Season 1

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  8.0/1085 votes

  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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  8.2/1080 votes

  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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  8.4/1077 votes

  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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  7.9/1072 votes

  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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  7.9/1071 votes

  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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  6.2/1068 votes

  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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