Late Night with David Letterman (1982)

02/01/1982 (EN) • 1h

Comedy, Talk

Overview

Late Night with David Letterman is a nightly hour-long comedy talk show on NBC that was created and hosted by David Letterman. It premiered in 1982 as the first incarnation of the Late Night franchise and went off the air in 1993, after Letterman left NBC and moved to Late Show on CBS. Late Night with Conan O'Brien then filled the time slot. As of March 2, 2009, the slot has been filled by Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. It will be filled by Seth Meyers in the spring of 2014, after Fallon becomes host of The Tonight Show.

Top Billed Cast

David Letterman

Self - Host

1377 Episodes


Last Season

Season 12

1993 | 68 Episodes

Season 12 of Late Night with David Letterman premiered on February 2, 1993.

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Status

Ended

Network

network

Type

Talk Show

Original Language

English

Keywords

talk show

late-night show

irreverent

hilarious

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