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

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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.