The David Letterman Show

1h 30min

Talk

The David Letterman Show is a live morning NBC talk show hosted by David Letterman. It ran from June 23 to October 24, 1980. The show originally lasted 90 minutes, then 60 minutes from August 4 onward.

Production Companies

Space Age Meat

NBC

Episodes

Cast

Show #1

1. Show #1

23rd Jun 1980

Show #2

2. Show #2

24th Jun 1980

Show #3

3. Show #3

25th Jun 1980

Show #4

4. Show #4

26th Jun 1980

Show #5

5. Show #5

27th Jun 1980

Show #6

6. Show #6

30th Jun 1980

Show #7

7. Show #7

1st Jul 1980

Show #8

8. Show #8

2nd Jul 1980

Show #9

9. Show #9

3rd Jul 1980

Show #10

10. Show #10

4th Jul 1980

Show #11

11. Show #11

7th Jul 1980

Show #12

12. Show #12

8th Jul 1980

Show #13

13. Show #13

9th Jul 1980

Show #14

14. Show #14

10th Jul 1980

Show #15

15. Show #15

11th Jul 1980

Show #16

16. Show #16

14th Jul 1980

Show #17

17. Show #17

15th Jul 1980

Show #18

18. Show #18

16th Jul 1980

Show #19

19. Show #19

17th Jul 1980

Show #20

20. Show #20

18th Jul 1980

Show #21

21. Show #21

21st Jul 1980

Show #22

22. Show #22

22nd Jul 1980

Show #23

23. Show #23

23rd Jul 1980

Show #24

24. Show #24

24th Jul 1980

Show #25

25. Show #25

25th Jul 1980

Show #26

26. Show #26

28th Jul 1980

Show #27

27. Show #27

29th Jul 1980

Show #28

28. Show #28

30th Jul 1980

Show #29

29. Show #29

31st Jul 1980

Show #30

30. Show #30

1st Aug 1980

Show #31

31. Show #31

4th Aug 1980

Show #32

32. Show #32

5th Aug 1980

Show #33

33. Show #33

6th Aug 1980

Show #34

34. Show #34

7th Aug 1980

Show #35

35. Show #35

8th Aug 1980

Show #36

36. Show #36

11th Aug 1980

Show #37

37. Show #37

12th Aug 1980

Show #38

38. Show #38

13th Aug 1980

Show #39

39. Show #39

14th Aug 1980

Show #40

40. Show #40

15th Aug 1980

Show #41

41. Show #41

18th Aug 1980

Show #42

42. Show #42

19th Aug 1980

Show #43

43. Show #43

20th Aug 1980

Show #44

44. Show #44

21st Aug 1980

Show #45

45. Show #45

22nd Aug 1980

Show #46

46. Show #46

25th Aug 1980

Show #47

47. Show #47

26th Aug 1980

Show #48

48. Show #48

27th Aug 1980

Show #49

49. Show #49

28th Aug 1980

Show #50

50. Show #50

29th Aug 1980

Show #51

51. Show #51

1st Sep 1980

Show #52

52. Show #52

2nd Sep 1980

Show #53

53. Show #53

3rd Sep 1980

Show #54

54. Show #54

4th Sep 1980

Show #55

55. Show #55

5th Sep 1980

Show #56

56. Show #56

8th Sep 1980

Show #57

57. Show #57

9th Sep 1980

Show #58

58. Show #58

10th Sep 1980

Show #59

59. Show #59

11th Sep 1980

Show #60

60. Show #60

12th Sep 1980

Show #61

61. Show #61

15th Sep 1980

Show #62

62. Show #62

16th Sep 1980

Show #63

63. Show #63

17th Sep 1980

Show #64

64. Show #64

18th Sep 1980

Show #65

65. Show #65

19th Sep 1980

Show #66

66. Show #66

22nd Sep 1980

Show #67

67. Show #67

23rd Sep 1980

Show #68

68. Show #68

24th Sep 1980

Show #69

69. Show #69

25th Sep 1980

Show #70

70. Show #70

26th Sep 1980

Show #71

71. Show #71

29th Sep 1980

Show #72

72. Show #72

30th Sep 1980

Show #73

73. Show #73

1st Oct 1980

Show #74

74. Show #74

2nd Oct 1980

Show #75

75. Show #75

3rd Oct 1980

Show #76

76. Show #76

6th Oct 1980

Show #77

77. Show #77

7th Oct 1980

Show #78

78. Show #78

8th Oct 1980

Show #79

79. Show #79

9th Oct 1980

Show #80

80. Show #80

10th Oct 1980

Show #81

81. Show #81

13th Oct 1980

Show #82

82. Show #82

14th Oct 1980

Show #83

83. Show #83

15th Oct 1980

Show #84

84. Show #84

16th Oct 1980

Show #85

85. Show #85

17th Oct 1980

Show #86

86. Show #86

20th Oct 1980

Show #87

87. Show #87

21st Oct 1980

Show #88

88. Show #88

22nd Oct 1980

Show #89

89. Show #89

23rd Oct 1980

Second to last show, with Steve Allen; kids' Halloween costumes.

Show #90

90. Show #90

24th Oct 1980

Dave jokes that the world is coming to an end; interviews with news anchor Edwin Newman and bandleader Frank Owen; Merrill Markoe, Rich Hall, Gerard Mulligan and Paul Raley tell jokes that didn't make it on the air during the summer; Wil Shriner shows bloopers from the show's run; Dave introduces crew members, including Kathleen Ankers, Bob Pook and Bill Wendell; Harve Mann sings ""The David Letterman Show"" theme; a deck of ""living"" playing cards dances through the studio as confetti and balloons are dropped.

First air date

23rd Jun 1980

Last air date

24th Oct 1980

Status

Ended

Type

Talk Show

Original language

en

Networks