aired: Oct 15, 2010
154. Matt Lauer, Martha Stewart, Lauren Pritchard
Aired: Oct 25, 2010
155. Robert Downey Jr., Paula Deen, Jamey Johnson
Aired: Oct 26, 2010
156. Robin Williams, Judd Apatow, Kylie Minogue
Aired: Oct 27, 2010
157. Denzel Washington, Reed Timmer, Corinne Bailey Rae
Aired: Oct 28, 2010
158. Rainn Wilson, Margaret Sparkman, Jimmy Eat World
Aired: Oct 29, 2010
159. Janet Jackson, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Duffy
Aired: Nov 1, 2010
160. James Franco, Meghan McCain, Far East Movement
Aired: Nov 3, 2010Meghan McCain talks about Sarah Palin, gay marriage and marijuana. Duff perfo...
161. Anne Hathaway, San Francisco Giant Brian Wilson, Aaron Neville
Aired: Nov 4, 2010Anne Hathaway, San Francisco Giants Pitcher Brian Wilson talks about why he g...
162. Terry Bradshaw, Jennifer Grey, Jason Aldean
Aired: Nov 5, 2010
163. Arnold Schwarzenegger, David Baker, N.E.R.D.
Aired: Nov 8, 2010
164. Dave Salmoni, Chris Pine, Lee DeWyze
Aired: Nov 9, 2010
165. David Spade, Christine O'Donnell, Old 97's
Aired: Nov 10, 2010
166. Kim Kardashian, Dennis Miller, Soulja Boy
Aired: Nov 11, 2010
167. Diane Keaton, Kevin McHale, Switchfoot
Aired: Nov 12, 2010
168. Russell Crowe, Anna Torv, Annie Lennox
Aired: Nov 15, 2010
169. Julianne Moore, Tom Felton, Nelly
Aired: Nov 16, 2010
170. Christina Aguilera, Buddy Valastro
Aired: Nov 17, 2010
Aired: Nov 18, 2010 Meghan McCain talks about Sarah Palin, gay marriage and marijuana. Duff perf...
172. Garth Brooks, Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino
Aired: Nov 19, 2010Anne Hathaway, San Francisco Giants Pitcher Brian Wilson talks about why he...
173. Dane Cook, Taylor Swift, Keri Hilson
Aired: Nov 22, 2010
174. Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Eubanks
Aired: Nov 23, 2010
175. Cher, Jeremy Renner, Robyn
Aired: Nov 24, 2010
176. Elizabeth Banks, Marjorie Johnson, Carrot Top
Aired: Nov 25, 2010
177. Bill Cosby, Atticus Shaffer, Keyshia Cole
Aired: Nov 29, 2010
178. Chelsea Handler, Kellan Lutz, Rod Stewart
Aired: Nov 30, 2010
179. Mitt Romney, Jay Mohr, Darius Rucker
Aired: Dec 1, 2010
180. Jane Fonda, Ian Somerhalder, Paul Reiser & Julia Fordham
Aired: Dec 2, 2010
181. Louis C.K., Aron Ralston, Josh Turner
Aired: Dec 3, 2010
182. Russell Brand, Chris Colfer, Jonny Lang with Chris Layton, Brad Whitford & Billy Cox
Aired: Dec 6, 2010
183. Helen Mirren, Aaron Eckhart, Keith Urban
Aired: Dec 7, 2010
184. Jeff Bridges, Rico Rodriguez
Aired: Dec 8, 2010
185. Halle Berry, Billy Gardell, Natasha Bedingfield
Aired: Dec 9, 2010
186. Matthew Morrison, Crystal Bowersox
Aired: Dec 10, 2010
187. Mark Wahlberg, Olivia Wilde, Good Charlotte
Aired: Dec 13, 2010
188. Jack Black, Michael Buble
Aired: Dec 14, 2010
189. Emily Blunt, Keith Fitzhugh, Jackie Evancho
Aired: Dec 15, 2010
190. Jason Segel, Adam Ferrara, Tanner Foust & Rutledge Wood, Katharine McPhee
Aired: Dec 16, 2010
191. Owen Wilson, Elle Fanning, Lyle Lovett with Kat Edonson
Aired: Dec 17, 2010
192. Larry King, Garrett Hedlund, Pink Martini
Aired: Dec 20, 2010
193. Emma Stone, Marjorie Johnson, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings
Aired: Dec 21, 2010
194. Javier Bardem, Jarod Miller, Naturally 7 with the Agape International Choir
Aired: Dec 22, 2010
195. Zachary Levi, Whitney Cummings, BeBe & CeCe Winans with Mary Mary and the West Angeles Choir
Aired: Dec 23, 2010
221. Mark Wahlberg, Lachlan Patterson, James Blunt
Aired: Feb 7, 2011Mark Wahlberg, Lachlan Patterson, James Blunt
Main Cast
Appearances
