Tomorrow (TV series)

Tomorrow
John Lennon talks with Tom Snyder, 1975
Also known as	The Tomorrow Show Tomorrow with Tom Snyder Tomorrow Coast to Coast
Presented by	Tom Snyder (1973–1981) Rona Barrett (1980–1981)
Country of origin	United States
Production
Location(s)	Burbank (1973-1974, 1977-1979) New York (1974-1977, 1979-1982)
Running time	60 minutes (Oct 15, 1973–Sept 5, 1980) 90 minutes (Sept 8, 1980–Jan 28, 1982)
Release
Original network	NBC
Original release	October 15, 1973 (1973-10-15) – December 17, 1981 (1981-12-17) (reruns continued until January 28, 1982)
Chronology
Followed by	Late Night with David Letterman (1982–1993)
Related shows	The Late Late Show with Tom Snyder (CBS; 1995-1999)

Tomorrow (also known as The Tomorrow Show and, after 1980, Tomorrow Coast to Coast) is an American late-night television talk show hosted by Tom Snyder. The show aired on NBC from 1973 to 1982 and featured many prominent guests, including John Lennon (in his last televised interview), Paul McCartney, "Weird Al" Yankovic (in his first televised appearance), Ayn Rand, Jerry Garcia, the Grateful Dead, Public Image Ltd, Ken Kesey, Charles Manson, The Clash, KISS, Ramones, and U2 (in their first American television appearance). Los Angeles news anchor Kelly Lange, a good friend of Snyder, was the regular substitute guest host.

In fall 1973 NBC's decision to launch a nightly program after the Tonight Show was prompted by the 1971 Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act which banned tobacco advertising on television, resulting in a loss of revenue for the network. The thinking was that extending the broadcast day by one hour could help recover some of that income. NBC had begun programming the 1:00 a.m. time slot on early Saturdays (late Fridays) with The Midnight Special, which began regular airings (initially brokered) eight months before Tomorrow launched; the success of The Midnight Special was a likely factor in expanding programming in the time slot to five days a week.