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Late Night with David Letterman

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Late Night with David Letterman

Late Night with David Letterman is an American television talk show broadcast by NBC. The show is the first installment of Late Night. Hosted by David Letterman, it aired from February 1, 1982 to June 25, 1993, and was replaced by Late Night with Conan O'Brien. 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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Also known as
Late Night (franchise brand)
Genre
mw- Late-night talk show 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
Announcer
Bill Wendell
Music by
Paul Shaffer and The World's Most Dangerous Band
Opening theme
"Late Night Theme"
Composer
Paul Shaffer
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English
No. of seasons
11
No. of episodes
1,819
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
Network
NBC
Release
February 1, 1982 (1982-02-01) –June 25, 1993 (1993-06-25)

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Preceded bynone
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Late Night era by host 1 February 1982 – 25 June 1993
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Succeeded byLate Night with Conan O'Brien
Preceded byThe David Letterman Show
Preceded byThe David Letterman Show
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Preceded byThe David Letterman Show
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David Letterman talk show 1 February 1982 – 25 June 1993
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Succeeded byLate Show with David Letterman
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Preceded bynone
Late Night era by host 1 February 1982 – 25 June 1993
Succeeded byLate Night with Conan O'Brien
Preceded byThe David Letterman Show
David Letterman talk show 1 February 1982 – 25 June 1993
Succeeded byLate Show with David Letterman

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    https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-04-27-fi-27763-story.html
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    https://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/22/arts/television/22defo.html
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    https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1993-11-08-9311080261-story.html
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