All Episodes of The Story of Late Night
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Season 1
8.0/1082 votesLoading...Inventing Late Night
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 5/2/2021
Steve Allen’s zany spontaneity turns “Tonight” into an unexpected hit, but it’s Jack Paar and Johnny Carson that transform late night into an enduring television staple.
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8.2/1077 votesLoading...Carson: King of Late Night
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 5/9/2021
Johnny Carson deftly navigates the turbulent 1960s to elevate “The Tonight Show” and become the undisputed king of late night.
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8.5/1075 votesLoading...Eyes on the Throne
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 5/16/2021
As the 1980s dawn, David Letterman reinvents late night for a new generation and endless speculation begins on who will be Johnny Carson’s eventual successor.
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7.9/1070 votesLoading...Letterman V. Leno
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 5/23/2021
Carson’s 1992 retirement touches a nation – and touches off an epic late-night war between Jay Leno and David Letterman.
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7.9/1069 votesLoading...Late Night Makes The News
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/30/2021
As the 2000s unfold, diverse voices like Chelsea Handler and George Lopez get their seat behind the late-night desk, while Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert take the news into their own hilarious hands.
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6.2/1066 votesLoading...Reinventing Late Night
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 6/6/2021
Jimmy Fallon, Stephen Colbert and Trevor Noah follow in Leno, Letterman, and Stewart’s footsteps and new hosts James Corden, Seth Meyers, Amber Ruffin, and Desus + Mero confront Donald Trump – and COVID-19.
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