The Story of Late Night
The Story of Late Night
TV ShowReturning Series

The Story of Late Night

6.6 / 10
2021
1 season
6 episodes
Documentary

A six-part docuseries that takes viewers on a journey through late-night television’s most memorable moments. Spanning a more than 60-year history of engaging with, adapting to and influencing our rapidly changing society, late-night television has grown into a thriving entertainment phenomenon and vitally important cultural institution.

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Seasons

  • Inventing Late Night

    1.Inventing Late Night

    02-05-202138m

    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.

  • Carson: King of Late Night

    2.Carson: King of Late Night

    09-05-202138m

    Johnny Carson deftly navigates the turbulent 1960s to elevate “The Tonight Show” and become the undisputed king of late night.

  • Eyes on the Throne

    3.Eyes on the Throne

    16-05-202138m

    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.

  • Letterman V. Leno

    4.Letterman V. Leno

    23-05-202138m

    Carson’s 1992 retirement touches a nation – and touches off an epic late-night war between Jay Leno and David Letterman.

  • Late Night Makes The News

    5.Late Night Makes The News

    30-05-202138m

    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...

  • Reinventing Late Night

    6.Reinventing Late Night

    06-06-202138m

    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 Do...

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