# List of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson episodes (1963)

The following is a list of episodes of the television series The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson which aired in 1963:

## January

| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
| 65 | January 1, 1963 (1963-01-01) | June Taylor, Dolores Gray | Maynard Ferguson |
| 66 | January 2, 1963 (1963-01-02) | Don Adams, Ronny Graham, Marlin Perkins | Barbra Streisand |
| 67 | January 3, 1963 (1963-01-03) | Peter Cook, Melville Cooper, Dr. Joyce Brothers, Juki Arkin | Tommy Leonetti |
| 68 | January 4, 1963 (1963-01-04) | TBA | N/A |
| 69 | January 7, 1963 (1963-01-07) | Salvador Dalí, Bert Lahr, Patricia Morison | Don Chastain |
| 70 | January 8, 1963 (1963-01-08) | Howard Keel | Phyllis Newman, Roger Williams |
| 71 | January 9, 1963 (1963-01-09) | Carla Alberghetti, Glenda Leigh, Enrico | Don Cornell |
| 72 | January 10, 1963 (1963-01-10) | Horst Buchholz, Don Adams, Jane Withers | Barbara Dane |
| 73 | January 11, 1963 (1963-01-11) | Sandy Dennis, Michael Karmoyan | Erroll Garner, Joanie Sommers |
| 74 | January 14, 1963 (1963-01-14) | Jimmy Dean (guest host) | Roger Miller, Jerry Vale, Al Hirt, Mimi Benzell |
| This was the first Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson episode to have a guest host. ||||
| 75 | January 15, 1963 (1963-01-15) | Jimmy Dean (guest host) | Chet Atkins, The Jordanaires, Anita Bryant, Salvatore Baccaloni |
| 76 | January 16, 1963 (1963-01-16) | Jimmy Dean (guest host) | Jo Ann Campbell, Virginia O'Boyle, William Walker, Stu Hamblin |
| 77 | January 17, 1963 (1963-01-17) | Jimmy Dean (guest host) | Homer and Jethro, Carmel Quinn, Amy Darlich, Howard Hartman, Lucho Navarro |
| 78 | January 18, 1963 (1963-01-18) | Jimmy Dean (guest host), Peter Donald | Eddy Arnold, Sandy Stewart, The Powerhouse Four |
| 79 | January 21, 1963 (1963-01-21) | Bert Parks, Juki Arkin | Earl Wrightson, Lois Hunt, Don Cherry |
| 80 | January 22, 1963 (1963-01-22) | Mickey Shaughnessy, Adam Keefe | Rosalind Elias, The Del Rubio Triplets |
| 81 | January 23, 1963 (1963-01-23) | Wally Cox, Hugh Griffith, Susan Kohner | Peter Duchin, The Terriers |
| 82 | January 24, 1963 (1963-01-24) | Don Adams, Peter Lorre, Gretchen Wyler | Blossom Dearie |
| 83 | January 25, 1963 (1963-01-25) | Agnes Moorehead, Ronny Graham, Adirek | Betty Johnson |
| 84 | January 28, 1963 (1963-01-28) | John W. Bubbles, Howard Keel, Jan McCart | N/A |
| A canine fashion show. ||||
| 85 | January 29, 1963 (1963-01-29) | Paul Ford, Shirley Knight, Jack Douglas and wife Reiko | N/A |
| 86 | January 30, 1963 (1963-01-30) | Pierre Claf, Zachary Scott, Jacqueline Bertrand, The Ritts Puppets | N/A |
| 87 | January 31, 1963 (1963-01-31) | Jan Sterling, Yvonne Constant | N/A |

## February

| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
| 88 | February 1, 1963 (1963-02-01) | Mickey Shaughnessy | Matt and Ginny Dennis, Barbra Streisand |
| 89 | February 4, 1963 (1963-02-04) | Shari Lewis, Phil Leeds, Dusty Martin | The Lettermen |
| 90 | February 5, 1963 (1963-02-05) | Count Basie, Moose Charlap | Sandy Stewart, Lydia Linay |
| 91 | February 6, 1963 (1963-02-06) | Jack Benny, Hal March | Jane Morgan |
| 92 | February 7, 1963 (1963-02-07) | Mitch Miller | Oscar Peterson, Jill Corey, Connie Brigham |
| 93 | February 8, 1963 (1963-02-08) | Jerry Van Dyke, Jean Liedloff | Vi Velasco |
| 94 | February 11, 1963 (1963-02-11) | David Barry | Earl Wrightson, Yvonne Constant, The Brothers Four, The Barry Sisters |
| 95 | February 12, 1963 (1963-02-12) | Cyril Ritchard, Susan Strasberg, Phil Foster, Ronnie Schell | Arlene Fontana |
| Carson and Ritchard receive an award from the American Heart Association in thanks for recording a fund-raising record for the organization. ||||
| 96 | February 13, 1963 (1963-02-13) | Sargent Shriver, Patricia Morison, Sylvia Syms | The Kirby Stone Four |
| 97 | February 14, 1963 (1963-02-14) | Adam Keefe | Teresa Brewer, Earl Humphreys |
| 98 | February 15, 1963 (1963-02-15) | George Jessel, Celly Carryllo | Phyllis Newman, Richard Tucker |
| 99 | February 18, 1963 (1963-02-18) | Robert Taylor, Romy Schneider | The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem, Barbara McNair |
| Joan Crawford receives a special CARE award. ||||
| 100 | February 19, 1963 (1963-02-19) | Jan Murray, Eleanor Harris | Dave Brubeck, Robert Merrill |
| 101 | February 20, 1963 (1963-02-20) | Art Linkletter, Hal March, Pippa Scott | Billy Daniels |
| 102 | February 21, 1963 (1963-02-21) | Cliff Robertson, Wally Cox, Greco and Willard | Lou Rawls, Mindy Carson |
| 103 | February 22, 1963 (1963-02-22) | Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks, Dr. Joyce Brothers | Carol Sloane |
| 104 | February 25, 1963 (1963-02-25) | Jackie Mason, John W. Bubbles | Lucia Hawkins, Carmel Quinn |
| 105 | February 26, 1963 (1963-02-26) | Glenn Ford, Hope Lange | Connie Francis, Peter, Paul, & Mary |
| 106 | February 27, 1963 (1963-02-27) | Sam Levene, Pierre Burton | Patachou, Mickey Roberts Trio |
| 107 | February 28, 1963 (1963-02-28) | Hedda Hopper, Patty Duke, Bette Davis, Richard Chamberlain, Suzanne Pleshette, Gary Clarke | N/A |
| Photoplay magazine Gold Medal honors for movies and television are presented. ||||

## March

| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
| 108 | March 1, 1963 (1963-03-01) | Ronny Graham, David Doyle | Jane Morgan, Joe Williams |
| 109 | March 4, 1963 (1963-03-04) | Gordon MacRae and Sheila MacRae, Jerry Shane | Dukes of Dixieland |
| 110 | March 5, 1963 (1963-03-05) | Artie Shaw | Cannonball Adderley, Jackie and Roy |
| 111 | March 6, 1963 (1963-03-06) | Ross Bagdasarian, Rosalind Elias, Jan De Ruth | Karen Morrow |
| 112 | March 7, 1963 (1963-03-07) | Cassius Clay, Phil Foster | Micki Marlo |
| 113 | March 8, 1963 (1963-03-08) | Richard Rodgers, Florence Henderson, Diahann Carroll, Joshua Logan | Earl Wrightson |
| The show is aimed at honoring Rodgers. ||||
| 114 | March 11, 1963 (1963-03-11) | David Doyle, Charlie Manna | Arlene DeMarco |
| 115 | March 12, 1963 (1963-03-12) | George Jessel, Frankie Laine | Patachou, The Four Saints |
| Jessel shows films of the Johnny Carson Day luncheon held in Los Angeles the previous week. ||||
| 116 | March 13, 1963 (1963-03-13) | Greer Garson, Enrico, Adrianna del Mare | Lionel Hampton |
| 117 | March 14, 1963 (1963-03-14) | William Saroyan, Tuesday Weld, Dr. Joyce Brothers, Greco and Willard | Bobby Kole |
| 118 | March 15, 1963 (1963-03-15) | Mickey Shaughnessy, Augie and Margo Rodriguez | Roger Williams, Johnny Nash |
| 119 | March 18, 1963 (1963-03-18) | Jack Douglas, Roger Ray | Teresa Brewer |
| Earlier in the day, Carson had testified before a House commerce subcommittee on TV ratings. ||||
| 120 | March 19, 1963 (1963-03-19) | Myron Cohen, Yaffa Yarkoni, Yael Dayan | The Barry Sisters |
| 121 | March 20, 1963 (1963-03-20) | Pierre Burton | Lovelace Watkins |
| 122 | March 21, 1963 (1963-03-21) | Bruce Gordon, Ina Balin, Mr. Wizard, George Kirby | Harry Snow |
| 123 | March 22, 1963 (1963-03-22) | Peter Falk, Ray Berwick | Jonah Jones |
| 124 | March 25, 1963 (1963-03-25) | Shari Lewis, Warren Robertson, Harry Golde | Gigi Galon |
| 125 | March 26, 1963 (1963-03-26) | Thelma Ritter, Joe Garagiola | Jimmy Smith, Phyllis Newman |
| 126 | March 27, 1963 (1963-03-27) | Lorne Greene, Taina Elg | Lovelace Watkins |
| 127 | March 28, 1963 (1963-03-28) | Wally Cox, Lanier Davis, Andrianna del Mare | N/A |
| 128 | March 29, 1963 (1963-03-29) | George Jessel, Betsy Palmer, John W. Bubbles | Trio Bel Canto |

## April

| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
| 129 | April 1, 1963 (1963-04-01) | Jimmy Breslin, Ronny Graham, Margaret Moses | The Four Freshmen |
| 130 | April 2, 1963 (1963-04-02) | George Hamilton, Patricia Morison, Adam Keefe, Masami Kuni | Carol Sloane |
| 131 | April 3, 1963 (1963-04-03) | Francis Brunn | The Rooftop Singers |
| 132 | April 4, 1963 (1963-04-04) | Joan Collins, Eddie Lawrence, cartoonist Marty Lowe | Giorgio Tozzi, The Group |
| 133 | April 5, 1963 (1963-04-05) | Al Lewis, The Muppets, Enrico | Rosalind Elias |
| 134 | April 8, 1963 (1963-04-08) | Earl Holliman, Madeleine Sherwood, Joey Carter | N/A |
| 135 | April 9, 1963 (1963-04-09) | Francoise Sagan, Bruce Gordon, Don Allen | Katina Ranieri |
| 136 | April 10, 1963 (1963-04-10) | Phil Foster, Contessa Christina Poalozzi | Earl Wrightson, Lois Hunt |
| 137 | April 11, 1963 (1963-04-11) | Carl Reiner | N/A |
| 138 | April 12, 1963 (1963-04-12) | George Jessel, Claire Fazel, Lucho Navarro | Robert Merrill |
| 139 | April 15, 1963 (1963-04-15) | Zsa Zsa Gabor, Huey Green | N/A |
| 140 | April 16, 1963 (1963-04-16) | Dan Duryea, Mickey Spillane, David Doyle | N/A |
| 141 | April 17, 1963 (1963-04-17) | Richard Boone | The Muppets |
| 142 | April 18, 1963 (1963-04-18) | Sandy Dennis, Brendan Behan, Marty Latham | Giorgio Tozzi |
| 143 | April 19, 1963 (1963-04-19) | David Merrick, Glynis Johns, Phil Foster | N/A |
| 144 | April 22, 1963 (1963-04-22) | Debbie Reynolds, Ann B. Davis | Allen and Rossi |
| 145 | April 23, 1963 (1963-04-23) | Brooks Hays, Diana Dors, Kurt Kaszner | Paul Anka |
| 146 | April 24, 1963 (1963-04-24) | Beatrice Lillie, Milt Kamen, Little Egypt, Rev. William Bell Glenesk | N/A |
| 147 | April 25, 1963 (1963-04-25) | Rocky Marciano, Dmitri Vale, Glynis Johns | N/A |
| 148 | April 26, 1963 (1963-04-26) | Eartha Kitt, Dore Schary, Sammy Cahn, Suh Young Hee | The Lettermen |
| 149 | April 29, 1963 (1963-04-29) | Larry Blyden, Arlene Dahl, Louis Nye | The Hi-Lo's |
| 150 | April 30, 1963 (1963-04-30) | Dan Blocker, France Nuyen, James J. O'Keefe | Della Reese |

## May

| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
| 151 | May 1, 1963 (1963-05-01) | Shel Silverstein, Sally Blair | N/A |
| 152 | May 2, 1963 (1963-05-02) | Bob Hope, William Saroyan, Brook Benton | N/A |
| 153 | May 3, 1963 (1963-05-03) | Bob Considine, Gayelord Hauser, Al Lewis, Salome Jens | Carol Sloane |
| 154 | May 6, 1963 (1963-05-06) | Judy Holliday, Tammy Grimes, Phil Foster | Erroll Garner, Terri Thornton |
| 155 | May 7, 1963 (1963-05-07) | Donald O'Connor, Darla Hood, Bernard Pfeiffer | N/A |
| 156 | May 8, 1963 (1963-05-08) | Darren McGavin, Rose Marie | Miriam Makeba |
| 157 | May 9, 1963 (1963-05-09) | Olivia de Havilland, Alan Young, Pat Carroll, Brook Benton, Kurt Kasznar | N/A |
| 158 | May 10, 1963 (1963-05-10) | Dr. Joyce Brothers, Al Capp, Allen and Rossi, Diana Dors | N/A |
| 159 | May 13, 1963 (1963-05-13) | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Oleg Cassini, Sandy Dennis | Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington |
| This is the first episode in which The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson is taped on the road. ||||
| 160 | May 14, 1963 (1963-05-14) | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Mayor Sam Yorty, George Burns, Otto Preminger, Sonny Tufts | Rosemary Clooney |
| 161 | May 15, 1963 (1963-05-15) | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Howard Duff, Ida Lupino, Marlon Brando, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Allan Sherman | Freda Payne |
| 162 | May 16, 1963 (1963-05-16) | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Ed Begley, Stanley Kramer, Joan Benny | Martin Denny Group |
| 163 | May 17, 1963 (1963-05-17) | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Robert Taylor | January Jones |
| 164 | May 20, 1963 (1963-05-20) | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Anna Maria Alberghetti, Mort Sahl, Elsa Lanchester, Walter O'Malley, Dr. Frank Baxter | N/A |
| 165 | May 21, 1963 (1963-05-21) | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Kirk Douglas, Milton Berle, Edmund G. Brown, Inger Stevens, Maury Wills | Kaye Stevens |
| 166 | May 22, 1963 (1963-05-22) | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Raymond Massey, Ernest Borgnine, Maureen O'Hara, Wiere Brothers | N/A |
| 167 | May 23, 1963 (1963-05-23) | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Edie Adams, Dean Jagger, George Kirby, Inger Stevens, Joan Benny, Abby Albin | Vicki Carr |
| 168 | May 24, 1963 (1963-05-24) | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Bob Hope, Ralph Bellamy, Janis Paige, Leslie Caron | Liberace |
| 169 | May 27, 1963 (1963-05-27) | George Jessel, Artie Shaw, Elaine Shepard | Keely Smith, Rolf Harris |
| 170 | May 28, 1963 (1963-05-28) | Bob Hope, Tallulah Bankhead, Malcolm Muggeridge | Kitty Kallen |
| 171 | May 29, 1963 (1963-05-29) | Jack Douglas and wife Reiko, William Bendix, Bil Baird and wife Cora Baird | Terri Thornton |
| 172 | May 30, 1963 (1963-05-30) | Arthur Godfrey, Jimmy Breslin, Phil Foster | Jane Morgan |
| 173 | May 31, 1963 (1963-05-31) | Quentin Reynolds, Milt Kamen, John W. Bubbles | Rosemary Clooney |

## June

| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
| 174 | June 3, 1963 (1963-06-03) | Arthur Godfrey (guest host), Walter Slezak, Nipsey Russell, Meredith Willson, Frank D'Rone | Liza Minnelli |
| 175 | June 4, 1963 (1963-06-04) | Arthur Godfrey (guest host), Eddie Rickenbacker, Najeeb Halaby, Claire Chennault | N/A |
| 176 | June 5, 1963 (1963-06-05) | Arthur Godfrey (guest host), Lauren Bacall, writer Rufus Jarmon, Dr. Thomas Reiss of the African Research Foundation, The Giesenslav Brothers | Johnny Nash, June Valli |
| 177 | June 6, 1963 (1963-06-06) | Arthur Godfrey (guest host), Gen. Ira Eaker, C.R. Smith, Richard Hayes, Wisa D'Orso, Dennis Rigor, | N/A |
| 178 | June 7, 1963 (1963-06-07) | Arthur Godfrey (guest host), Shari Lewis, Louis Nizer, Jimmy Cannon, William Dupree | N/A |
| 179 | June 10, 1963 (1963-06-10) | Jill St. John, Harry Golden, Sally Rand | Bobby Kole |
| 180 | June 11, 1963 (1963-06-11) | Jerry Colonna, Selma Diamond, Maurice Edelman, Dr. Rose Franzblau | Phyllis McGuire |
| 181 | June 12, 1963 (1963-06-12) | Roddy McDowall, Bernard Brothers | N/A |
| Videotaped highlights are shown of Bert Parks interviewing celebrities at the premiere of the movie Cleopatra. ||||
| 182 | June 13, 1963 (1963-06-13) | Jerry Van Dyke, Oleg Cassini, Eleanor Harris | Miriam Makeba |
| 183 | June 14, 1963 (1963-06-14) | Al Lewis, Helen Gurley Brown, Jan Peerce | Nancy Wilson |
| 184 | June 17, 1963 (1963-06-17) | Margaret Rutherford, Milt Kamen, Manolo Fabregas | N/A |
| 185 | June 18, 1963 (1963-06-18) | Rona Jaffe, Vance Packard, Muriel Grosfield | Tony Bennett |
| 186 | June 19, 1963 (1963-06-19) | Al Capp, Lincoln Zonn | N/A |
| 187 | June 20, 1963 (1963-06-20) | Louis Nizer, William Saroyan, Jerry Shane | January Jones |
| 188 | June 21, 1963 (1963-06-21) | Selma Diamond, Ed Begley, Parnelli Jones | Jane Harvey |
| 189 | June 24, 1963 (1963-06-24) | Eva Gabor, Myron Cohen, Bo Belinsky, Maurusia | Jean-Paul Vignon |
| 190 | June 25, 1963 (1963-06-25) | Phil Foster, Paula Prentiss, Robert Berks | Miriam Makeba |
| 191 | June 26, 1963 (1963-06-26) | Louis Nye, Jimmy Piersall, The Baker Twins | Benjamin Occassio |
| 192 | June 27, 1963 (1963-06-27) | Roland Kirk, Commander Whitehead, Dr. Rose Franzblau | Rosemary Clooney |
| Miss Universe finalists are presented. ||||
| 193 | June 28, 1963 (1963-06-28) | George Jessel, Walter Matthau, John Diebold | Carol Sloane |

## July

| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
| 194 | July 1, 1963 (1963-07-01) | Diana Dors, Kurt Kasznar, Gordon Currie | N/A |
| 195 | July 2, 1963 (1963-07-02) | Dana Andrews, Marya Mannes, Jerry Holmes, Benson & Mann | N/A |
| 196 | July 3, 1963 (1963-07-03) | Sander Vanocur, Jose Duval | Angelo DiPippo |
| 197 | July 4, 1963 (1963-07-04) | Duke Ellington, Artie Shaw, | Mimi Benzell |
| 198 | July 5, 1963 (1963-07-05) | Adam Keefe | The Group |
| 199 | July 8, 1963 (1963-07-08) | Milt Kamen, Rona Jaffe, Lefty Gomez | Patrice Munsel |
| 200 | July 9, 1963 (1963-07-09) | John Diebold, Reginald Gardener, George Kirby | N/A |
| 201 | July 10, 1963 (1963-07-10) | Allan Sherman, Pierre Geistan | Toni Lee Scott |
| 202 | July 11, 1963 (1963-07-11) | Corbett Monica, The Amazing Dunninger | Della Reese |
| 203 | July 12, 1963 (1963-07-12) | Edie Adams, Al Capp, Doug Kingman | Tony Martin |
| 204 | July 15, 1963 (1963-07-15) | Mickey Rooney, Bobby Van, Adam Keefe | Earl Wrightson and Lois Hunt |
| 205 | July 16, 1963 (1963-07-16) | Mamie Van Doren, Bill Veeck, Harry Golden, Marty Lowe | N/A |
| 206 | July 17, 1963 (1963-07-17) | Damita Jo, Buitoni | Victor Borge |
| 207 | July 18, 1963 (1963-07-18) | Artie Shaw, Jackie Mason, Lisa Charell | Joe Williams, Ralph Slitkin |
| 208 | July 19, 1963 (1963-07-19) | Louis Nye, Richard Harris | Toni Lee Scott |
| 209 | July 22, 1963 (1963-07-22) | Diana Dors, Phil Foster, Marya Mannes | Jerry Vale |
| 210 | July 23, 1963 (1963-07-23) | James Garner, Benny Rubin, Marty Lowe | Sandy Stewart, Jonah Jones Quartet |
| 211 | July 24, 1963 (1963-07-24) | Commander Whitehead, Ilka Chase | Teresa Brewer, Tina Robin |
| 212 | July 25, 1963 (1963-07-25) | Jerry Van Dyke, Susan Oliver | Della Reese, Koto |
| 213 | July 26, 1963 (1963-07-26) | Selma Diamond, Oleg Cassini, Shel Silverstein | Carmel Quinn |
| 214 | July 29, 1963 (1963-07-29) | Ed McMahon and Skitch Henderson (guest hosts), Abe Burrows, Jeannie Carson, George Christy | N/A |
| 215 | July 30, 1963 (1963-07-30) | Ed McMahon and Skitch Henderson (guest hosts), Shelley Winters, Larry Storch, Elizabeth Allen | William and Walker |
| 216 | July 31, 1963 (1963-07-31) | Ed McMahon and Skitch Henderson (guest hosts), Pat O'Brien, Jan Sterling, Ty Hardin, Sally Ann Howes | Jean Paul Vignon |

## August

| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
| 217 | August 1, 1963 (1963-08-01) | Ed McMahon and Skitch Henderson (guest hosts), Elaine Stritch, | Joe Williams |
| 218 | August 2, 1963 (1963-08-02) | Ed McMahon and Skitch Henderson (guest hosts), Senator Ted Kennedy | N/A |
| 219 | August 5, 1963 (1963-08-05) | Allan Sherman (guest host), Rod Serling, Rose Marie, Pat Carroll | Ray Charles |
| 220 | August 6, 1963 (1963-08-06) | Allan Sherman (guest host), Art Buchwald, Jim Backus, Bill Cosby | Kaye Stevens |
| 221 | August 7, 1963 (1963-08-07) | Allan Sherman (guest host), Robert Stack, Phyllis Diller, Ernest Adler | N/A |
| 222 | August 8, 1963 (1963-08-08) | Allan Sherman (guest host), Buddy Hackett | Shirley Horn, Salvatore Baccaloni |
| 223 | August 9, 1963 (1963-08-09) | Allan Sherman (guest host), Richard Gehman, Henry Morgan | Jane Harvey, Tony Martin |
| 224 | August 12, 1963 (1963-08-12) | Diana Dors, Henny Youngman | Tommy Leonetti |
| 225 | August 13, 1963 (1963-08-13) | Mel Brooks, Claudia Cardinale | Robert Merrill, Three Flames |
| 226 | August 14, 1963 (1963-08-14) | Jean Seberg, Alan King, Betty Friedan | Freda Payne |
| 227 | August 15, 1963 (1963-08-15) | Commander Whitehead, Lesia Pappas | Kaye Stevens |
| 228 | August 16, 1963 (1963-08-16) | George Christy | Della Reese, Tommy Leonetti |
| 229 | August 19, 1963 (1963-08-19) | Mamie Van Doren, Mickey Manners | Harmonicats |
| 230 | August 20, 1963 (1963-08-20) | Janet Leigh, Stirling Moss | Frankie Laine |
| 231 | August 21, 1963 (1963-08-21) | Larry Storch, Mercedes McCambridge, Phil Foster | N/A |
| 232 | August 22, 1963 (1963-08-22) | Pamela Mason, Ben Hecht, Bergen Evans | N/A |
| 233 | August 23, 1963 (1963-08-23) | Phil Foster, Harry Mimma | N/A |
| 234 | August 26, 1963 (1963-08-26) | Exiled King Peter II of Yugoslavia, Harry Golden, Clifford Guest | Tommy Leonetti |
| 235 | August 27, 1963 (1963-08-27) | Eva Gabor, Milt Kamen | Sam Cooke, Micki Marlo |
| 236 | August 28, 1963 (1963-08-28) | Benny Rubin | Louis Prima and Gia Maione, Carmel Quinn |
| First 45 minutes of the show were preempted by NBC wrapup of the March on Washington. ||||
| 237 | August 29, 1963 (1963-08-29) | George Jessel, Horace McMahon, Dick McCormack | Constance Towers |
| 238 | August 30, 1963 (1963-08-30) | Rod Serling, Pamela Mason, Barbara Michaels | Ferrante and Teicher, Tommy Leonetti |

## September

| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
| 239 | September 2, 1963 (1963-09-02) | Betsy Palmer, Corbett Monica, Nandor Fodor | Lovelace Watkins |
| 240 | September 3, 1963 (1963-09-03) | Mamie Van Doren, Kurt Kasznar, Bob Melvin | Felicia Sanders |
| 241 | September 4, 1963 (1963-09-04) | Allen and Rossi, Jay Ward, Jennie Smith | N/A |
| 242 | September 5, 1963 (1963-09-05) | Jerry Van Dyke, Angelo DePippo, Gene Baylos | N/A |
| 243 | September 6, 1963 (1963-09-06) | Marianne Means | Joe Mooney, Tommy Leonetti |
| 244 | September 9, 1963 (1963-09-09) | Imogene Coca, Gary Lockwood, Lulu Porter | Jules Munshin |
| 245 | September 10, 1963 (1963-09-10) | Mitch Miller, Shari Lewis, Andy Sinatra | Jan Peerce, Tommy Leonetti |
| 246 | September 11, 1963 (1963-09-11) | Sol Hurok, Merle Oberon, Al Capp, Phil Foster | Leslie Uggams |
| 247 | September 12, 1963 (1963-09-12) | Kurt Kasznar, Jesse White, Gene Baylos | Constance Towers, The Big 3 |
| 248 | September 13, 1963 (1963-09-13) | Larry Blyden, Marty Ingels, Barbara Nichols | Freda Payne |
| 249 | September 16, 1963 (1963-09-16) | Lorne Greene, Sheldon Leonard, Maj. James Anderson | Sylvia Syms |
| 250 | September 17, 1963 (1963-09-17) | Richard Chamberlain, Henry Morgan, Elaine Stewart, Jess Stearn, Susan Barrett | N/A |
| 251 | September 18, 1963 (1963-09-18) | James Franciscus, Milt Kamen, Carlos Arruza, Lisa Charrell | N/A |
| 252 | September 19, 1963 (1963-09-19) | Al Lewis, Burmese surgeon Dr. Ohlmanson | Anita Ray and Diane Hall, Patachou |
| 253 | September 20, 1963 (1963-09-20) | Bill Dana, Selma Diamond, Kermit Schaefer | John Gary |
| 254 | September 23, 1963 (1963-09-23) | Henny Youngman, Richard Egan | The Big 3, Bill Dyer |
| 255 | September 24, 1963 (1963-09-24) | Mary Miller, Harry Golden | N/A |
| 256 | September 25, 1963 (1963-09-25) | Eva Gabor, Jack Ging, Allan Drake | The New Group |
| 257 | September 26, 1963 (1963-09-26) | Jan Murray, Muriel Stafford | Tony Martin |
| 258 | September 27, 1963 (1963-09-27) | Larry Storch, Barbara Nichols, Anatole de Grunwald | Oscar Peterson |
| 259 | September 30, 1963 (1963-09-30) | Rose Marie, Bob Feller | The New Group |

## October

| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
| 260 | October 1, 1963 (1963-10-01) | New York City mayor Robert F. Wagner, Jr., Henny Youngman, John W. Bubbles | Abbe Lane, |
| Johnny celebrates his first anniversary as the host of The Tonight Show. ||||
| 261 | October 2, 1963 (1963-10-02) | Stanley Kramer, William Saroyan | John Gary |
| 262 | October 3, 1963 (1963-10-03) | Barbara Nichols, Al Capp, Sylvia Syms | Victor Borge |
| 263 | October 4, 1963 (1963-10-04) | New York City traffic commissioner Henry Barnes | Fran Warren, Erroll Garner |
| 264 | October 7, 1963 (1963-10-07) | Pernell Roberts, George Jessel, Patrice Wymore | William Walker |
| 265 | October 8, 1963 (1963-10-08) | James Garner, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Jeane Dixon, Commander Whitehead | N/A |
| 266 | October 9, 1963 (1963-10-09) | Melvin Belli, Henry Morgan, Lisa Charrell, George Kirby | Irene Reid |
| 267 | October 10, 1963 (1963-10-10) | Al Capp, Dr. Joost Meerloo | The Big 3 |
| 268 | October 11, 1963 (1963-10-11) | Phil Foster, Rep. Jim Wright | Teresa Brewer |
| 269 | October 14, 1963 (1963-10-14) | Dr. Joyce Brothers, Milt Kamen, C. Northcote Parkinson | Susan Barrett |
| 270 | October 15, 1963 (1963-10-15) | Mary Ann Mobley, American Medical Association president Edward R. Annis | Erik Friedman |
| 271 | October 16, 1963 (1963-10-16) | Selma Diamond, Marlin Perkins | N/A |
| 272 | October 17, 1963 (1963-10-17) | Joey Bishop, Shari Lewis, Abby Dalton, Max Friedman | Enzo Stuarti |
| 273 | October 18, 1963 (1963-10-18) | William Peter Blatty, Barbara Nichols, Miss Vermont Melissa Stafford | Jan Peerce |
| 274 | October 21, 1963 (1963-10-21) | Groucho Marx, Pamela Mason, Harry Lorayne | Felicia Sanders |
| 275 | October 22, 1963 (1963-10-22) | Raymond Massey, Daniel Massey, Corbett Monica | The DeCastro Sisters |
| 276 | October 23, 1963 (1963-10-23) | Sterling Hayden, writer Martha Wyman Lear | N/A |
| 277 | October 24, 1963 (1963-10-24) | Max Gordon | Benny Goodman, Abbe Lane |
| 278 | October 25, 1963 (1963-10-25) | Kenneth Galbraith, Al Capp, Libby Morris | Laurindo Almeida |
| 279 | October 28, 1963 (1963-10-28) | Ed McMahon and Skitch Henderson guest hosts, Abe Burrows, Richard Gehman, Jimmy Breslin | N/A |
| Johnny Carson was filming a cameo in the movie, Looking for Love. ||||
| 280 | October 29, 1963 (1963-10-29) | Ed McMahon and Skitch Henderson guest hosts, Larry Storch, George Maharis, Gloria DeHaven, scientist I.M. Leavitt | Jackie Davis, Flatt and Scruggs |
| Johnny Carson was filming a cameo in the movie, Looking for Love. ||||
| 281 | October 30, 1963 (1963-10-30) | Alan King, Harry Lorayne, Leela Naidu | Andy Williams |
| 282 | October 31, 1963 (1963-10-31) | Groucho Marx, Denise Darcel, Lisa Charrell | The Hi-Lo's |

## November

| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
| 283 | November 1, 1963 (1963-11-01) | Woody Allen | O.C. Smith |
| 284 | November 4, 1963 (1963-11-04) | Dr. Joyce Brothers, London Lee | Tommy Leonetti |
| 285 | November 5, 1963 (1963-11-05) | George Jessel | Miriam Makeba, Robert Merrill |
| 286 | November 6, 1963 (1963-11-06) | Larry Storch, Joan Copeland, Willie Harack | Jill Corey |
| 287 | November 7, 1963 (1963-11-07) | Alan King, Al Capp, writer Martha Wineham Lear | Nancy Wilson |
| 288 | November 8, 1963 (1963-11-08) | Henry Morgan, Rose Franzblau | N/A |
| 289 | November 11, 1963 (1963-11-11) | James Stewart, Phyllis Diller, Ed Wynn, Ann Vivian | Jack Teagarden |
| 290 | November 12, 1963 (1963-11-12) | Allan Sherman, Yvonne DeCarlo, Dr. Joyce Brothers | N/A |
| 291 | November 13, 1963 (1963-11-13) | Hans Conried, Ann Landers | Anna Moffo |
| 292 | November 14, 1963 (1963-11-14) | Betsy Palmer, Phil Foster, John W. Bubbles | Tony Martin |
| 293 | November 15, 1963 (1963-11-15) | Larry Storch, Annie Farge | Chris Connor |
| 294 | November 18, 1963 (1963-11-18) | Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall, Arlene Dahl | Dennis Day, Johnny Desmond |
| 295 | November 19, 1963 (1963-11-19) | Jerry Van Dyke, Jimmy Breslin, Charlene Holt | Carol Sloane |
| 296 | November 20, 1963 (1963-11-20) | Art Carney, Libby Morris, Joyce Davidson | Stan Getz |
| 297 | November 21, 1963 (1963-11-21) | Henry Morgan, Dr. Robert Baird | Joe Williams, Rolf Harris |
| (11/22/63 & 11/25/63 pre-empted for NBC News coverage of President John F. Kennedy assassination and funeral). ||||
| 298 | November 26, 1963 (1963-11-26) | George Jessel, Libby Morris, Paul Gallico | Joey Heatherton |
| 289 | November 27, 1963 (1963-11-27) | Lorne Greene, Corbett Monica | Dorothy Kirsten |
| 290 | November 28, 1963 (1963-11-28) | Allan Sherman, Tuesday Weld, John W. Bubbles | N/A |
| 291 | November 29, 1963 (1963-11-29) | Al Capp, Kenny Delmar, Jackie Clarke | Joe and Eddie |
NOTE: 11/22 broadcast cancelled due to the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Scheduled guests for 11/22 were actor Kirk Douglas, comedian Henny Youngman, singing group The Willis Sisters and actor/comedian Dave King.

## December

| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
| 292 | December 2, 1963 (1963-12-02) | Alan King, Davis and Reese | The King Sisters |
| 293 | December 3, 1963 (1963-12-03) | Henny Youngman, Don Stewart, Ivan Sanderson, Annie Fargé | N/A |
| 294 | December 4, 1963 (1963-12-04) | Arnold Palmer | The Willis Sisters |
| 295 | December 5, 1963 (1963-12-05) | Selma Diamond | Perry Botkin |
| 296 | December 6, 1963 (1963-12-06) | Milt Kamen, Richard Tucker, The Wazzam Troupe | N/A |
| 297 | December 9, 1963 (1963-12-09) | Woody Allen, Shari Lewis, Eli Mintz, Eleanor Powell | Carol Sloane |
| 298 | December 10, 1963 (1963-12-10) | Larry Blyden, Dave King, Carol Lynley | N/A |
| 299 | December 11, 1963 (1963-12-11) | Al Capp, Raymond A. Wesolowski, Duncan Spinning Top Champion | N/A |
| 300 | December 12, 1963 (1963-12-12) | Johnny Mercer, Eva Gabor | Dick and Richard |
| 301 | December 13, 1963 (1963-12-13) | Milt Kamen | Richard Tucker |
| 302 | December 16, 1963 (1963-12-16) | Phil Foster, New York City postmaster Robert K. Christenberry | Jane Morgan, The Big 3 |
| 303 | December 17, 1963 (1963-12-17) | Kaye Ballard, Roger Conklin | Jan Peerce |
| 304 | December 18, 1963 (1963-12-18) | Al Capp, Eli Mintz, Peter Urban | Milt Grayson |
| 305 | December 19, 1963 (1963-12-19) | Allen and Rossi | Fran Warren |
| A Christmas wrapping demonstration. ||||
| 306 | December 20, 1963 (1963-12-20) | Elizabeth Ashley, Jonathan Miller | Joel Grey, Vaughn Monroe |
| 307 | December 23, 1963 (1963-12-23) | Peter Bull, Dawn Nickerson | Tony Bennett |
| 308 | December 25, 1963 (1963-12-25) | Shari Lewis, Gerald Peters | Earl Wrightson, Dolores Hawkins |
| 309 | December 26, 1963 (1963-12-26) | Corbett Monica, Dr. Joyce Brothers | O.C. Smith |
| 310 | December 27, 1963 (1963-12-27) | George Jessel, Jim Fowler | Tommy Leonetti |
| 311 | December 30, 1963 (1963-12-30) | Kaye Ballard, Jimmy Breslin, Myron Cohen | O.C. Smith |
| 312 | December 31, 1963 (1963-12-31) | Woody Allen, Louise Lasser, Rudy Vallee | Yvonne Constant |
| Coverage of the New Year's Eve Times Square Ball drop in Times Square. ||||