Late Night with David Letterman — Season 1

1982115 episodes6.1/10 (58 votes)

About this season

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.

Episodes (115)

1. Bill Murray, Mr. Wizard

Aired 1 February 1982 • 45 min

Episode 1 / Bill Murray, Mr. Wizard

2. Pat Paulsen, Steve Tesich

Aired 2 February 1982 • 44 min

Episode 2: Pat Paulsen, Steve Tesich

3. Terry Gilliam, Hank Aaron, Al Albert

Aired 3 February 1982 • 44 min

Episode 3: Terry Gilliam, Hank Aaron, Al Albert

4. John Candy, Joe Flaherty

Aired 4 February 1982 • 44 min

Episode 4: John Candy, Joe Flaherty

5. Francis Ford Coppola

Aired 5 February 1982 • 44 min

Episode 5: Francis Ford Coppola

6. 821117

Aired 17 November 1982 • 60 min

7. 830107

Aired 7 January 1983 • 60 min

8. 820826

Aired 26 August 1982 • 60 min

9. 821007

Aired 7 October 1982 • 60 min

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10. 821005

Aired 5 October 1982 • 60 min

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11. 821011

Aired 11 October 1982 • 60 min

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12. 821124

Aired 24 November 1982 • 60 min

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13. 820927

Aired 27 September 1982 • 60 min

After being bumped from the debut episode of Late Night, Warren Zevon finally appears on the show, performing ""Excitable Boy.""

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14. 820726

Aired 26 July 1982 • 60 min

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15. Show #0001

Aired 1 February 1982 • 60 min

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16. Show #0002

Aired 2 February 1982 • 60 min

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17. Show #0003

Aired 3 February 1982 • 60 min

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18. Show #0004

Aired 4 February 1982 • 60 min

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19. Show #0005

Aired 8 February 1982 • 60 min

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20. Show #0006

Aired 9 February 1982 • 60 min

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21. Show #0007

Aired 10 February 1982 • 60 min

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22. Show #0008

Aired 11 February 1982 • 60 min

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23. Show #0009

Aired 15 February 1982 • 60 min

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24. Show #0010

Aired 16 February 1982 • 60 min

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25. Show #0011

Aired 17 February 1982 • 60 min

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26. Show #0012

Aired 18 February 1982 • 60 min

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27. Show #0013

Aired 22 February 1982 • 60 min

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28. Show #0014

Aired 23 February 1982 • 60 min

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29. Show #0015

Aired 24 February 1982 • 60 min

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30. Show #0016

Aired 25 February 1982 • 60 min

Remote: ""Celebrities and their Dry-Cleaning.""

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31. Show #0017

Aired 1 March 1982 • 60 min

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32. 820603

Aired 3 June 1982 • 60 min

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33. Show #0018

Aired 2 March 1982 • 60 min

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34. Show #0019

Aired 3 March 1982 • 60 min

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35. Show #0020

Aired 4 March 1982 • 60 min

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36. Show #0021

Aired 8 March 1982 • 60 min

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37. Show #0022

Aired 9 March 1982 • 60 min

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38. Show #0023

Aired 10 March 1982 • 60 min

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39. Show #0024

Aired 11 March 1982 • 60 min

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40. Show #0025

Aired 15 March 1982 • 60 min

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41. Show #0026

Aired 16 March 1982 • 60 min

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42. Show #0027

Aired 17 March 1982 • 60 min

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43. Show #0028

Aired 18 March 1982 • 60 min

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44. Show #0029

Aired 22 March 1982 • 60 min

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45. Show #0030

Aired 23 March 1982 • 60 min

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46. Show #0031

Aired 24 March 1982 • 60 min

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47. Show #0032

Aired 25 March 1982 • 60 min

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48. Show #0033

Aired 29 March 1982 • 60 min

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49. Show #0034

Aired 30 March 1982 • 60 min

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50. Show #0035

Aired 31 March 1982 • 60 min

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51. Show #0036

Aired 1 April 1982 • 60 min

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52. Show #0037

Aired 5 April 1982 • 60 min

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53. Show #0038

Aired 6 April 1982 • 60 min

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54. Show #0039

Aired 7 April 1982 • 60 min

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55. Show #0040

Aired 8 April 1982 • 60 min

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56. Show #0041

Aired 12 April 1982 • 60 min

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57. Show #0042

Aired 13 April 1982 • 60 min

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58. Show #0043

Aired 14 April 1982 • 60 min

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59. Show #0044

Aired 15 April 1982 • 60 min

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60. Show #0045

Aired 19 April 1982 • 60 min

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61. Show #0046

Aired 20 April 1982 • 60 min

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62. Show #0047

Aired 21 April 1982 • 60 min

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63. Show #0048

Aired 22 April 1982 • 60 min

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64. Show #0049

Aired 26 April 1982 • 60 min

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65. Show #0050

Aired 27 April 1982 • 60 min

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66. Show #0051

Aired 28 April 1982 • 60 min

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67. Show #0052

Aired 29 April 1982 • 60 min

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68. 90 Minute Special

Aired 30 April 1982 • 60 min

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69. Show #0054

Aired 3 May 1982 • 60 min

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70. Show #0055

Aired 4 May 1982 • 60 min

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71. Show #0056

Aired 5 May 1982 • 60 min

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72. Show #0057

Aired 6 May 1982 • 60 min

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73. Show #0058

Aired 10 May 1982 • 60 min

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74. Show #0059

Aired 11 May 1982 • 60 min

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75. Show #0060

Aired 12 May 1982 • 60 min

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76. Show #0061

Aired 13 May 1982 • 60 min

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77. Show #0062

Aired 17 May 1982 • 60 min

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78. Show #0063

Aired 18 May 1982 • 60 min

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79. Show #0064

Aired 19 May 1982 • 60 min

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80. Show #0065

Aired 20 May 1982 • 60 min

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81. Show #0066

Aired 24 May 1982 • 60 min

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82. Show #0067

Aired 25 May 1982 • 60 min

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83. Show #0068

Aired 26 May 1982 • 60 min

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84. Show #0069

Aired 27 May 1982 • 60 min

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85. Show #0070

Aired 31 May 1982 • 60 min

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86. Show #0071

Aired 1 June 1982 • 60 min

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87. Show #0072

Aired 2 June 1982 • 60 min

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88. Show #0073

Aired 3 June 1982 • 60 min

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89. Show #0074

Aired 7 June 1982 • 60 min

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90. Show #0075

Aired 8 June 1982 • 60 min

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91. Show #0076

Aired 9 June 1982 • 60 min

A (bogus) look at the 1982 World's Fair; Hank Williams, Jr. is interviewed, and sings ""A Country Boy Can Survive;"" ""Celebrities and Their Auto Body Repairs;"" Elayne Boosler does stand-up; director John Carpenter plugs The Thing.

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