Late Night with David Letterman
Comedy • Series

Late Night with David Letterman

6.1/10 1982 12 Seasons 1377 Episodes Ended

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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Season 4 Episodes

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850730
60 min 1985
E3
850422
60 min 1985
E4
851017
60 min 1985

Cold open: Dave rips Arnold Schwarzenegger's sport coat; ""Viewer Mail;"" Dave talks with Arnold and tries to coax fianc…

E5
850402
60 min 1985
E6
851010
60 min 1985
E7
851016
60 min 1985
E8
850731
60 min 1985
E9
850821
60 min 1985
E10
850909
60 min 1985
E11
850819
60 min 1985

Included: ""Brush with Greatness,"" now with writer's embellishments.

E12
850820
60 min 1985

Tom Hanks plugs Volunteers; Chris Elliott is ""The Fugitive Guy;"" Mickey Mantle visits.

E13
850917
60 min 1985
E14
850829
60 min 1985
E15
850925
60 min 1985
E16
850828
60 min 1985
E17
850923
60 min 1985
E18
850826
60 min 1985
E19
850410
60 min 1985
E20
850827
60 min 1985
E21
850822
60 min 1985

Returning NBC affiliate WSAV in Savannah, GA., is brought up to date throughout the show with ""Al Frisch's NBC Theatre;…

E22
850930
60 min 1985
E23
850710
60 min 1985
E24
850625
60 min 1985
E25
Show #0520
60 min 1985
E26
Show #0545
60 min 1985
E27
Show #0546
60 min 1985
E28
Show #0547
60 min 1985
E29
Show #0548
60 min 1985
E30
Show #0549
60 min 1985
E31
Show #0550
60 min 1985
E32
Show #0551
60 min 1985
E33
Show #0552
60 min 1985

It's the 552nd ""Late Night"" program, and the fourth to originate in L.A. County. The Hollywood sign behind Dave reads…

E34
Show #0553
60 min 1985
E35
Show #0554
60 min 1985
E36
Show #0555
60 min 1985
E37
Show #0556
60 min 1985
E38
Show #0557
60 min 1985
E39
Show #0558
60 min 1985
E40
Show #0559
60 min 1985
E41
Show #0560
60 min 1985
E42
Show #0561
60 min 1985
E43
Show #0562
60 min 1985
E44
Show #0563
60 min 1985
E45
Show #0564
60 min 1985
E46
Show #0565
60 min 1985
E47
Show #0566
60 min 1985
E48
Show #0567
60 min 1985
E49
Show #0568
60 min 1985
E50
Show #0569
60 min 1985
E51
Show #0570
60 min 1985
E52
Show #0571
60 min 1985
E53
Show #0572
60 min 1985
E54
Show #0622
60 min 1985
E55
Show #0623
60 min 1985

""Top 10 Complaints About Brent Musberger;"" ""Dumb Ads;"" Lily Tomlin; Dave answers the NBC complaint line; Sting and B…

E56
Show #0624
60 min 1985
E57
Show #0625
60 min 1985
E58
Show #0626
60 min 1985
E59
Show #0627
60 min 1985
E60
Show #0628
60 min 1985
E61
Show #0629
60 min 1985
E62
Show #0630
60 min 1985
E63
Show #0631
60 min 1985
E64
Show #0632
60 min 1985
E65
Show #0633
60 min 1985
E66
Show #0634
60 min 1985

Cold opening: ""Grant Tinker"" comments on sending ""Tom and the gang"" to Tokyo for the Late Night ""Japanese Show;"" D…

E67
Show #0635
60 min 1985
E68
Show #0636
60 min 1985
E69
Show #0637
60 min 1985
E70
Show #0638
60 min 1985
E71
Show #0639
60 min 1985
E72
Show #0640
60 min 1985

General Electric has responded to the show's first batch of jokes. As such, Letterman has his own pushbutton and a broc…

E73
Show #0641
60 min 1985
E74
Show #0642
60 min 1985
E75
Show #0643
60 min 1985
E76
Show #0644
60 min 1985
E77
Show #0645
60 min 1985
E78
Show #0646
60 min 1985
E79
Show #0647
60 min 1986
E80
Show #0648
60 min 1986
E81
Show #0649
60 min 1986
E82
Show #0650
60 min 1986
E83
Show #0651
60 min 1986
E84
Show #0652
60 min 1986
E85
Show #0653
60 min 1986
E86
Show #0654
60 min 1986
E87
Show #0655
60 min 1986
E88
Show #0656
60 min 1986
E89
Show #0657
60 min 1986
E90
Show #0658
60 min 1986

Cast

David Letterman
David Letterman
Self - Host

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