This article is about the NBC program. For the later CBS show, see Late Show with David Letterman. For the morning show, see The David Letterman Show.
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Late Night with David Letterman
Also known as
Late Night (franchise brand)
Genre
Talk
Variety
Comedy
Created by
David Letterman
Written by
Merrill Markoe (head writer: 1982)
Jim Downey (head writer: 1982–1983)
Steve O'Donnell (head writer: 1983–1992)
Rob Burnett (head writer: 1992–1993)
Presented by
David Letterman
Starring
Paul Shaffer and The World's Most Dangerous Band
Narrated by
Bill Wendell
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English
No. of seasons
11
No. of episodes
1,819
Production
Executive producers
Jack Rollins (1982–1992)
Barry Sand (1982–1988)
David Letterman (1987–1993)
Robert Morton (1987–1993)
Peter Lassally (1992–1993)
Production locations
Studio 6A, NBC Studios, New York, New York
Camera setup
Multi-camera
Running time
42–43 minutes
Production companies
Carson Productions
Space Age Meats Productions (1982–1990)
Worldwide Pants (1990–93)
NBC Productions
Original release
Network
NBC
Release
February 1, 1982 (1982-02-01) – June 25, 1993 (1993-06-25)
Related
The David Letterman Show
Late Show with David Letterman
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Late Night with David Letterman is an American late-night talk show hosted by David Letterman on NBC, the first iteration of the Late Night franchise. It premiered on February1, 1982,[1] and was produced by Letterman's production company, Space Age Meats, and Carson Productions. Letterman had previously hosted his own morning talk show on NBC from June to October 1980. The show's house band, The World's Most Dangerous Band, was led by music director Paul Shaffer. In 1993, Letterman announced that he would leave NBC to host the Late Show with David Letterman on CBS. The final episode of Late Night was broadcast on June25, 1993. The series has continued as Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and Late Night with Seth Meyers.
In 2013, this series and Late Show with David Letterman were ranked No. 41 on TV Guide's 60 Best Series of All Time.[2] During its run, the show was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Series 11 times. It was also nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series 14 times, winning 4, and won one Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series out of 7 nominations.
^Jory, Tom (February 1, 1982). "Letterman's going to stay up late". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. p. 11.
^Bruce Fretts (23 December 2013). "TV Guide Magazine's 60 Best Series of All Time". TVGuide.com.
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