| 100% | MIDLER | 6 | Guest on Carson's last "Tonight Show" |
| 68% | BETTE | 5 | Midler who was Johnny Carson's last guest before he retired from "The Tonight Show" |
| 62% | PAAR | 4 | Carson's predecessor on "The Tonight Show" |
| 61% | LENO | 4 | Host who guested on Craig Ferguson’s final “Late Late Show” |
| 52% | PAAR | 4 | Carson’s predecessor on the “Tonight Show” |
| 52% | DOCSEVERINSEN | 13 | Bandleader on "The Tonight Show" during Johnny Carson's tenure (1967-1992): 2 wds. |
| 48% | LENO | 4 | He replaced Carson on "The Tonight Show" |
| 47% | TOMHANKS | 8 | Letterman's last guest on NBC |
| 47% | LAST | 4 | "___ Week Tonight," late-night talk show on which Stephen Hawking made an appearance in 2014 |
| 47% | PHOEBE{SNOW} | 12 | Guest singer on Paul Simon's "Gone at Last" |
| 46% | RICHARDS | 8 | Mary’s last name on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” |
| 45% | JIMMYFALLON | 11 | "The Tonight Show" host who introduced these raps on "Late Night": 2 wds. |
| 45% | DROZ | 4 | Regular guest on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" |
| 45% | PAAR | 4 | Carson’s “Tonight Show” predecessor |
| 45% | LENO | 4 | Carson’s “Tonight Show” successor |
| 44% | LENO | 4 | Comedian who followed Carson on "The Tonight Show" |
| 44% | ORSONBEAN | 9 | Actor/comedian who was a regular on Johnny Carson's "Tonight Show" |
| 43% | LENO | 4 | "The Tonight Show" host who replaced Carson |
| 43% | JAYLENO | 7 | *"The Tonight Show" host after Johnny Carson |
| 43% | LENO | 4 | Carson's successor as "Tonight Show" host |
| 42% | TOPO | 4 | Frequent guest on the Ed Sullivan Show, ___ Gigio |
| 42% | MILA | 4 | Actress Kunis who guested on "That '90s Show" |
| 42% | DALY | 4 | Late-night talk show host Carson |
| 42% | CONAN | 5 | Late-night talk show on TBS |
| 42% | CONAN | 5 | Late night talk show on TBS |
| 42% | JACKPAAR | 8 | Johnny Carson's predecessor at "The Tonight Show": 2 wds. |
| 42% | JAYLENO | 7 | "The Tonight Show" host after Johnny Carson: 2 wds. |
| 42% | JAYLENO | 7 | The host of The Tonight Show after Johnny Carson |
| 42% | PAAR | 4 | Jack who hosted "The Tonight Show" before Johnny Carson |
| 42% | FALLON | 6 | Television's Jimmy ___, who hosts "The Tonight Show" on NBC |