6.2 / 10(62 votes)IMDbFirst Aired: 198212 Seasons

Late Night with David Letterman

Topics:#talk show #late-night show #whimsical #audacious

Series 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.

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Episodes & Seasons

12 Seasons • 1377 Episodes

60 min per episode

Air Date Window

1982 – 1993

Premiered: Mon, Feb 1, 1982

Created By

Lorne Michaels

Latest Aired Episode

Aired: Fri, Jun 25, 1993

Season 12, Episode 68: “Show #1810”

Seasons & Episodes Breakdown

Season 1

115 Episodes →

Season 2

39 Episodes →

Season 3

60 Episodes →

Season 4

89 Episodes →

Season 5

138 Episodes →

Season 6

123 Episodes →

Season 7

110 Episodes →

Season 8

167 Episodes →

Season 9

154 Episodes →

Season 10

157 Episodes →

Season 11

157 Episodes →

Season 12

68 Episodes →

Cast & Creators

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David Letterman

Self - Host

Creative Leadership & Key Crew

Director

Lorne Michaels

Screenplay & Story

Jon Beckerman, Rob Burnett, Donick Cary, Spike Feresten, Larry Jacobson, David Letterman, Brian Reich, Steve Young, Joe Furey, Ken Keeler, Adam Resnick, Paul Simms, Kevin Curran, Chris Elliott, Joe Toplyn, Sandy Frank, Jeff Martin, Boyd Hale, Matt Wickline, Merrill Markoe, Jim Downey, Andy Breckman, George Meyer, Max Pross, Eddie Gorodetsky

Producers

David Letterman, Robert Morton, Peter Lassally, Jack Rollins, Jude Brennan