Late Night (NBC)

Television series
Original title	Late night
Country of production	United States
Year (s)	since 1982
Broadcasting cycle	Monday - Friday
genre	Late night show
Moderation	David Letterman (1982–1993) Conan O'Brien (1993–2009) Jimmy Fallon (2009–2014) Seth Meyers (since 2014)

Late Night is an American talk show that hasairedon NBC since 1982. Late Night has been moderated by four presenters: David Letterman (1982–1993), Conan O'Brien (1993–2009), Jimmy Fallon (2009–2014) and Seth Meyers (since 2014). When the moderator changes, Late Night is always adapted to the new moderator. The longest-serving host was Conan O'Brien, who hosted the show for a total of 16 years, from 1993 to 2009.

Moderators

Name of the moderator	Years	Title of the program	Number of episodes
David Letterman	1982-1993	Late Night with David Letterman	1,819
Conan O'Brien	1993-2009	Late Night with Conan O'Brien	2,725
Jimmy Fallon	2009-2014	Late night with Jimmy Fallon	969
Seth Meyers	since 2014	Late Night with Seth Meyers	+615

Late Night with David Letterman

David Letterman began hosting the Late Night Show as the first host in 1982. He directed the show until 1993. Then Letterman dropped out because he got a new show on CBS (The Late Show with David Letterman) . The show was recorded at Rockefeller Center's NBC Studio 6A . Paul Shaffer was the head of the band in the studio at the time. He joined CBS with David Letterman.

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Conan O'Brien took over the show from David Letterman in 1993. He hosted it until 2009. After that, he took over the Tonight Show from Jay Leno . He moderated this show for only one year. He has been a moderator on TBS since 2011. The show was recorded at 30 Rock Studios. The band leader was Max Weinberg .

Jimmy Fallon

Jimmy Fallon took over the show from Conan O'Brien in 2009. He hosted it until February 2014, when he took over Jay Leno's Tonight Show . The show was also recorded at 30 Rock Studios in New York. The show band was The Roots .

Seth Meyers

Seth Meyers has been moderating the show since February 24, 2014 . The band leader of the “8G Band” is Fred Armisen , with whom Meyers had previously worked on Saturday Night Live . The show became significantly more political with Meyers, especially since the presidency of Donald Trump . From August 2015, he will hold his opening monologue sitting at his desk, similar to a news anchor that Meyers embodied on Saturday Night Live Weekend Update . One of the hallmarks of his show is the recurring A Closer Look section. He makes a satirical commentary on a current political topic in a longer section of around 10 minutes. The similar section A Check In deals similarly with topics outside of the current news story. The sections are also regularly published as videos on YouTube .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original dated June 24, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
2. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from July 28, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
3. ↑ http://www.theverge.com/2014/2/24/5444028/late-night-with-seth-meyers-premiere
4. ↑ Dave Itzkoff: Seth Meyer's Decides to Take a Seat to Deliver His 'Late Night' Monologue . In: The New York Times . August 11, 2015, ISSN  0362-4331 ( nytimes.com [accessed December 10, 2017]).
5. ↑ Jane Levere: Seth Meyers And His Writing Team Talk Trump, 'A Closer Look' And YouTube . In: Forbes . ( forbes.com [accessed December 10, 2017]).