Season 12 • Episode 68
LatestLate 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.
Writing
Top Ten Lists invented lazy comedy beautifully.
Production
Stupid Pet Tricks: low-budget genius, zero dignity.
Acting
Letterman's contempt-for-his-own-show energy is unmatched.
Creator
Lorne Michaels
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Letterman's move to CBS in '93 after NBC chose Leno created the infamous Late Night Wars, reshaping television business forever.
Lorne Michaels produced this while running SNL, essentially controlling all of NBC's comedy DNA in the '80s.
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