Late Night with David Letterman

Late Night with David Letterman
Also known as	Late Night (franchise brand)
Genre	Late-night talk show Variety Comedy
Created by	David Letterman
Written by	Merrill Markoe (head writer: 1982) Jim Downey (head writer: 1982–1983) Steve O'Donnell (head writer: 1983–1992) Rob Burnett (head writer: 1992–1993)
Presented by	David Letterman
Starring	Paul Shaffer and The World's Most Dangerous Band
Narrated by	Bill Wendell
Theme music composer	Paul Shaffer
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	11
No. of episodes	1,819
Production
Executive producers	Jack Rollins (1982–1992) Barry Sand (1982–1988) David Letterman (1987–1993) Robert Morton (1987–1993) Peter Lassally (1992–1993)
Production locations	Studio 6A, NBC Studios, New York, New York
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	42–43 minutes
Production companies	Carson Productions Space Age Meats Productions (1982–1990) Worldwide Pants (1990–93) NBC Productions
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	February 1, 1982 (1982-02-01) – June 25, 1993 (1993-06-25)
Related
The David Letterman Show Late Show with David Letterman
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Late Night with David Letterman is an American television talk show broadcast by NBC. The show is the first installment of the Late Night. Hosted by David Letterman, it aired from February 1, 1982^[1] 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.^[2] 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.