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.
1377 episodes total
Status
Ended
First Aired
1982
Rating
5.8/10
52 votes • HD
People
Episodes
Episode 1 • Feb 01, 1982
Episode 1 / Bill Murray, Mr. Wizard
Episode 2 • Feb 02, 1982
Episode 2: Pat Paulsen, Steve Tesich
Episode 3 • Feb 03, 1982
Episode 3: Terry Gilliam, Hank Aaron, Al Albert
Episode 4 • Feb 04, 1982
Episode 4: John Candy, Joe Flaherty
Episode 5 • Feb 05, 1982
Episode 5: Francis Ford Coppola
Episode 6 • Nov 17, 1982
Episode 1 • Feb 24, 1983
Episode 2 • Feb 01, 1983
Episode 3 • Nov 16, 1983
Episode 4 • May 24, 1983
Episode 5 • Feb 15, 1983
Episode 6 • Nov 03, 1983
Episode 1 • Dec 20, 1984
Episode 2 • Oct 18, 1984
Episode 3 • Feb 09, 1984
Episode 4 • Nov 27, 1984
Episode 5 • Sep 11, 1984
Episode 6 • Mar 13, 1984
Episode 2 • Jul 30, 1985
Episode 3 • Apr 22, 1985
Episode 4 • Oct 17, 1985
Cold open: Dave rips Arnold Schwarzenegger's sport coat; ""Viewer Mail;"" Dave talks with Arnold and tries to coax fiancee Maria Shriver from the green room; a confused Chris Elliott is under the seats for ""The Fugitive Guy;"" Julia Child makes an omelet; a surprise walk-on from George Burns.
Episode 5 • Apr 02, 1985
Episode 6 • Oct 10, 1985
Episode 7 • Oct 16, 1985
Episode 3 • Nov 11, 1986
Episode 4 • Aug 04, 1986
Episode 5 • Jul 29, 1986
Episode 6 • Jul 28, 1986
Episode 7 • Jun 26, 1986
Episode 8 • Aug 05, 1986
Episode 1 • May 27, 1987
Episode 2 • Jun 18, 1987
Episode 3 • May 26, 1987
Episode 4 • Apr 30, 1987
Episode 5 • Apr 28, 1987
Episode 6 • May 14, 1987
Episode 2 • Feb 02, 1988
Episode 3 • Feb 03, 1988
Episode 4 • Feb 04, 1988
Episode 5 • Feb 05, 1988
""Viewer Mail;"" Pat Sajak; Dave goes to NYC fortune tellers; Buster Poindexter sings; NFL player Timmy Smith.
Episode 6 • Feb 09, 1988
Episode 7 • Feb 10, 1988
Episode 2 • Jan 31, 1989
Episode 3 • Feb 01, 1989
Episode 4 • Feb 02, 1989
Episode 5 • Feb 02, 1989
Episode 6 • Feb 03, 1989
Episode 7 • Feb 07, 1989
Episode 1 • Mar 02, 1990
Dave gets a hug from an audience member; ""Viewer Mail,"" assisted by the PUMA 260 robotic arm; locked out California Angels Mark Langston and Scott Bradley play catch in the hallway; Tom Hanks plugs Joe vs. the Volcano; Jack Hanna with animals; Natasha Richardson visits.
Episode 2 • Jan 30, 1990
Episode 3 • Jan 31, 1990
Episode 4 • Feb 01, 1990
Episode 5 • Feb 02, 1990
Episode 6 • Feb 06, 1990
Episode 1 • Feb 05, 1991
Episode 2 • Feb 06, 1991
Episode 3 • Feb 07, 1991
Episode 4 • Feb 08, 1991
Episode 5 • Feb 12, 1991
Episode 6 • Feb 13, 1991
Episode 2 • Feb 04, 1992
Episode 3 • Feb 05, 1992
Episode 4 • Feb 06, 1992
Episode 5 • Feb 07, 1992
Episode 6 • Feb 11, 1992
Episode 7 • Feb 12, 1992
Episode 1 • Feb 02, 1993
Episode 2 • Feb 03, 1993
Episode 3 • Feb 04, 1993
Episode 4 • Feb 05, 1993
Episode 5 • Feb 09, 1993
Episode 6 • Feb 10, 1993
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