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30 Years of David Letterman

By David Knox on June 26, 2010 / Filed Under News 9

This week David Letterman marked 30 years of being a TV host.

On June 23, 1980, Letterman was given his own morning comedy show on NBC, The David Letterman Show. It was originally 90 minutes long, but was shortened to 60 minutes in August. The show was a critical success, winning two Emmy Awards, but was a ratings disappointment and was cancelled in October 1980.

Late Night with David Letterman debuted on February 1, 1982.

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  1. Craig June 26, 2010 at 10:07 pm -

    Hope they don’t remove Letterman (or the others) from the talk show lineup. It’s great to watch Letterman at 10:30 and not have to wait until 11:15 or later. Also the others are not on FTA.

  2. mikeys June 26, 2010 at 5:49 pm -

    True TV legend! Congratulations Dave.

  3. Reilly June 26, 2010 at 1:56 pm -

    Love Letterman

  4. David Knox June 26, 2010 at 1:25 pm -

    Chasing this up.

  5. Nathan June 26, 2010 at 1:21 pm -

    Good on him.

  6. PM June 26, 2010 at 1:03 pm -

    The Comedy Channel have been advertising that they won’t be showing Letterman anymore after June 30, but it seems like Jimmy Fallon and Jay Leno have also been removed from the lineup after that date. Can you confirm that The Comedy Channel are dumping all their late night talk shows?

  7. Lyn June 26, 2010 at 12:06 pm -

    I love Dave :)

    My favourite is number 4 … Love that sneezing monkey :)

  8. Steele June 26, 2010 at 11:26 am -

    The man.

  9. Craig June 26, 2010 at 7:22 am -

    Here’s hoping for 30 more!

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