Timeslots and International Broadcasts
| Country | TV Network(s) | Weekly Schedule (local time) |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | The Comedy Channel | Weeknights 12.00am AEST |
| Canada | CTV 2 & Access | Simulcast with NBC's broadcast |
| Denmark | TV3 + (as The Tonight Show) | Weeknights 12.05 am CET |
| Dominican Republic | Cable de Tricom (as Tonight Show) | Simulcast with NBC's ET broadcast |
| Turkey | e2 (as The Tonight Show) | Weeknights 11 pm IST |
| Europe | CNBC Europe | Weeknights 12 am CET, Weekends 9 pm CET |
| India | Zee Cafe | Weeknights 12 am IST |
| Israel | yes stars Comedy (as Jay Leno) | Weeknights 7:00 pm |
| Pakistan | CNBC Pakistan (as Tonight Show) | |
| The Philippines | Jack TV (as The Tonight Show) | Tuesday to Saturday 3 pm (via satellite) / Tuesday to Saturday 11 pm (late telecast) |
| Portugal | SIC Radical (as The Tonight Show) | Weeknights 9:30 pm |
| Romania | Antena 3 (as Tonight Show) | Weeknights 12:25 am |
| Sweden | Kanal 9 (as The Tonight Show med Jay Leno) | Weeknights around 11:50 pm, 7:10 am rerun |
| Finland | MTV3 MAX (as Tonight Show) | Weeknights 11:20 pm, Repeated on weekday mornings |
| South Africa | CNBC Africa (as Tonight Show) | |
| United Kingdom | CNBC (as The Tonight Show) | Weeknights 11 pm |
The Tonight Show is also seen around the world. It is broadcast on CNBC Europe, usually three nights after it has been shown in the U.S. The show is screened at 10.30 pm AEDST weeknights on The Comedy Channel in Australia, where new episodes are shown hours after its American broadcast. In Sweden, Kanal 5 has shown The Tonight Show (as Jay Leno Show) since the late 1990s with one week's delay. Since October, 2006, it is also being aired in India on Zee Cafe 12 hours after the show is shown in the USA.
An early attempt at airing the show in the United Kingdom during the 1980s was unsuccessful, sparking jokes by Carson. On the October 23, 1984, broadcast, guest Paul McCartney had this to say of the show's British run:
Carson: (throwing to commercial) OK, we're gonna have to cut away. We're just gonna see a commercial. We sell things occasionally. It's not like the British telly, you know. You just go forever, ten or twelve . British television ends when they-you know, when they want to.
McCartney: (jokingly) Yeah, you're just mad because they didn't like your show.
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