Late Night with David Letterman

1h

Comedy

Talk

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.

Production Companies

Worldwide Pants

Carson Productions

NBC Productions

Episodes

Cast

Bill Murray, Mr. Wizard

1. Bill Murray, Mr. Wizard

45min

1st Feb 1982

Episode 1 / Bill Murray, Mr. Wizard

Pat Paulsen, Steve Tesich

2. Pat Paulsen, Steve Tesich

44min

2nd Feb 1982

Episode 2: Pat Paulsen, Steve Tesich

Terry Gilliam, Hank Aaron, Al Albert

3. Terry Gilliam, Hank Aaron, Al Albert

44min

3rd Feb 1982

Episode 3: Terry Gilliam, Hank Aaron, Al Albert

John Candy, Joe Flaherty

4. John Candy, Joe Flaherty

44min

4th Feb 1982

Episode 4: John Candy, Joe Flaherty

Francis Ford Coppola

5. Francis Ford Coppola

44min

5th Feb 1982

Episode 5: Francis Ford Coppola

821117

6. 821117

1h

17th Nov 1982

830107

7. 830107

1h

7th Jan 1983

820826

8. 820826

1h

26th Aug 1982

821007

9. 821007

1h

7th Oct 1982

821005

10. 821005

1h

5th Oct 1982

821011

11. 821011

1h

11th Oct 1982

821124

12. 821124

1h

24th Nov 1982

820927

13. 820927

1h

27th Sep 1982

After being bumped from the debut episode of Late Night, Warren Zevon finally appears on the show, performing ""Excitable Boy.""

820726

14. 820726

1h

26th Jul 1982

Show #0001

15. Show #0001

1h

1st Feb 1982

Show #0002

16. Show #0002

1h

2nd Feb 1982

Show #0003

17. Show #0003

1h

3rd Feb 1982

Show #0004

18. Show #0004

1h

4th Feb 1982

Show #0005

19. Show #0005

1h

8th Feb 1982

Show #0006

20. Show #0006

1h

9th Feb 1982

Show #0007

21. Show #0007

1h

10th Feb 1982

Show #0008

22. Show #0008

1h

11th Feb 1982

Show #0009

23. Show #0009

1h

15th Feb 1982

Show #0010

24. Show #0010

1h

16th Feb 1982

Show #0011

25. Show #0011

1h

17th Feb 1982

Show #0012

26. Show #0012

1h

18th Feb 1982

Show #0013

27. Show #0013

1h

22nd Feb 1982

Show #0014

28. Show #0014

1h

23rd Feb 1982

Show #0015

29. Show #0015

1h

24th Feb 1982

Show #0016

30. Show #0016

1h

25th Feb 1982

Remote: ""Celebrities and their Dry-Cleaning.""

Show #0017

31. Show #0017

1h

1st Mar 1982

820603

32. 820603

1h

3rd Jun 1982

Show #0018

33. Show #0018

1h

2nd Mar 1982

Show #0019

34. Show #0019

1h

3rd Mar 1982

Show #0020

35. Show #0020

1h

4th Mar 1982

Show #0021

36. Show #0021

1h

8th Mar 1982

Show #0022

37. Show #0022

1h

9th Mar 1982

Show #0023

38. Show #0023

1h

10th Mar 1982

Show #0024

39. Show #0024

1h

11th Mar 1982

Show #0025

40. Show #0025

1h

15th Mar 1982

Show #0026

41. Show #0026

1h

16th Mar 1982

Show #0027

42. Show #0027

1h

17th Mar 1982

Show #0028

43. Show #0028

1h

18th Mar 1982

Show #0029

44. Show #0029

1h

22nd Mar 1982

Show #0030

45. Show #0030

1h

23rd Mar 1982

Show #0031

46. Show #0031

1h

24th Mar 1982

Show #0032

47. Show #0032

1h

25th Mar 1982

Show #0033

48. Show #0033

1h

29th Mar 1982

Show #0034

49. Show #0034

1h

30th Mar 1982

Show #0035

50. Show #0035

1h

31st Mar 1982

Show #0036

51. Show #0036

1h

1st Apr 1982

Show #0037

52. Show #0037

1h

5th Apr 1982

Show #0038

53. Show #0038

1h

6th Apr 1982

Show #0039

54. Show #0039

1h

7th Apr 1982

Show #0040

55. Show #0040

1h

8th Apr 1982

Show #0041

56. Show #0041

1h

12th Apr 1982

Show #0042

57. Show #0042

1h

13th Apr 1982

Show #0043

58. Show #0043

1h

14th Apr 1982

Show #0044

59. Show #0044

1h

15th Apr 1982

Show #0045

60. Show #0045

1h

19th Apr 1982

Show #0046

61. Show #0046

1h

20th Apr 1982

Show #0047

62. Show #0047

1h

21st Apr 1982

Show #0048

63. Show #0048

1h

22nd Apr 1982

Show #0049

64. Show #0049

1h

26th Apr 1982

Show #0050

65. Show #0050

1h

27th Apr 1982

Show #0051

66. Show #0051

1h

28th Apr 1982

Show #0052

67. Show #0052

1h

29th Apr 1982

90 Minute Special

68. 90 Minute Special

1h

30th Apr 1982

Show #0054

69. Show #0054

1h

3rd May 1982

Show #0055

70. Show #0055

1h

4th May 1982

Show #0056

71. Show #0056

1h

5th May 1982

Show #0057

72. Show #0057

1h

6th May 1982

Show #0058

73. Show #0058

1h

10th May 1982

Show #0059

74. Show #0059

1h

11th May 1982

Show #0060

75. Show #0060

1h

12th May 1982

Show #0061

76. Show #0061

1h

13th May 1982

Show #0062

77. Show #0062

1h

17th May 1982

Show #0063

78. Show #0063

1h

18th May 1982

Show #0064

79. Show #0064

1h

19th May 1982

Show #0065

80. Show #0065

1h

20th May 1982

Show #0066

81. Show #0066

1h

24th May 1982

Show #0067

82. Show #0067

1h

25th May 1982

Show #0068

83. Show #0068

1h

26th May 1982

Show #0069

84. Show #0069

1h

27th May 1982

Show #0070

85. Show #0070

1h

31st May 1982

Show #0071

86. Show #0071

1h

1st Jun 1982

Show #0072

87. Show #0072

1h

2nd Jun 1982

Show #0073

88. Show #0073

1h

3rd Jun 1982

Show #0074

89. Show #0074

1h

7th Jun 1982

Show #0075

90. Show #0075

1h

8th Jun 1982

Show #0076

91. Show #0076

1h

9th Jun 1982

A (bogus) look at the 1982 World's Fair; Hank Williams, Jr. is interviewed, and sings ""A Country Boy Can Survive;"" ""Celebrities and Their Auto Body Repairs;"" Elayne Boosler does stand-up; director John Carpenter plugs The Thing.

Show #0077

92. Show #0077

1h

10th Jun 1982

Show #0078

93. Show #0078

1h

21st Jun 1982

Show #0079

94. Show #0079

1h

22nd Jun 1982

Show #0080

95. Show #0080

1h

23rd Jun 1982

Show #0081

96. Show #0081

1h

24th Jun 1982

Show #0082

97. Show #0082

1h

28th Jun 1982

Show #0083

98. Show #0083

1h

29th Jun 1982

Show #0084

99. Show #0084

1h

30th Jun 1982

Show #0085

100. Show #0085

1h

1st Jul 1982

Show #0086

101. Show #0086

1h

5th Jul 1982

Show #0087

102. Show #0087

1h

6th Jul 1982

Show #0088

103. Show #0088

1h

7th Jul 1982

Show #0089

104. Show #0089

1h

8th Jul 1982

Show #0090

105. Show #0090

1h

9th Jul 1982

Show #0091

106. Show #0091

1h

12th Jul 1982

Show #0092

107. Show #0092

1h

13th Jul 1982

Show #0093

108. Show #0093

1h

14th Jul 1982

Show #0094

109. Show #0094

1h

15th Jul 1982

Show #0096

110. Show #0096

1h

27th Jul 1982

Show #0098

111. Show #0098

1h

29th Jul 1982

Show #0099

112. Show #0099

1h

2nd Aug 1982

Show #0100

113. Show #0100

1h

3rd Aug 1982

Show #0101

114. Show #0101

1h

4th Aug 1982

Show #0102

115. Show #0102

1h

5th Aug 1982

First air date

1st Feb 1982

Last air date

25th Jun 1993

Status

Ended

Type

Talk Show

Original language

en

Networks