# List of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson episodes (1965)

The following is a list of episodes of the television series The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson which aired in 1965:

## January

| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
| 570 | January 1, 1965 (1965-01-01) | Buddy Hackett, Jayne Mansfield | Jan Peerce |
| 571 | January 4, 1965 (1965-01-04) | Bill Cosby guest host; Jason Robards, Art Carney | Bill Henderson |
| 572 | January 5, 1965 (1965-01-05) | Eydie Gorme, The Amazing Randi, Jackie Clark | N/A |
| 573 | January 6, 1965 (1965-01-06) | June Allyson, June Valli, fashion designers Vicki Tiel and Mia Fonsagrives | Charles Aznavour |
| 574 | January 7, 1965 (1965-01-07) | Al Capp, Stefanie Powers, Lester Rand | Jerry Vale |
| 575 | January 8, 1965 (1965-01-08) | Cornel Wilde, Jean Wallace, Terry-Thomas, Roger Conklin | Frankie Randall |
| 576 | January 11, 1965 (1965-01-11) | Henry Morgan, Nobu McCarthy, author H.R. Hays | N/A |
| Toni Arden. ||||
| 577 | January 12, 1965 (1965-01-12) | TBA | N/A |
| 578 | January 13, 1965 (1965-01-13) | Gore Vidal, Milt Kamen | N/A |
| 579 | January 14, 1965 (1965-01-14) | Allan Sherman, Phyllis Newman | Artie Shaw |
| 580 | January 15, 1965 (1965-01-15) | Eydie Gorme, Mel Brooks, Rod Serling | Chuck Johnson |
| 581 | January 18, 1965 (1965-01-18) | Milt Kamen guest host | N/A |
| 582 | January 19, 1965 (1965-01-19) | Xavier Cugat, Charo, Cesar Romero | Billy Eckstine |
| Coverage of Presidential Inaugural Ball preempts The Tonight Show on January 20. ||||
| 583 | January 21, 1965 (1965-01-21) | Al Capp, George Axelrod | N/A |
| 584 | January 22, 1965 (1965-01-22) | The Redheads (an all-girl basketball team) | Roy Clark, Barbara Windsor |
| 585 | January 25, 1965 (1965-01-25) | Eva Gabor, Robert Merrill, Andrew Lynn | N/A |
| 586 | January 26, 1965 (1965-01-26) | Selma Diamond, Adam Keefe, Dr. Richard Evans | Roberta Peters, Mary Lou Williams |
| 587 | January 27, 1965 (1965-01-27) | Bette Davis, Sidney Omarr | Erroll Garner, Johnny O'Neill |
| 588 | January 28, 1965 (1965-01-28) | Henny Youngman, Kaye Ballard, Jeff Donnell | Joe Williams |
| 589 | January 29, 1965 (1965-01-29) | George Jessel, Richard Tucker | N/A |

## February

| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
| 590 | February 1, 1965 (1965-02-01) | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Bob Hope, Carol Anderson, Sue Raney | The Andrews Sisters |
| 591 | February 2, 1965 (1965-02-02) | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Don Adams, William Frawley | N/A |
| 592 | February 3, 1965 (1965-02-03) | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Don Rickles, Godfrey Cambridge | N/A |
| 593 | February 4, 1965 (1965-02-04) | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Louis Nye, Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon, Tuesday Weld | N/A |
| 594 | February 5, 1965 (1965-02-05) | (FROM LOS ANGELES) George Burns | Johnny Mathis, The Young Americans |
| 595 | February 8, 1965 (1965-02-08) | (FROM LOS ANGELES) California Governor Edmund G. Brown, Diana Dors, Lou Holtz (comedian) | Denny Zeitlin |
| 596 | February 9, 1965 (1965-02-09) | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Ethel Merman and daughter Ethel Geary, Chuck Maynard, John Bubbles | The Four Freshmen |
| 597 | February 10, 1965 (1965-02-10) | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Bob Hope, Abbe Lane | George Shearing |
| 598 | February 11, 1965 (1965-02-11) | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Roy Rogers and Dale Evans, Mamie Van Doren | N/A |
| 599 | February 12, 1965 (1965-02-12) | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Danny Thomas, Piccola Pupa | N/A |
| 600 | February 15, 1965 (1965-02-15) | Woody Allen | Connie Francis |
| 601 | February 16, 1965 (1965-02-16) | Joan Crawford, Kaye Ballard, Xavier Cugat, Charo | Connie Haines |
| 602 | February 17, 1965 (1965-02-17) | Milt Kamen, Joan Rivers (debut), Ulla Sellert | Julian Bream, Jack Haskell |
| 603 | February 18, 1965 (1965-02-18) | Eli Wallach, Anne Jackson, Dorothy Provine | Roy Clark |
| 604 | February 19, 1965 (1965-02-19) | Henry Morgan | Kay Starr |
| 605 | February 22, 1965 (1965-02-22) | Alan King guest host | N/A |
| 606 | February 23, 1965 (1965-02-23) | Woody Allen, James Mason, Luba Lisa | The Romeros |
| 607 | February 24, 1965 (1965-02-24) | Eydie Gorme, Phil Foster, psychologist Dr. Rose Franzblau | N/A |
| 608 | February 25, 1965 (1965-02-25) | Ethel Merman, Jack E. Leonard, Skip Cunningham, Henry Boyd | N/A |
| 609 | February 26, 1965 (1965-02-26) | Bill Cosby, Diahn Williams | Vicki Carr |

## March

| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
| 610 | March 1, 1965 (1965-03-01) | Rose Marie | N/A |
| 611 | March 2, 1965 (1965-03-02) | Eva Gabor | N/A |
| 612 | March 3, 1965 (1965-03-03) | Joan Rivers | N/A |
| 613 | March 4, 1965 (1965-03-04) | Corbett Monica | The New Christy Minstrels |
| 614 | March 5, 1965 (1965-03-05) | Selma Diamond, Don Francks, Dr. Ernest Dichter | N/A |
| 615 | March 8, 1965 (1965-03-08) | Kaye Ballard, Joe Garagiola | Frankie Laine |
| 616 | March 9, 1965 (1965-03-09) | Lee Remick, Alice Ghostley, David Frye | Jan Peerce |
| 617 | March 10, 1965 (1965-03-10) | Eydie Gorme, George Jessel, Irwin Corey | N/A |
| 618 | March 11, 1965 (1965-03-11) | Bob Hope, Richard Chamberlain, Hedda Hopper, Carol Lawrence, Barbara Parkins, Harve Presnell | N/A |
| Photoplay Awards are presented. ||||
| 619 | March 12, 1965 (1965-03-12) | Buddy Hackett | The Andrews Sisters |
| 620 | March 15, 1965 (1965-03-15) | Milt Kamen, Margaret Whiting, John Bubbles | Neil Wolfe |
| 621 | March 16, 1965 (1965-03-16) | Corbett Monica, Nancy Dussault, Phil Ford and Mimi Hines | N/A |
| 622 | March 17, 1965 (1965-03-17) | Don Adams | Jane Morgan |
| 623 | March 18, 1965 (1965-03-18) | Robert Merrill, Joan Rivers, Jim Fowler | Maureen Thomson |
| 624 | March 19, 1965 (1965-03-19) | Alan King guest host | N/A |
| 625 | March 22, 1965 (1965-03-22) | Johnny Mathis, Phil Foster, Ruta Lee | Benny Goodman |
| 626 | March 23, 1965 (1965-03-23) | Ethel Ennis, Muriel Grosfield | Roy Clark |
| 627 | March 24, 1965 (1965-03-24) | Henry Morgan, Robert Murphy, Anita Gillette, Anita Bryant | N/A |
| 628 | March 25, 1965 (1965-03-25) | Eydie Gorme | N/A |
| 629 | March 26, 1965 (1965-03-26) | Tony Curtis, Larry Storch | Nancy Ames |
| 630 | March 29, 1965 (1965-03-29) | Louis Nye, guest host; Vincent Price, Chita Rivera, Charlie Manna | Joe Williams, Anita Gillette |
| 631 | March 30, 1965 (1965-03-30) | Frankie Laine, Shari Lewis | Della Reese |
| 632 | March 31, 1965 (1965-03-31) | Robert Mitchum, Phyllis Diller | N/A |

## April

| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
| 633 | April 1, 1965 (1965-04-01) | Al Capp | Donna Fuller |
| 634 | April 2, 1965 (1965-04-02) | Milt Kamen, Diahn Williams | N/A |
| 635 | April 5, 1965 (1965-04-05) | José Ferrer, Kaye Ballard, Ulick O'Connor | N/A |
| 636 | April 6, 1965 (1965-04-06) | Gig Young, Charles Aznavour, Suzanne Pleshette, Louis O'Brien | N/A |
| 637 | April 7, 1965 (1965-04-07) | Eva Gabor, Chan Thomas | Robert Merrill |
| 638 | April 8, 1965 (1965-04-08) | France Nguyen | Tony Bennett |
| 639 | April 9, 1965 (1965-04-09) | James Mason | Stanley Black, Anna Moffo |
| 640 | April 12, 1965 (1965-04-12) | Yogi Berra, Warren Spahn, Joan Rivers, Lou Holtz (comedian) | Connie Francis |
| 641 | April 13, 1965 (1965-04-13) | Lola Albright, Ulick O'Connor | Jan Peerce |
| 642 | April 14, 1965 (1965-04-14) | Dr. Joyce Brothers, Don Francks | N/A |
| 643 | April 15, 1965 (1965-04-15) | Alan King, Eva Gabor, Barbara Cook, fashion expert Eve of Rome | The Righteous Brothers |
| 644 | April 16, 1965 (1965-04-16) | Selma Diamond | Earl Wrightson, Lois Hunt |
| 645 | April 19, 1965 (1965-04-19) | Sammy Davis Jr. guest host; Art Carney, Diana Sands | Johnny Brown |
| 646 | April 20, 1965 (1965-04-20) | Maurice Edelman | Yvonne Constant |
| 647 | April 21, 1965 (1965-04-21) | Janet Leigh, Charles Merrill Smith | William Walker |
| 648 | April 22, 1965 (1965-04-22) | George Maharis, Gen. Theodore Bedwell | N/A |
| 649 | April 23, 1965 (1965-04-23) | Ethel Merman, Buddy Hackett, Homer and Jethro | Frankie Fannelli |
| 650 | April 26, 1965 (1965-04-26) | George Hamilton, Al Capp | Ella Logan |
| 651 | April 27, 1965 (1965-04-27) | Ed Ames, Myron Cohen, Luba Lisa, Phil Ford & Mimi Hines | The Dorothy Donegan Trio |
| The "Tomahawk throw". ||||
| 652 | April 28, 1965 (1965-04-28) | Godfrey Cambridge, Shari Lewis, elephant trainer Murray Hill | Jerry Vale |
| 653 | April 29, 1965 (1965-04-29) | Ed McMahon and Skitch Henderson guest hosts; Edie Adams, Arlene Dahl, producer Alexander Cohen | Bob McGrath |
| Johnny Carson was attending the Press Photographer's Ball in Washington. ||||
| 654 | April 30, 1965 (1965-04-30) | Rosemary Clooney | N/A |

## May

| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
| 655 | May 3, 1965 (1965-05-03) | Kim Novak, Gig Young, Kaye Ballard, Louise O'Brien | N/A |
| 656 | May 4, 1965 (1965-05-04) | Stella Stevens, Robert Merrill, Irwin Corey | Jan Peerce, Jack Haskell |
| 657 | May 5, 1965 (1965-05-05) | Godfrey Cambridge | Jane Morgan |
| 658 | May 6, 1965 (1965-05-06) | Zsa Zsa Gabor, Ken Murray | Monty Rock III |
| 659 | May 7, 1965 (1965-05-07) | Eydie Gorme, Jack E. Leonard | Billy Daniels, The Highwaymen |
| 660 | May 10, 1965 (1965-05-10) | Rudy Vallée, Eva Gabor, Lee Morgan, hairdresser Michel Kazan | N/A |
| 661 | May 11, 1965 (1965-05-11) | Ed Begley, Anna Maria Alberghetti, John Bubbles | N/A |
| 662 | May 12, 1965 (1965-05-12) | Milt Kamen, NORAD Command Dancers | N/A |
| 663 | May 13, 1965 (1965-05-13) | Alan King, Max Lerner, Phyllis Newman | N/A |
| 664 | May 14, 1965 (1965-05-14) | Joan Crawford, Dick Shawn, Corbett Monica | N/A |
| 665 | May 17, 1965 (1965-05-17) | Woody Allen guest host; Barbara Nichols | N/A |
| 666 | May 18, 1965 (1965-05-18) | Don Adams, Carol Lawrence, Harry Golden | N/A |
| 667 | May 19, 1965 (1965-05-19) | Dick Shawn, Diahn Williams | Johnny Mathis |
| 668 | May 20, 1965 (1965-05-20) | Selma Diamond, Ray Walston | The Modernaires |
| 669 | May 21, 1965 (1965-05-21) | Eddie Lawrence, Xavier Cugat, Charo, Emily Yancy, Ed Goldfaden | Don Francks |
| 670 | May 24, 1965 (1965-05-24) | George Jessel, Alex and Trude Assael | N/A |
| 671 | May 25, 1965 (1965-05-25) | Gig Young, Rose Marie, Mamie Van Doren | N/A |
| 672 | May 26, 1965 (1965-05-26) | Rocky Marciano, Anita Gillette, Smith and Dale | Marion Montgomery, William Walker |
| 673 | May 27, 1965 (1965-05-27) | Henry Morgan, Tallulah Bankhead, Marya Mannes | Sheila Sullivan |
| 674 | May 28, 1965 (1965-05-28) | Ethel Merman, Eydie Gorme, Myron Cohen | Frank d'Rone |
| 675 | May 31, 1965 (1965-05-31) | Corbett Monica guest host; Steve Lawrence, Jayne Mansfield, Ronnie Martin | Della Reese, |

## June

| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
| 676 | June 1, 1965 (1965-06-01) | Bill Dana, Oleg Cassini, Joan Rivers | Ruth Price |
| 677 | June 2, 1965 (1965-06-02) | Godfrey Cambridge, John le Carré | Ruth Price |
| 678 | June 3, 1965 (1965-06-03) | Phyllis Diller, Jack E. Leonard | N/A |
| 679 | June 4, 1965 (1965-06-04) | Henry Morgan, Harry Blackstone Jr. | Ruth Price |
| 680 | June 7, 1965 (1965-06-07) | Kaye Ballard, Tony Martin | N/A |
| 681 | June 8, 1965 (1965-06-08) | Rod Serling, Eva Gabor | Teresa Stratas |
| 682 | June 9, 1965 (1965-06-09) | Selma Diamond, Irina Demick | N/A |
| 683 | June 10, 1965 (1965-06-10) | Sammy Davis Jr., Phyllis Newman | N/A |
| 684 | June 11, 1965 (1965-06-11) | Corbett Monica | Richard Tucker |
| 685 | June 14, 1965 (1965-06-14) | Robert Merrill, Ivan Tors, Julia Mead | The Righteous Brothers |
| 686 | June 15, 1965 (1965-06-15) | Dan Dailey, Betty Grable | Trini Lopez |
| 687 | June 16, 1965 (1965-06-16) | Hans Conreid, Barbara O'Neil, Dr. Marguerite Frey | Luba Lisa |
| 688 | June 17, 1965 (1965-06-17) | Jack Douglas and Reiko Douglas, Alice Ghostley | Johnny Cash, Huntington (Long Island) High School Orchestra |
| 689 | June 18, 1965 (1965-06-18) | Ethel Merman, Cyril Ritchard | Buddy DeFranco |
| The new National College Queen is crowned. ||||
| 690 | June 21, 1965 (1965-06-21) | Hugh Downs guest host | Pat O'Brien, Redd Foxx |
| 691 | June 22, 1965 (1965-06-22) | George Maharis, Joan Rivers, Killer Joe Piro | N/A |
| 692 | June 23, 1965 (1965-06-23) | Alan King, Dr. Herbert Axelrod | N/A |
| 693 | June 24, 1965 (1965-06-24) | Sid Caesar, Phyllis Newman | N/A |
| 694 | June 25, 1965 (1965-06-25) | Zsa Zsa Gabor, Dr. Bernarr Zovluck | N/A |
| 695 | June 28, 1965 (1965-06-28) | Kaye Ballard, Redd Foxx | Frankie Avalon, Earl Hines |
| 696 | June 29, 1965 (1965-06-29) | Henry Morgan, Ernest Warther | Anita Gillette |
| 697 | June 30, 1965 (1965-06-30) | Richard Rodgers, Jack E. Leonard, Marilyn Michaels, Elizabeth Allen | N/A |

## July

| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
| 698 | July 1, 1965 (1965-07-01) | Eydie Gorme, Corbett Monica, Gertrude Berg | N/A |
| 699 | July 2, 1965 (1965-07-02) | George Jessel, Portland Hoffa, publisher Joe McCarthy | Eddie Fisher |
| 700 | July 5, 1965 (1965-07-05) | Tony Randall, Xavier Cugat and Charo, Bea Lillie, Robert Sirchie | The Denny Zeitlin Trio |
| 701 | July 6, 1965 (1965-07-06) | Woody Allen, Max Lerner, Diahn Williams | Arthur Prysock |
| 702 | July 7, 1965 (1965-07-07) | Eva Gabor | N/A |
| 703 | July 8, 1965 (1965-07-08) | Selma Diamond, Jack Palance | N/A |
| 704 | July 9, 1965 (1965-07-09) | George Kirby, Joan Rivers | Jan Peerce |
| 705 | July 12, 1965 (1965-07-12) | Jerry Lewis guest host; Jackie Vernon, The Ritts Puppets | Count Basie |
| Johnny Carson began performing in Las Vegas for an extended engagement. ||||
| 706 | July 13, 1965 (1965-07-13) | Jerry Lewis guest host; Jan Murray | Gary Lewis and the Playboys, Danny Costello, Kay Stevens |
| 707 | July 14, 1965 (1965-07-14) | Jerry Lewis guest host | N/A |
| 708 | July 15, 1965 (1965-07-15) | Jerry Lewis guest host; Myron Cohen | The Four Freshmen |
| 709 | July 16, 1965 (1965-07-16) | Jerry Lewis guest host; Al Capp, Sammy Cahn | N/A |
| 710 | July 19, 1965 (1965-07-19) | Joey Bishop guest host; Sammy Davis Jr. | Anthony Newley |
| Bishop was supposed to start guest hosting the week before, but couldn't due to back trouble. ||||
| 711 | July 20, 1965 (1965-07-20) | Joey Bishop guest host; Phil Foster, Kay Armen | N/A |
| 712 | July 21, 1965 (1965-07-21) | Joey Bishop guest host; Bill Cosby, Glenda Granger | N/A |
| 713 | July 22, 1965 (1965-07-22) | Joey Bishop guest host; Frank Fontaine | Roy Clark, Kay Stevens |
| 714 | July 23, 1965 (1965-07-23) | Joey Bishop guest host; Allan Sherman | Brenda Lee |
| 715 | July 26, 1965 (1965-07-26) | Joey Bishop guest host; Buddy Hackett, Simone Signoret | N/A |
| 716 | July 27, 1965 (1965-07-27) | Joey Bishop guest host; Rod Serling | Rhetta and Tennyson |
| 717 | July 28, 1965 (1965-07-28) | Joey Bishop guest host; White House Chief of Protocol Lloyd Hand and his wife | The Supremes |
| 718 | July 29, 1965 (1965-07-29) | Joey Bishop guest host; Diana Dors, Gertrude Berg | Bob Manning |
| 719 | July 30, 1965 (1965-07-30) | Joey Bishop guest host; Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Sally Ann Howes | N/A |

## August

| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
| 720 | August 2, 1965 (1965-08-02) | Joey Bishop guest host | Bobby Rydell |
| 721 | August 3, 1965 (1965-08-03) | Joey Bishop guest host; Phyllis Diller | N/A |
| 722 | August 4, 1965 (1965-08-04) | Joey Bishop guest host; Corbett Monica | Buddy Greco, Carlos Montoya |
| 723 | August 5, 1965 (1965-08-05) | Joey Bishop guest host; | N/A |
| 724 | August 6, 1965 (1965-08-06) | Joey Bishop guest host; Eydie Gorme, Adam Keefe | N/A |
| 725 | August 9, 1965 (1965-08-09) | Joey Bishop guest host; George Kirby | N/A |
| 726 | August 10, 1965 (1965-08-10) | Joey Bishop guest host; Warren Berlinger | Billy Eckstine |
| 727 | August 11, 1965 (1965-08-11) | Joey Bishop guest host; George Maharis | Shaw and Costa |
| 728 | August 12, 1965 (1965-08-12) | Corbett Monica | N/A |
| Johnny Carson returns after a month away. ||||
| 729 | August 13, 1965 (1965-08-13) | Ted Sorensen, Joan Rivers | N/A |
| 730 | August 16, 1965 (1965-08-16) | Alan King, Kaye Ballard | N/A |
| 731 | August 17, 1965 (1965-08-17) | Buddy Hackett, George Jessel, Diana Dors | N/A |
| 732 | August 18, 1965 (1965-08-18) | Rudy Vallée, Flip Wilson, Gila Golan, William Walker | Rosemary Squires |
| 733 | August 19, 1965 (1965-08-19) | Phyllis Diller | Jan Peerce |
| Contestants from the Miss USA Pageant were featured. ||||
| 734 | August 20, 1965 (1965-08-20) | George Kirby, Myron Cohen | The Serendipity Singers |
| 735 | August 23, 1965 (1965-08-23) | Eydie Gorme, Al Capp | N/A |
| 736 | August 24, 1965 (1965-08-24) | Jackie Vernon, John Henry Faulk, Adam Keefe | Neil Sedaka |
| 737 | August 25, 1965 (1965-08-25) | Buddy Hackett, Mel Blanc | N/A |
| 738 | August 26, 1965 (1965-08-26) | George Kirby, Myron Cohen | The Serendipity Singers |
| 739 | August 27, 1965 (1965-08-27) | Michael Caine | The Cariocas |
| 740 | August 30, 1965 (1965-08-30) | Alan King, John Bubbles | Jack Haskell, Diana Baker and the Cariocas |
| 741 | August 31, 1965 (1965-08-31) | Sheldon Leonard | Homer and Jethro |

## September

| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
| 742 | September 1, 1965 (1965-09-01) | Eve Arden, Peter Lawford, Jackie Vernon | Ethel Ennis |
| 743 | September 2, 1965 (1965-09-02) | Ed Begley, Louie Nye, Redd Foxx, Ruth Price | N/A |
| 744 | September 3, 1965 (1965-09-03) | George Jessel, John Gavin, Jack Haskell | N/A |
| 745 | September 6, 1965 (1965-09-06) | Bill Cosby guest host, The Muppets | Carmen McRae, Bill Henderson |
| 746 | September 7, 1965 (1965-09-07) | Ben Gazzara, Jane Morgan, Norm Crosby | N/A |
| 747 | September 8, 1965 (1965-09-08) | John Forsythe, Barbara Feldon, Sam Levenson | N/A |
| 748 | September 9, 1965 (1965-09-09) | Dick Kallman, Henry Morgan, Myron Cohen | N/A |
| 749 | September 10, 1965 (1965-09-10) | Roger Smith, Shani Wallace, William Smith | N/A |
| 750 | September 13, 1965 (1965-09-13) | Rosemary Clooney, David McCallum, Jackie Vernon | Joe Williams |
| 751 | September 14, 1965 (1965-09-14) | Ethel Merman, Andy Devine, Dr. Richard Evans | The Four Freshmen, Joe Williams |
| 752 | September 15, 1965 (1965-09-15) | John Bubbles | Jan Peerce |
| 753 | September 16, 1965 (1965-09-16) | George Jessel | N/A |
| 754 | September 17, 1965 (1965-09-17) | Corbett Monica, Margaret Whiting, Mark Miller, Harry Golden | N/A |
| 755 | September 20, 1965 (1965-09-20) | Kaye Ballard, Pete Rademacher | Robert Merrill, The Kenny Burrell Quartet |
| 756 | September 21, 1965 (1965-09-21) | Sammy Davis Jr., Selma Diamond, Allen Sherman, actor Philip Truex | N/A |
| 757 | September 22, 1965 (1965-09-22) | Susan Oliver | Tom Lehrer |
| 758 | September 23, 1965 (1965-09-23) | Buddy Hackett, Eydie Gorme, Bob Newhart | Frank D'Rone |
| 759 | September 24, 1965 (1965-09-24) | Ed McMahon and Skitch Henderson guest hosts | N/A |
| Johnny Carson had left for California to prepare for the show's two weeks' worth of shows. ||||
| 760 | September 27, 1965 (1965-09-27) | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Bob Hope, Pearl Bailey | N/A |
| 761 | September 28, 1965 (1965-09-28) | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Danny Thomas, Carol Lawrence | Robert Goulet |
| 762 | September 29, 1965 (1965-09-29) | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Don Adams, Phyllis Newman | January Jones |
| 763 | September 30, 1965 (1965-09-30) | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Rose Marie, Jerry Van Dyke, Carol Andresson | N/A |

## October

| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
| 764 | October 1, 1965 (1965-10-01) | (FROM LOS ANGELES) George Burns, Jerry Lewis | N/A |
| Third anniversary show. ||||
| 765 | October 4, 1965 (1965-10-04) | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Joey Bishop guest host; Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Juliet Prowse, Phil Foster, Jay Richard Kennedy | N/A |
| 766 | October 5, 1965 (1965-10-05) | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Bill Cosby, George Segal, Carol Andreson, Ray Hastings, Groucho Marx | Paul Revere and the Raiders |
| 767 | October 6, 1965 (1965-10-06) | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Bill Dana, Ann Miller, Dick Shawn | N/A |
| 768 | October 7, 1965 (1965-10-07) | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Jack Benny, Rudy Vallée, Ann Blyth | N/A |
| 769 | October 8, 1965 (1965-10-08) | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Don Rickles, Dick Shawn | N/A |
| 770 | October 11, 1965 (1965-10-11) | Kaye Ballard, Jack Palance | N/A |
| 771 | October 12, 1965 (1965-10-12) | Corbett Monica | Petula Clark, Alan Dale Brasil 66 |
| 772 | October 13, 1965 (1965-10-13) | Buddy Hackett, beauty consultant Eve of Roma | Charles Aznavour |
| 773 | October 14, 1965 (1965-10-14) | TBA | N/A |
| 774 | October 15, 1965 (1965-10-15) | Selma Diamond, George Kirby | N/A |
| 775 | October 18, 1965 (1965-10-18) | Alan King guest host; Arlene Francis, Bernard Hollowood | Carol Sloane |
| 776 | October 19, 1965 (1965-10-19) | Jack Douglas and wife Reiko | Julie London |
| 777 | October 20, 1965 (1965-10-20) | George Maharis, Buddy Hackett | N/A |
| 778 | October 21, 1965 (1965-10-21) | Jerry Van Dyke | N/A |
| 779 | October 22, 1965 (1965-10-22) | Florence Henderson | N/A |
| 780 | October 25, 1965 (1965-10-25) | Bette Davis, Edgar Bergen, Oleg Cassini | N/A |
| 781 | October 26, 1965 (1965-10-26) | Elsa Lanchester | N/A |
| 782 | October 27, 1965 (1965-10-27) | Jackie Vernon | Petula Clark |
| 783 | October 28, 1965 (1965-10-28) | Florence Henderson, Al Capp | N/A |
| 784 | October 29, 1965 (1965-10-29) | Diahann Carroll | N/A |

## November

| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
| 785 | November 1, 1965 (1965-11-01) | Alan King guest host; Allan Sherman, Dixie Dean Harris | N/A |
| 786 | November 2, 1965 (1965-11-02) | Robert Merrill | N/A |
| 787 | November 3, 1965 (1965-11-03) | TBA | N/A |
| 788 | November 4, 1965 (1965-11-04) | George Kirby, Joan Rivers | N/A |
| 789 | November 5, 1965 (1965-11-05) | Carol Lawrence, Murray Roman | N/A |
| 790 | November 8, 1965 (1965-11-08) | Shari Lewis, Jack Douglas and wife Reiko | N/A |
| 11/9/1965 program cancelled due to the Northeast blackout. Scheduled guests were Yves St. Laurent, Robert Merrill, Virginia Martin. ||||
| 791 | November 10, 1965 (1965-11-10) | Yves St. Laurent | N/A |
| 792 | November 11, 1965 (1965-11-11) | George Kirby, Joan Rivers | N/A |
| 793 | November 12, 1965 (1965-11-12) | Ethel Merman, Brian Kelly, Murray Roman | N/A |
| 794 | November 15, 1965 (1965-11-15) | Selma Diamond, Anna Moffo | Mel Tormé |
| 795 | November 16, 1965 (1965-11-16) | Omar Sharif, Kaye Ballard, Norris McWhirter and Ross McWhirter | N/A |
| 796 | November 17, 1965 (1965-11-17) | Robert Young, Jack E. Leonard, Virginia Martin | N/A |
| 797 | November 18, 1965 (1965-11-18) | TBA | N/A |
| 798 | November 19, 1965 (1965-11-19) | Bill Dana | N/A |
| 799 | November 22, 1965 (1965-11-22) | TBA | N/A |
| 800 | November 23, 1965 (1965-11-23) | Myron Cohen | Ian and Sylvia |
| 801 | November 24, 1965 (1965-11-24) | Henry Morgan, Claudine Auger | The Ramsey Lewis Trio |
| 802 | November 25, 1965 (1965-11-25) | Ruby Keeler, Sammy Cahn | Paul Anka |
| 803 | November 26, 1965 (1965-11-26) | Sam Levenson guest host; Richard Tucker | N/A |
| 804 | November 29, 1965 (1965-11-29) | Alan King, Muhammad Ali | Little Jimmy Dickens |
| 805 | November 30, 1965 (1965-11-30) | Bill Dana | Arthur Prysock |

## December

| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
| 806 | December 1, 1965 (1965-12-01) | Murray Roman | N/A |
| 807 | December 2, 1965 (1965-12-02) | Kaye Ballard | N/A |
| 808 | December 3, 1965 (1965-12-03) | Willie Mays, Dan Dailey | Teresa Brewer |
| 809 | December 6, 1965 (1965-12-06) | Phil Ford and Mimi Hines | Vic Damone |
| 810 | December 7, 1965 (1965-12-07) | Robert Merrill, Robert Traver | Luba Lisa |
| 811 | December 8, 1965 (1965-12-08) | Louie Nye, Jonathan Winters | N/A |
| 812 | December 9, 1965 (1965-12-09) | Sammy Davis Jr., Shari Lewis, Laurence Harvey | N/A |
| 813 | December 10, 1965 (1965-12-10) | Geraldine Chaplin, Corbett Monica | N/A |
| 814 | December 13, 1965 (1965-12-13) | Florence Henderson, Rudy Vallée | Dionne Warwick |
| 815 | December 14, 1965 (1965-12-14) | Betsy Palmer | N/A |
| 816 | December 15, 1965 (1965-12-15) | Lena Horne | Count Basie |
| 817 | December 16, 1965 (1965-12-16) | Eydie Gorme | N/A |
| 818 | December 17, 1965 (1965-12-17) | Jack Douglas and his wife Reiko, New York attorney general Louis Lefkowitz | N/A |
| 819 | December 20, 1965 (1965-12-20) | George Kirby | N/A |
| 820 | December 21, 1965 (1965-12-21) | Maximilian Schell, Godfrey Cambridge, Anita Gillette, John Byner | N/A |
| 821 | December 22, 1965 (1965-12-22) | Jan De Ruth, The Depasqualie Brothers | N/A |
| 822 | December 23, 1965 (1965-12-23) | Alan King guest host; Eli Wallach, Sheila MacRae, Jackie Clarke, Phil Ford and Mimi Hines | N/A |
| 823 | December 27, 1965 (1965-12-27) | Don Adams, Hal Frazier | N/A |
| 824 | December 28, 1965 (1965-12-28) | Selma Diamond | N/A |
| 825 | December 29, 1965 (1965-12-29) | Luba Lisa | Eddy Arnold |
| 826 | December 30, 1965 (1965-12-30) | Mickey Rooney | N/A |
| 827 | December 31, 1965 (1965-12-31) | Woody Allen, Criswell, Phil Ford, Mimi Hines, Gila Golan, William Walker | Jim Henson's Muppets |