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{{short description|American late-night talk show (1982β1993)}} {{about|the NBC program|the later CBS show|Late Show with David Letterman|the morning show|The David Letterman Show}} {{Redirect|Stupid Pet Tricks|the 21st-century television show|Stupid Pet Tricks (TV series)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox television | alt_name = [[Late Night (franchise)|Late Night]] (franchise brand) | image = Late Night with David Letterman logo (1982β1993).svg | genre = {{Plain list| *[[Late-night talk show]] *[[Variety show|Variety]] *[[Television comedy|Comedy]] }} | creator = [[David Letterman]] | writer = {{Plain list| *[[Merrill Markoe]] (head writer: 1982) *[[Jim Downey (comedian)|Jim Downey]] (head writer: 1982β1983) *[[Steve O'Donnell (writer)|Steve O'Donnell]] (head writer: 1983β1992) *[[Rob Burnett (producer)|Rob Burnett]] (head writer: 1992β1993) }} | presenter = David Letterman | starring = [[Paul Shaffer]]<br> and ''[[The World's Most Dangerous Band]]'' | narrated = [[Bill Wendell]] | theme_music_composer = Paul Shaffer | country = United States | language = English | num_seasons = 11 | num_episodes = 1,819 | executive_producer = {{Plain list| *[[Jack Rollins (producer)|Jack Rollins]] (1982β1992) *Barry Sand (1982β1988) *[[David Letterman]] (1987β1993) *[[Robert Morton (producer)|Robert Morton]] (1987β1993) *[[Peter Lassally]] (1992β1993) }} | location = Studio 6A, [[NBC Studios (New York City)|NBC Studios]], New York, New York | camera = [[Multiple-camera setup|Multi-camera]] | runtime = 42β43 minutes | company = {{Plain list| *[[Carson Productions]] *Space Age Meats Productions (1982β1990) *[[Worldwide Pants]] (1990β93) *[[Universal Television|NBC Productions]] }} | network = [[NBC]] | first_aired = {{Start date|1982|2|1}} | last_aired = {{End date|1993|6|25}} | related = {{Plain list| *''[[The David Letterman Show]]'' *''[[Late Show with David Letterman]]'' }} }} '''''Late Night with David Letterman''''' <!-- do NOT change to "was" -->is<!-- remains as "is" per [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Television/Style guidelines#Lead paragraphs]] --> an American television talk show broadcast by [[NBC]]. The show is the first installment of the ''[[Late Night (franchise)|Late Night]]''. Hosted by David Letterman, it aired from February{{spaces}}1, 1982<ref name="loryap82f1">{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=n_lLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0e4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6960%2C65820 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington)|agency=Associated Press |last=Jory |first=Tom |title=Letterman's going to stay up late |date=February 1, 1982 |page=11}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/news/tv-guide-magazine-60-best-series-1074962/|title=TV Guide Magazine's 60 Best Series of All Time|author=Bruce Fretts|date=23 December 2013|work=TVGuide.com}}</ref> 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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