Late Night with David Letterman

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.

Roughly 1377h to watch every episode. This is an estimate: 1,377 episodes at the typical episode runtime of 60 minutes.

Series cast and crew

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  David LettermanSelf - Host
  1,377 episodes

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  Calvert DeForestSelf (uncredited)
  21 episodes

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  Jerry SeinfeldSelf - Guest
  19 episodes

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  Lou ReedSelf - Musical Guest
  7 episodes

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  Bruce WillisSelf - Guest
  7 episodes

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  David SanbornSelf - Musical Guest
  6 episodes

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  Bruno KirbySelf - Guest
  6 episodes

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  John WatersSelf - Guest
  6 episodes

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  Catherine O'HaraSelf - Guest
  5 episodes

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  Jay LenoSelf - Guest
  4 episodes

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  Dolly PartonSelf - Guest
  4 episodes

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  Eddie MurphySelf - Guest
  4 episodes

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  Marv AlbertSelf - Guest
  4 episodes

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  Darlene LoveSelf - Musical Guest
  3 episodes

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  Joel HodgsonSelf
  3 episodes

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  Terry GilliamSelf
  3 episodes

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  Timothy BusfieldSelf
  3 episodes

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  Shelley WintersSelf - Guest
  3 episodes

Created by

Lorne Michaels

Network

NBC

Seasons and episodes

• Season 11982 · 115 episodes
• Season 21983 · 39 episodes
• Season 31984 · 60 episodes
• Season 41985 · 89 episodes
• Season 51986 · 138 episodes
• Season 61987 · 123 episodes
• Season 71988 · 110 episodes
• Season 81989 · 167 episodes
• Season 91990 · 154 episodes
• Season 101991 · 157 episodes
• Season 111992 · 157 episodes
• Season 121993 · 68 episodes
• Specials1992 · 1 episode