

The David Letterman Show is a live morning NBC talk show hosted by David Letterman. It ran from June 23 to October 24, 1980. The show originally lasted 90 minutes, then 60 minutes from August 4 onward.
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90 min

Jun 23, 1980

Jun 24, 1980

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Jun 27, 1980

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Aug 25, 1980

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Aug 28, 1980

Aug 29, 1980

Sep 1, 1980

Sep 2, 1980

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Sep 4, 1980

Sep 5, 1980

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Sep 12, 1980

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Sep 17, 1980

Sep 18, 1980

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Sep 23, 1980

Sep 24, 1980

Sep 25, 1980

Sep 26, 1980

Sep 29, 1980

Sep 30, 1980

Oct 1, 1980

Oct 2, 1980

Oct 3, 1980

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Oct 7, 1980

Oct 8, 1980

Oct 9, 1980

Oct 10, 1980

Oct 13, 1980

Oct 14, 1980

Oct 15, 1980

Oct 16, 1980

Oct 17, 1980

Oct 20, 1980

Oct 21, 1980

Oct 22, 1980

Second to last show, with Steve Allen; kids' Halloween costumes.
Oct 23, 1980

Dave jokes that the world is coming to an end; interviews with news anchor Edwin Newman and bandleader Frank Owen; Merrill Markoe, Rich Hall, Gerard Mulligan and Paul Raley tell jokes that didn't make it on the air during the summer; Wil Shriner shows bloopers from the show's run; Dave introduces crew members, including Kathleen Ankers, Bob Pook and Bill Wendell; Harve Mann sings ""The David Letterman Show"" theme; a deck of ""living"" playing cards dances through the studio as confetti and balloons are dropped.
Oct 24, 1980

Host