TCMs Popular Carson on TCM, Hosted by Conan OBrien, Returns with New Installments March 4-

Turner Classic Movies (TCM) is bringing the king of late-night television back for another round as Carson on TCM returns with new installments this spring. Hosted by Conan OBrien, the series features memorable Johnny Carson interviews from two decades of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. New installments of Carson on TCM are set to air Tuesdays at 8 p.m. (ET), beginning March 4.

Carson on TCM features chats between Carson and some of Hollywoods biggest stars, from Academy Award winners to entertainment icons. The series is a joint effort between Emmy - and Peabody Award-winning filmmaker Peter Jones (Johnny Carson: King of Late Night, TCMs Stardust: The Bette Davis Story) of Peter Jones Productions and Jeff Sotzing of Carson Entertainment Group, which controls the Carson archives.

OBrien - a late-night fixture for 20 years and current host of CONAN on TCMs sister network TBS - will return to introduce a collection of interviews each week on Carson on TCM. Many of the interviews have not aired since they first premiered on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.

For its March 4 premiere, Carson on TCM will open with Johnny Carsons amazing interview with the legendary actor Jimmy Stewart (taped in 1976). The night will also feature interviews with Jack Lemmon (1979), Sally Field (1979), Diane Keaton (1972), Angie Dickinson (1980) and Rat Pack icon Sammy Davis Jr. (1972).

The March schedule for Carson on TCM will also feature interviews with such stars as Bob Hope (taped in 1978), Bing Crosby (1976), Tony Randall (1974), Truman Capote (1972), Gregory Peck (1976), Lauren Bacall (1980), Lucille Ball (1977), Carol Burnett (1979), Candice Bergen (1984), Don Adams (1980), Jack Benny (1973), Red Skelton (1983), to name a few. A complete March schedule is included below.

Carson on TCM - March 2014 Schedule

Tuesday, March 4

8 p.m. - Carson on TCM: James Stewart (1976), Jack Lemmon (1979), Sally Field (1979), Diane Keaton (1972), Angie Dickinson (1980) and Sammy Davis Jr. (1972).

Tuesday, March 11

8 p.m. - Carson on TCM: Bob Hope (1978), Bing Crosby (1976), Tony Randall (1974), Truman Capote (1972), Gregory Peck (1976) and Lauren Bacall (1980).

Tuesday, March 18

8 p.m. - Carson on TCM: Lucille Ball (1977), Carol Burnett (1979), Candice Bergen (1984), Don Adams (1980), Jack Benny (1973) and Red Skelton (1983).

Tuesday, March 25

8 p.m. - Carson on TCM: Julie Andrews (1982), Dudley Moore (1979), Sean Connery (1975), Sylvester Stallone (1976), Arnold Schwarzenegger (1982), George C. Scott (1987) and Gene Kelly (1975).

Connect with Carson on TCM

Website: http://www.tcm.com/carson/

Contact(s): Heather Sautter

(404) 885-0746

Atlanta

Conan OBrien/Conaco

Drew Shane

818/977-0700

drew.shane@conacotv.com

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