Late Night with David Letterman

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 February 1, 1982, 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 June 25, 1993. The series has continued as Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and Late Night with Seth Meyers.

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.
Late Night with David Letterman
Also known asLate Night (franchise brand)
Genre
Created byDavid 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 byDavid Letterman
StarringPaul Shaffer
and The World's Most Dangerous Band
Narrated byBill Wendell
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons11
No. of episodes1,819
Production
Executive producers
  • Jack Rollins (1982–1992)
  • Barry Sand (1982–1988)
  • David Letterman (1987–1993)
  • Robert Morton (1987–1993)
  • Peter Lassally (1992–1993)
Production locationsStudio 6A, NBC Studios, New York, New York
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time42–43 minutes
Production companies
  • Carson Productions
  • Space Age Meats Productions (1982–1990)
  • Worldwide Pants (1990–93)
  • NBC Productions
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseFebruary 1, 1982 (1982-02-01) –
June 25, 1993 (1993-06-25)
Related

In 2013, this series and Late Show with David Letterman were ranked No. 41 on TV Guide's 60 Best Series of All Time. 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.

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