What year did the last commercial for cigarettes air on American network television?

The Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act, which banned cigarette commercials on radio and television, went into effect in 1971. The last cigarette commercial that aired on American network television was on December 31, 1970, at 11:59 pm during a showing of 'The Tonight Show'.

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