‘The Jack Paar Program’ debuts on NBC 50 years ago this hour (1962)


Video: 'The Jack Paar Program' (Dec. 7, 1962)

(Friday, September 21, 1962, 10:00 p.m. EDT)The Jack Paar Program, a weekly, prime-time television show that followed Paar’s stint on The Tonight Show, began a three-year run tonight on NBC.