Late-night talk show

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A late-night talk show is a genre of talk show popular in the United

States, where the format originated. It is generally structured around
humorous monologues about the day's news, guest interviews, comedy
sketches and music performances. The late-night talk show format was
popularized, though not invented, by Johnny Carson with The Tonight
Show Starring Johnny Carson on NBC. Typically the show's host
conducts interviews from behind a desk, while the guest is seated on a
couch. Many late night talk shows feature a house band which generally
performs cover songs for the studio audience during commercial breaks
Late-night talk shows often feature guest
and occasionally will back up a guest artist. interviews. Here, Barack Obama is
interviewed by David Letterman.
Late-night talk shows are a popular format in the United States, but are
not as prominent in other parts of the world. Shows that loosely
resemble the format air in other countries, but generally air weekly as
opposed to the nightly airings of those in the United States. They also generally air in time slots considered to
be prime time in the United States.

Contents
1 History
1.1 United States
1.1.1 1940s1960s
1.1.2 1970s1980s
1.1.3 19922009
1.1.4 2009present
2 List of shows in Asia
2.1 Armenia
2.2 Abkhazia
2.3 Georgia
2.4 Hong Kong
2.5 Indonesia
2.6 Iran
2.7 Israel
2.8 Kazakhstan
2.9 Philippines
2.10 Thailand
2.11 Uzbekistan
3 List of shows in Africa
3.1 Algeria
3.2 Madagascar
3.3 Morocco
3.4 Nigeria
4 List of shows in the Americas
4.1 Brazil
4.2 Canada
4.3 United States
4.3.1 Current
4.3.2 Former
5 List of shows in Europe
5.1 Austria
5.2 Czech Republic
 5.3 France
5.4 Germany
5.5 Greece
5.6 Hungary
5.7 Ireland
5.8 Italy
5.9 Latvia
5.10 Lithuania
5.11 Netherlands
5.12 Poland
5.13 Portugal
5.14 Romania
5.15 Russia
5.16 Serbia
5.17 Slovakia
5.18 Spain
5.19 Switzerland
5.20 Ukraine
5.21 United Kingdom
5.21.1 Albania
6 Mock chat shows
7 References

History
United States

1940s1960s

Late-night talk shows had their genesis in early variety shows, a format that migrated to television from radio,
where it had been the dominant form of light entertainment during most of the old-time radio era. Early
television variety shows included The Ed Sullivan Show (originally known as Toast of the Town), which aired
on CBS Sunday nights from 1948 to 1971 and was hosted by Ed Sullivan, and Texaco Star Theater with Milton
Berle, which aired on NBC from 1948 to 1956. These shows aired once a week in evening time slots that would
come to be known as prime time. The first show to air in a late night time slot itself, Broadway Open House,
aired on NBC in 1950 and ended a year later after host Jerry Lester left the show, infuriated at being upstaged
by his sidekick Virginia "Dagmar" Lewis. (As it was, there were also not yet enough television sets in the
United States to make television broadcasting in late-night viable.) The first version of The Tonight Show,
Tonight Starring Steve Allen, debuted in 1954 on NBC. The show created many modern talk show staples
included an opening monologue, celebrity interviews, audience participation, comedy bits, and musical
performances. By this point, the Federal Communications Commission had lifted a freeze on new television
stations, which allowed new stations to pop up across the country, and television adoption soon grew
exponentially. As a result, unlike Broadway Open House, Tonight proved to be a resounding success.

The success of the show led Allen to get another show, entitled The Steve Allen Show, which would compete
with The Ed Sullivan Show on Sunday nights. Meanwhile, hosting duties of The Tonight Show were split
between Allen and Ernie Kovacs; Kovacs had defected to NBC from his own late-night show on the then-
crumbling DuMont Television Network. Both Allen and Kovacs departed from Tonight in 1957 in order to
focus on Allen's Sunday night show. After the two left, the format changed similar to that of Today and was
renamed Tonight! America After Dark and was hosted first by Jack Lescoulie and then by Al Collins while
interviews were performed by Hy Gardner, and a house band led by Lou Stein. The show was not popular
leading to many NBC affiliates dropping the show. The show returned to the original format that year and was
renamed Tonight Starring Jack Paar, with Jack Paar assuming hosting duties. The even greater success of the
show during Paar's hosting resulted in many NBC affiliates re-airing the show. He was noted for his
conversational style, relatively highbrow interview guests, feuds with other media personalities (his feuds with
print journalists Ed Sullivan and Walter Winchell marked a power shift from print to television; Winchell's
career never recovered from the damage), and mercurial personality; Paar famously quit the show in 1960 in a
dispute over a censored joke but was allowed to come back a month later. Paar permanently left the show in
1962, citing the reason that he could not handle the work load of The Tonight Show (at the time, the show ran
105 minutes a day, five days a week), and he moved to his own weekly prime-time show, which would run until
1965.

After Paar's departure, hosting duties were filled by Groucho Marx, Mort Sahl and many others. Longtime
guest host Johnny Carson took over as host of The Tonight Show in 1962 and the show was renamed The
Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. Carson streamlined the format of the show, focusing more on
entertainment personalities, tweaking the monologue to include more shorter jokes, and emphasizing sketch
comedy. Ed McMahon served as Carson's announcer while from 1962 to 1966 the band was led by Skitch
Henderson, who hired, among others, Doc Severinsen. When Henderson left, Milton DeLugg took over.
Severinsen took over in 1967, and served as bandleader with the NBC Orchestra. The show originated from
NBC Studios in New York City but, as part of Carson's shifting the show toward a more entertainment-oriented
program, moved to Burbank, California in 1972.

NBC's two other rivals during the early television era, CBS and ABC, did not attempt any major forays into
late-night television until the 1960s. ABC's first effort at late-night TV was hosted by Les Crane, which
pioneered the controversial tabloid talk show format that would not become popular until two decades later.
Crane's show lasted only six months. Shorter still was The Las Vegas Show, a Las Vegas-based late-night show
hosted by Bill Dana that was the only offering of the United Network that ever made it to air (because that
network only had a handful of affiliates, it also syndicated to CBS, ABC and independent stations); it, along
with the network, only lasted five weeks in summer 1967. Steve Allen himself returned to late-night in
syndication twice in this time frame, first with a show that ran from 1962 to 1964 and then with a series that ran
from 1968 to 1971. ABC added the Joey Bishop Show to its late night lineup in 1967, employing a talk show
format, in an attempt to rival the Tonight Show, which lasted until 1969. CBS went without late-night TV until
1969, when it acquired The Merv Griffin Show from syndication; Griffin returned to syndication in 1972, and
CBS would not air any further late-night talk shows until 1989, instead opting for reruns, lifestyle programs and
imported Canadian dramas in the time slot. By the 1960s, NBC had already cornered the market for late-night
television viewing and would go on to dominate the ratings for several decades.

1970s1980s

A nationwide prohibition on tobacco advertising prompted NBC to extend its broadcast day by an additional
hour with a low-cost overnight talk show it hoped would recuperate some of that lost revenue.[1] In 1973, NBC
launched The Tomorrow Show hosted by Tom Snyder immediately following Carson's Tonight Show at
1:00 a.m. ET. The show was different from The Tonight Show. For instance, the show featured no studio
audience, while Snyder would conduct one-on-one interviews (Snyder's guest list was often more eclectic and
would sometimes include the intellectuals that Carson had long since abandoned) with a cigarette in hand.
Declining ratings led NBC to forcibly change the show's format and add gossip reporter Rona Barrett as a co-
host. The two did not get along and had an acrimonious relationship on and off the air. Carson's new contract in
1981 allowed him to cut the length of his show from 90 minutes to 60 minutes while giving his production
company ownership of the timeslot following Tonight, which Carson Productions and NBC used to create Late
Night with David Letterman. NBC offered to move Tomorrow to 1:30 am, following Letterman, but Snyder
refused leading to the show's cancellation.

During his tenure as host of The Tonight Show, Carson became known as The King of Late Night. While
numerous hosts (Merv Griffin and Dick Cavett being the best-known) attempted to compete with Carson, none
was ever successful in drawing more viewers than Carson did on Tonight, not even ABC's short-lived revival of
Paar's show in 1973 using the name Jack Paar Tonite. Much like Paar, Carson became tired of fulfilling the
workload of 525 minutes a week, so as local newscasts expanded, The Tonight Show was shortened to 90
minutes and again to 60 minutes in 1980 with 15 weeks of vacation a year. Because of a lack of competition,
Carson was free to take time off (Carson, by 1980, was only hosting three new shows a week) and invite guest
hosts to host the show on a weekly basis, and for weeks at a time when Carson was on vacation including Joey
Bishop, Joan Rivers, David Letterman, Bob Newhart, Don Rickles, David Brenner and Jerry Lewis.

In his final years, Carson produced new shows only three nights a week with guest hosts and "Best of Carson"
reruns the other two nights. From 1983 to 1986, Rivers and Brenner served as Carson's permanent guest hosts.
Many in 1986, including top executives at NBC, thought it was possible that Johnny Carson would retire after
reaching his 25th anniversary on October 1, 1987, as it was such a logical cut-off point. In the spring of 1986, a
confidential memo between top NBC executives listing about ten possible replacements in the event of Carson's
retirement the next year was leaked. When Rivers saw it, she was shocked to see that she was nowhere on the
list despite the fact that she had been The Tonight Show's permanent guest host since 1983. In 1986, Joan Rivers
joined the brand new Fox network, where she would host her own late night talk show, The Late Show which
competed directly against The Tonight Show. Clint Holmes served as Rivers' announcer while Mark Hudson
served as bandleader. Carson was incensed that Rivers did not consult him beforehand and never spoke to
Rivers again.

Brenner also left Tonight in 1986, although he did so amicably, to launch a syndicated 30 minute late night talk
show called Nightlife which was cancelled after one season.

Garry Shandling, who had been a frequent guest host in the early 80's, served as permanent guest host,
alternating with Jay Leno, from 1986 to 1987 when he left to focus on his cable show leaving Leno to be
Carson's sole guest host.

Carson did not retire in 1987, instead continuing as host until 1992 with Leno as sole permanent guest host.
Rivers was fired from The Late Show in 1987 after abysmal ratings and a battle with network executives,
leading to her being replaced by Arsenio Hall. Hall performed extremely well in the 1849 demographic,
however Fox had already greenlit The Wilton North Report to replace The Late Show, leading to Hall hosting
his own late night talk show in syndication after The Late Show was cancelled in 1988. The Late Show
continued with many unknown hosts until its cancellation. Hall's syndicated show, The Arsenio Hall Show,
began in syndication in 1988, becoming more popular among younger viewers than Carson. The last network
attempt at a Carson competitor, CBS's The Pat Sajak Show, lasted less than sixteen months, debuting in 1989
and being cancelled in 1990. ABC opted not to compete against Carson with a late night talk show, instead
counterprogramming with a successful news magazine entitled Nightline beginning in 1980.

19922009

Carson retired as host of The Tonight Show in 1992 following his 30th anniversary as host. This garnered major
media attention and speculation on who would replace Carson. The two candidates were David Letterman (host
of Late Night since 1982) and Jay Leno (Carson's regular guest host since 1987). Leno was eventually chosen,
leading to Letterman leaving the network to launch a directly competitive late-night talk show, the Late Show
with David Letterman on CBS in 1993. The Tonight Show with Jay Leno debuted in 1992. Letterman was
replaced by newcomer Conan O'Brien as host of Late Night. Arsenio Hall's show lost numerous affiliates after
Letterman's debut and his show was canceled one year later. Fox returned to late night television in September
1993 with The Chevy Chase Show hosted by Saturday Night Live alumnus Chevy Chase. However, due to
sagging ratings and disastrous reviews, the show was cancelled the following month. Even MTV entered the
late night contest when it debuted The Jon Stewart Show, hosted by Jon Stewart, which ran until 1995.
Letterman initially won the late night ratings battle but fell behind Leno in 1995; Leno generally remained in
first place until first leaving Tonight in 2009. To combat NBC's Late Night, David Letterman created The Late
Late Show to follow Letterman at 12:37; the first host was former host of The Tomorrow Show Tom Snyder,
who hosted the show using the same format he had used on Tomorrow until his departure in 1999. The Late
Late Show's second host, Craig Kilborn, followed a more conventional (albeit low-budget) late-night format;
had previously served as host of The Daily Show, a late night satirical news program on Comedy Central, and
upon Kilborn's departure, Jon Stewart replaced him on that show. Perhaps one of the most unusual late night
hosts to come out of this boom was basketball player and later entrepreneur Magic Johnson, whose syndicated
The Magic Hour was a major flop and effectively ended any future efforts at a syndicated late-night talk show
at that point in time.

ABC finally re-entered the late night comedy fray in 1997 by installing Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher
(which had aired on Comedy Central from 1993 to 1996) into its lineup after Nightline. Unlike traditional late
night talk shows, Politically Incorrect was a half-hour in length, and (following a brief host monologue)
featured a panel of four guests debating topical issues while Maher moderated in a comedic fashion.

Many late-night talk shows went off the air in the days following the September 11 attacks of 2001, while many
of their networks aired round-the-clock news coverage. Letterman was the first to return on September 17,
addressing the situation in an opening monologue. The show was not presented in its normal jovial manner, and
featured Dan Rather, Regis Philbin, and a musical performance from Tori Amos. Politically Incorrect also
resumed on September 17, and immediately drew controversy due to remarks Maher and a guest (Dinesh
D'Souza) made concerning the "coward" label given to the terrorists by President George W. Bush. The Tonight
Show returned the following night, featuring John McCain and a performance from Crosby, Stills, and Nash.

Politically Incorrect was canceled due to low ratings in the summer of 2002, after which Maher joined HBO
and began hosting the similarly formatted weekly series Real Time. ABC then tapped Comedy Central
personality Jimmy Kimmel to host his own late night talk show (in a more traditional format) and named it
Jimmy Kimmel Live!. From its beginning in 2003 until early 2013, the show aired behind Nightline in ABC's
nightly lineup. In early 2013, ABC promoted Jimmy Kimmel Live! to the 11:35pm slot, while Nightline was
relegated to 12:35am.

Jake Sasseville entered the late night arena after a self-syndication campaign got him clearance on several ABC
affiliates by local general managers in 2008. The Edge with Jake Sasseville aired after Jimmy Kimmel Live! in
markets reaching a total of 35 million homes, despite the network's concerns.[2] The show went off the air in
2010. Another syndicated show that earned significant clearance in the late 2000s was Comics Unleashed, a
panel comedy show that lasted only one season but ran in reruns for several years afterward.

Scottish native Craig Ferguson succeeded Kilborn as host of The Late Late Show in 2005, renaming it The Late
Late Show with Craig Ferguson. TBS entered the late night scene in 2009 when it debuted Lopez Tonight,
hosted by comedian George Lopez. On September 27, 2004, the 50th anniversary of The Tonight Show's debut,
NBC announced that Jay Leno would be succeeded by Conan O'Brien, in 2009. Leno explained that he did not
want to see a repeat of the hard feelings and controversy that occurred when he was given the show over David
Letterman following Carson's retirement in 1992.[3][4] O'Brien's last Late Night episode was taped on February
20, 2009. Former Saturday Night Live alum Jimmy Fallon took over as host of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
on March 2, 2009.

The popularity of late-night shows in the United States has been cited as a key factor why Americans do not get
the requisite seven to eight hours of sleep per night.[5] Since 2015, late-night talk shows have competed for the
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Talk Series; prior to that, the genre competed against general
variety shows for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Series.

2009present

It was announced on July 21, 2008 that Jay Leno would host his final episode of The Tonight Show on May 29,
2009 with Conan O'Brien and James Taylor as his guests.[6] O'Brien took over hosting duties the following
Monday, June 1, 2009. On December 9, 2008, it was announced that Jay Leno would be hosting a new nightly
prime time show in September 2009, which aired at 10 p.m. ET. The Jay Leno Show ended after a short run on
February 9, 2010, due to low ratings, which, combined with NBC's poor prime-time performance at the time,
affected viewership of its lead-out late newscasts on many NBC stations.[7]
On January 7, 2010, multiple media outlets reported that The Jay Leno Show would be moved from the 10 p.m.
Eastern time slot to 11:35 p.m. and The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien would be moved from 11:35 p.m. to
12:05 a.m. effective March 1, 2010, the first time in its history that the show would begin after
midnight.[8][9][10] On January 12, 2010, O'Brien publicly announced in an open letter that he intended to leave
NBC if they moved The Tonight Show to anytime after midnight in order to accommodate moving The Jay
Leno Show to 11:35 p.m. ET. He felt it would damage the show's legacy as it always started after the late local
news since it began in 1954.[11] After several days of negotiations, O'Brien reached a settlement with NBC that
allowed him to leave The Tonight Show on January 22, 2010, ending his partnership with NBC after 22
years.[12] Leno began his second tenure as host of The Tonight Show on March 1, 2010, after the 2010 Winter
Olympics, but only after major controversy.[13] Leno's second Tonight was taped at NBC's Studio 11 in
Burbank, the former home of The Jay Leno Show, with a modified version of that show's set. After leaving
NBC, O'Brien began hosting his own late night talk show, Conan, on TBS on November 8, 2010, after his non-
compete clause had lapsed.

In March 2013, news broke that NBC was expected to part ways with Leno for good after his contract expired
in 2014, clearing the way for Fallon (whose tenure at Late Night had found success with a young, culturally
savvy audience) to take over The Tonight Show beginning that year, which also marked the 60th anniversary of
the franchise. NBC confirmed the change on April 3, 2013. Under Fallon, the show returned to New York City,
where the show originated from its 1954 debut until 1972; NBC no longer owns the former company-owned
studios in Burbank where Carson and Leno's programs originated (O'Brien's Tonight Show taped at nearby
Universal Studios). On May 13, 2013, it was announced that Fallon's former SNL castmate Seth Meyers would
take over as host of Late Night once Fallon took over The Tonight Show.[14] The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy
Fallon debuted during NBC's coverage of the Winter Olympics in Russia on February 17, 2014, while Late
Night with Seth Meyers debuted one week later.

David Letterman retired in 2015 after his contract with CBS expired;[15] Late Show bandleader and sidekick
Paul Shaffer made public his intent to retire at the end of the previous contract, which ended in 2014,[16] but
had also stated he will stay on with the show if asked (and subsequently did so).[17] Letterman was succeeded
by Stephen Colbert, who had hosted Comedy Central's The Colbert Report since 2005.[18] Craig Ferguson
retired from late night on December 19, 2014;[19] on September 8, 2014, British comedian James Corden was
announced as the new host of The Late Late Show beginning in 2015.[20]

Jon Stewart's contract with Comedy Central also expired in 2015, at which point Stewart retired from on-
camera work (later moving to Colbert's The Late Show as executive producer) and Trevor Noah took his
place.[21]

List of shows in Asia

Armenia

ArmComedy (ATV; 2012present)

Abkhazia

(Abkhazian TV; 2015present)

Georgia

Vano's Show ( ) is a Georgian version of American TV program format that has existed since
the 1950s and is extremely successful in the United States.

Hong Kong
 Sze U Tonight () (TVB Jade/HD Jade; 2015)

Indonesia
Tonight Show (NET.; 2013present)
The Rooftop (Trans7; 2016present)

Iran

ChandShanbeh Ba Sina(( ) Farsi1; 2013-2017)

The Sina Show (RJTV ; 2017-present)

Israel

Haiom balila with Guri Alfi (( ) Channel 2; 30 December 2015present)

Kazakhstan

Night studio with Nurlan Koyanbaev ( ; Kazakhstan; 2013present)

Philippines

The Medyo Late Night Show with Jojo A. (RJTV; 20052007, Q; 20072009, TV5; 20092013, 2015;
GMA; 2014)
Tonight with Arnold Clavio (GMA News TV; 2011present, Q; 20102011)
Walang Tulugan with the Master Showman (GMA; 19972016)
The Tim Yap Show (GMA; 2013present)
Martin Late at Night (ABS-CBN;March 1May 31, 2013)
Martin After Dark (GMA; 1988-1993, ABS-CBN; 1993-1998)
Gandang Gabi Vice (ABS-CBN; May 22, 2011 Present)

Thailand

Tonight's the Night (Channel 3 (Thailand); premiered on March 5, 2016)

Uzbekistan

MTV Show (Milliy TV, September, 2016-present)

List of shows in Africa

Algeria

Le Grand Sbitar (means: The Grand Hospital) on Nessma then Echourouk TV; 20132016

Madagascar

Takariva mafana an'i Mija Rasolo (2014present)

Morocco
Rachid Show on 2M TV (2013present) Host: Rachid Allali
Nigeria

"Highlites with IK" on Africa Magic Showcase (2014 - 2017) Host: IK Osakioduwa

List of shows in the Americas

Brazil
J Soares Onze e Meia (SBT; August 17, 1988 December 31, 1999)
Programa do J (Globo; April 3, 2000 December 16, 2016)
Agora Tarde (Band; June 29, 2011 March 27, 2015)
Agora Tarde com Danilo Gentili (June 29, 2011 December 31, 2013)
Agora Tarde com Rafinha Bastos (March 5, 2014 March 27, 2015)
Luciana by Night (RedeTV!; November 27, 2012 present)
The Noite com Danilo Gentili (SBT; March 10, 2014 present)
Programa do Porchat (RecordTV; August 24, 2016 present)
Adnight (Globo; August 25, 2016 present)
Lady Night (Multishow; April 12, 2017 present)
Conversa com Bial (Globo; May 2, 2017 present)

Canada

George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight (CBC; 20092012, primetime from 20052009 and 20122014)
Ed & Red's Night Party (Citytv; 19952008)
The Mike Bullard Show (Global; 20032004)
Open Mike with Mike Bullard (CTV; 19972003)
Friday Night! with Ralph Benmergui (CBC; 1993, primetime from 199293)
Canada After Dark with Paul Soles (CBC; 197879)
90 Minutes Live with Peter Gzowski (CBC; 19761978)
Le Grand Blond avec un show sournois with Marc Labrche (TVA; 20012003)
La fin du monde est sept heures with Marc Labrche (TQS; 19972000)
En mode Salvail with Eric Salvail (V; 2013present)
Le Ti-M show with Ti-M Par (Ici Radio-Canada Tl; 2014present)

United States

Current

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC; February 17, 2014present)
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien (June 1, 2009 January 22, 2010)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (May 25, 1992 May 29, 2009; March 1, 2010 February 6,
2014)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (October 1, 1962 May 22, 1992)
Tonight Starring Jack Paar (July 29, 1957 March 30, 1962)
Tonight! America After Dark (1957)
Tonight Starring Steve Allen (September 27, 1954 January 25, 1957)
Late Night with Seth Meyers (NBC; February 24, 2014present)
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (March 2, 2009 February 7, 2014)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (September 13, 1993 February 20, 2009)
Late Night with David Letterman (February 1, 1982 June 25, 1993)
Last Call with Carson Daly (NBC; January 7, 2002present)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS; September 8, 2015present)
Late Show with David Letterman (August 30, 1993 May 20, 2015)
The Late Late Show with James Corden (CBS; March 23, 2015present)
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (January 3, 2005 December 19, 2014)
 The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn (March 29, 1999 August 27, 2004)
The Late Late Show with Tom Snyder (January 9, 1995 March 26, 1999)
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC; January 26, 2003present)
Charlie Rose (PBS; September 30, 1991present)
Tavis Smiley (PBS; January 2004present)
Conan (TBS; November 8, 2010present)
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (TBS; February 8, 2016present)
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (Comedy Central; September 28, 2015present)
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (January 11, 1999 August 6, 2015)
The Daily Show (Craig Kilborn) (July 22, 1996 December 17, 1998)
Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO; February 21, 2003present)
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO; April 27, 2014present)
Join or Die with Craig Ferguson (History; February 18, 2016present)
Watch What Happens: Live (Bravo; July 16, 2009present)
The Eric Andr Show (Adult Swim; May 20, 2012present)
Donnie After Dark (TV One; February 5, 2016 present)

Former

Red Eye (Fox News Channel; February 6, 2007 April 7, 2017)

The Writers' Room (SundanceTV; July 29, 2013 June 2, 2014)
The Grace Helbig Show (E!; April 3, 2015 June 7, 2015)
The Late Show (Fox; October 9, 1986 October 28, 1988)
The Late Show Starring Joan Rivers (19861987)
Politically Incorrect (ABC; January 6, 1997 July 5, 2002)
Politically Incorrect (Comedy Central; July 25, 1993 January 3, 1997)
The Wanda Sykes Show (Fox; November 7, 2009 April 24, 2010)
The Colbert Report (Comedy Central; October 17, 2005 December 18, 2014)
The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore (Comedy Central; January 19, 2015 August 18, 2016)
Chelsea Lately (E!; July 23, 2007 August 26, 2014)
The Pete Holmes Show (TBS; October 28, 2013 June 18, 2014)
The Arsenio Hall Show (syndicated; January 3, 1989 May 21, 1994; revived series, September 9, 2013
May 30, 2014)
The Mo'Nique Show (syndication; October 5, 2009 August 16, 2011)
Lopez Tonight (TBS; November 9, 2009 August 11, 2011)
The Edge with Jake Sasseville (syndicated; 2008)
Late Night Republic (syndicated; 20092011)
Kathy (Bravo; April 19, 2012 March 28, 2013)
Brand X with Russell Brand (FX; June 28, 2012 May 2, 2013)
Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell (FX/FXX; August 9, 2012 November 14, 2013)
Talkshow with Spike Feresten (Fox; September 16, 2006 May 16, 2009)
Nightlife Starring David Brenner (syndicated; September 8, 1986 June 19, 1987)
Thicke of the Night (syndicated; September 5, 1983 June 15, 1984)
Tomorrow with Tom Snyder (NBC; October 15, 1973 December 17, 1981)
The Keenan Ivory Wayans Show (syndicated; September 13, 1993 April 1998)
The Magic Hour (syndicated; June 8, 1998 September 3, 1999)

List of shows in Europe

Austria

Willkommen sterreich with Stermann & Grissemann (ORF eins; 2007present)

Czech Republic

Show Jana Krause (TV Prima)

France

On n'est pas couch (France 2, 2006present)

Ce Soir avec Arthur (Comdie +, 20102012; TF1, 2013present)

La nuit nous appartient (NRJ 12;Comdie +, 20092012)
La Mthode Cauet (TF1; 20032008)
Claudy Show (France ; 2013present)

Germany

Harald Schmidt Show (Sat.1; 19952003, 2011-2012; Sky Atlantic HD/Sky Hits HD; 20122014)
Harald Schmidt (Das Erste; 20042007, 20092011)
Schmidt & Pocher (Das Erste; 20072009)
TV Total (ProSieben; 19992015)
Die Pierre M. Krause Show (SWR; 2003present)
Die Oliver Pocher Show (Sat.1; 20092011)
Heute-show (ZDF; 2009present)
NeoParadise (ZDFneo; 20112013)
Circus HalliGalli (ProSieben; 2013present)
StuckradBarre (ZDFneo, 20102012, Tele 5, 20122013)
Neo Magazin (ZDFneo, 2013-2014), Neo Magazin Royale (ZDFneo, ZDF, 2015present)

Greece

Radio Arvyla (ANT1, 2008present)

Ellinofreneia (Skai TV, 20082011), Ellinofreneia (Alpha TV, 2013present)
Al Tsantiri News (Alpha TV, 20042016)
A.M.A.N. (Mega Channel, 19961997), [A.M.A.N. (TV series)] (ANT1, 19972000),A.M.AN. Ta
Katharmata (ANT1, 20002007)
Comfusio (ERT3, 1993-1994),Comfusio (Star Channel, 1994-1996)

Hungary

Esti Frizbi with Pter Hajd (ATV, 2006-2008, 2016present; Story TV, 2009; TV2; 20102016 as
Frizbi)
Fbry (M1, 20122015; Duna TV, 2015-present)
Heti Hetes (RTL Klub, 19992012; RTL2, 20122016)
Showtime with Pter Hajd (TV2, 2016)
Kasza! (Super TV2, 20132014; TV2, 2015)
Esti Showder with Sndor Fbry (M1, 1998; RTL Klub, 19992011)
Light Night with Lszl Lovsz (Prizma TV, 2011)
Ks este with Andrs Hajs (Viasat 3, 2004)
Magnszm with Andrs Hajs (TV2, 2003)
Boros-Bochkor Show (TV2, 2001-2002)
Friderikusz Show (M1, 19921997)

Ireland
The Late Late Show (RT; 1962present)
Saturday Night with Miriam (RT; 2005present)
The Ray D'Arcy Show (RT; 2015-present)
The Saturday Night Show (RT; 20102015)
Kenny Live (RT; 19881999)
Good Grief Moncrieff! (RT; 1996)
Kennedy (RT; 1997)

Tubridy Tonight (RT; 20042009)

 Tubridy Tonight (RT; 20042009)
Tonight with Craig Doyle (RT; 2010)

Italy
Gazebo (Rai 3; 2013present)
Che tempo che fa (Rai 3; 2003present)
Barracuda (Italia 1; 1999)
Satyricon (Rai 2; 2001)
Volo in Diretta (Rai 3; 20122013)
E poi c' Cattelan (Sky Uno; 2014present)
Maurizio Costanzo Show (Rete 4-Canale 5; 19822009;2015present)

Latvia

Evening with Renrs Zelti (Vakars ar Renru Zeltiu; LTV1; 17 October 2014present)
Midnight Show at Seven (Pusnakts ovs septios; 7 November 2014present)
Late One with Streips (Vlais ar Streipu; RgaTV24, 29 February 2016present)

Lithuania
Gero vakaro ou (TV3 (Lithuania); premiered on August 31, 2016)
Laikykits ten (Laisvs TV)

Netherlands

RTL Late Night (RTL 4; 2013present)

Poland

Kuba Wojewdzki (Polsat; 2002-2006; TVN: 2006-present)

Wieczr z Wampirem (RTL7; 1997-1999)
Wieczr z Jagielskim (TVP2; 1999-2001)
Szymon Majewski Show (TVN; 2005-2011)
Szymon Na ywo (TVN; 2012)

Portugal

5 Para A Meia-Noite (RTP1)

Romania

Chestiunea Zilei cu Florin Clinescu (1998 2004) (Pro TV; Tele7ABC)

Noaptea Trziu cu Mircea Badea i Oreste (1999-2002) (Antena 1)
Show de Sear cu Viorel Dragu (Comedy Central Extra) (April 3, 2017 present)

Russia

Good Night ( ; RTR (); 19971998)

Once in the Night ( ; TNT (); 19992001)
Good Night with Maxim ( ; Rossiya 1 ( 1); 2011)
Prozhektorperiskhilton (ru:; Channel One ( ); May 17, 2008
June 10, 2012, 2017 present)
Evening Urgant ( ; Channel One ( ); 2012present)
Nightly Herasimets ( ; Dozhd () ; 20122013)
 The Time G ( ; NTV (); 2015)
Vecher s Knyazhnoi ( ; TNT Samara ( ); 2017)
The International sawmill with Tigran Keosayan ( ;
NTV (); 2016-present)

Serbia
Ami G Show
Vee sa Ivanom Ivanoviem (2010present)
Marko ivi Show (2007)

Slovakia

Neskoro veer s Petrom Marcinom (Jednotka; 2014present)

Spain
La noche se mueve (Telemadrid; 19921993)
Sense titol (TV3; 1995)
Esta noche cruzamos el Mississippi (Telecinco; 19951997)
La noche prohibida (Antena 3; 1996)
Sense titol 2 (TV3; 1996)
Effecto F (Antena 3; 1997)
Sense titol, Sense Vacances (TV3; 1997)
Crnicas marcianas (Telecinco; 19972005)
La sonrisa del pelcano (Antena 3; 1997)
Sense titol, s/n (TV3; 1998)
La cosa nostra (TV3; 19992002)
La Central (Antena 3; 2000)
Maldita la hora (Antena 3; 2001)
Abierto al anochecer (Antena 3; 2002)
Una altra cosa (TV3; 20022004)
TNT (Telecinco; 20042007)
Noche sin tregua (Paramount Comedy; 20042007)
Buenafuente (Antena 3; 20052007, laSexta; 20072011)
La azotea de Wyoming (La Primera; 2005)
Plan C (Telecinco; 2005)
Ruffus & Navarro (La Primera; 20052006)
Noche Hache (Cuatro; 20052008)
Sabas a lo que venas (laSexta; 2007)
La semana ms larga (Canal Sur; 20102013)
UAU! (Cuatro; 2010)
En el aire (laSexta; 20132015)
Se enciende la noche (Telecinco; 20132014)
Hable con ellas (Telecinco; 20142015; also had a brief prime time run in 2016)
Alaska y Segura (La 1; 2015; also had previous prime time runs on La 2 as Torres y Reyes and Alaska y
Coronas in 20132014)
El ltimo mono (laSexta; 2015)
Late Motiv (Canal+/#0; 2016present)[22]

Switzerland

Night Moor with Dieter Moor (Swiss Television; 1997-1999)

Giacobbo/Mller Late Service Public (Swiss Television; 2008present)

Ukraine
 Evening. Pasha. Stars (. . ; K1; 2012)
15 Minutes till Tomorrow (15 ; K1; 2012)
Crazy Week ( ; TVi; 2012)
(TVi; 2012)
Uteodyn with Michael Shchur ( ; Pershyi Natsionalnyi (
); October 18, 2014present)
Pedan-Prytula Show (- ; Novyi Kanal ( ); March 10, 20132014)
NEWS (1+1 (TV channel), March 23, 2012-present)
Lumpen Show (NLO TV, 2015-present)

United Kingdom
Parkinson (BBC One; 1971-1982, 1987-1988, 1998-2004; ITV; 2004-2007)
Des O'Connor Tonight (BBC Two; 19771982; ITV; 19831999, 20012002)
Wogan (BBC One; 19821992)
Aspel & Company (ITV; 1984-1993)
After Dark (Channel 4, 19871991; sporadic specials to 2003; BBC4 series, 2003)
The Last Resort with Jonathan Ross (Channel 4; 1987-1988)
Saturday Night Clive (BBC Two; 19881994)
Clive Anderson Talks Back (Channel 4; 19891996)
Tonight with Jonathan Ross (Channel 4; 19901992)
The Danny Baker Show (BBC One, 19941995)
The Frank Skinner Show (BBC One, 19951999; ITV, 20002005)
The Gaby Roslin Show (Channel 4; 1996)
Clive Anderson All Talk (Channel 4; 19961999)
So Graham Norton (Channel 4, 19982002)
The Richard Blackwood Show (Channel 4, 19992001)
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (BBC One, 20012010)
V Graham Norton (Channel 4, 20022003)
NY Graham Norton (Channel 4, 2004)
The Graham Norton Effect (Comedy Central; 2004)
Graham Norton's Bigger Picture (BBC One; 2005-2006)
The Charlotte Church Show (Channel 4; 200608)
Al Murray's Happy Hour (ITV 20072008)
The Graham Norton Show (BBC Two, 20072009; BBC One, 2009present)
Lily Allen and Friends (BBC Three; 2008)
The Justin Lee Collins Show (ITV2; 2009)
Alan Carr: Chatty Man (Channel 4; 20092016)
Paul O'Grady Live (ITV; 20102011)
The Rob Brydon Show (BBC Two; 20102012)
The Jonathan Ross Show (ITV; 2011present)
The Michael McIntyre Chat Show (BBC One; 2014)
Up Late with Rylan (Channel 4, 2016)
Alan Carr: Happy Hour (Channel 4; 2016present)
The Nightly Show (ITV; 2017-present)

Albania

"Xing me Ermalin" (Tv Klan,2016-present)

"6 dite pa Ermalin" (Top Channel,2014-2016)

Mock chat shows

The Dame Edna Experience (ITV, 1987-1989)
Room 101 (UK series) (BBC Two, 1994-2007; BBC One, 2012-present)
Knowing Me, Knowing You (BBC Two, 1994-1995)
 The Mrs Merton Show (BBC Two, 1995; BBC One, 1996-1998)
TFI Friday (Channel 4, 19962000; 2015)
Da Ali G Show (Channel 4, 2000; HBO, 20032004)
The Kumars at No. 42 (BBC Two, 2001-2004; BBC One, 2005-2006; Sky 1 2014-present)
The Keith Barret Show (BBC Two, 2004-2005)
TV Heaven, Telly Hell (Channel 4, 2006-2007)
The Dame Edna Treatment (ITV, 2007)
Piers Morgan's Life Stories (ITV, 2009present)
Carpool (Dave, 20102011)
Comic's Choice (Channel 4, 2011)
The Last Leg (Channel 4, 2012present)
John Bishop: In Conversation With... (W, 2016present)
All Round to Mrs. Brown's (BBC One, 2017present)

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