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- CreatorSteve AllenSylvester L. Weaver Jr.StarsSkitch HendersonGene RayburnSteve AllenThe show originated as a local New York City late night program in June 1953 and went onto the network in September 1954. Throughout the summer of 1956, Steve Allen was the only host. When Allen's prime-time series debuted in the summer of 1956, he limited his appearances on this show to Wednesday through Friday and a series of guest hosts filled in until 1 October 1956 when Ernie Kovacs took over as permanent host for the Monday and Tuesday broadcast. Kovacs had his own set of entertainers, i.e., Wendell, Hanley, Arthur and Loden. The last show was broadcast on 25 January 1957."Tonight's" first monologue was given with Steve Allen seated at the piano: "In case you're just joining us...this is Tonight...and I can't think of too much to tell you about it, except I want to give you the bad news first: this program is going to go on forever. I wouldn't call it a Spectacular....you might say it's more a Monotonious ."
- StarsHugh DownsJose MelisJack PaarOriginally airing during late-night, Tonight Starring Jack Paar was an American talk show hosted by Jack Paar under the Tonight Show franchise from 1957 to 1962. After 1959, it was officially known as The Jack Paar Show.
- StarsJohnny CarsonEd McMahonDoc SeverinsenHost Johnny Carson performs comedy routines and chats with various celebrities.
- StarsJay LenoKevin EubanksEdd HallJay Leno takes over the Tonight Show with interview, sketches, and plenty of laughs.
- StarsConan O'BrienThe Tonight Show BandAndy RichterOpening monologues, sketches, celebrity interviews, and musical performances are commonly featured.
- StarsJimmy FallonThe RootsSteve HigginsJimmy Fallon hosts the Tonight Show and interviews celebrities, plays games with them and has a musical or comedic guest perform.
- CreatorDavid LettermanStarsDavid LettermanPaul ShafferBill WendellPopular late-night comedy/talk-show with host David Letterman, interviewing famous guests.
- CreatorDavid LettermanStarsDavid LettermanPaul ShafferAlan KalterThe Late Show with David Letterman is an hour-long weeknight comedy and talk-show broadcast by CBS from the Ed Sullivan Theater on Broadway in New York City.
- StarsCraig KilbornKip MadsenJay PhillipsCraig Kilborn interviews Celebrity guests, with sketch-comedy thrown in.
- StarsCraig FergusonShadoe StevensJosh Robert ThompsonMaking a satire out of the entire Late Night Show concept Scotsman Craig Ferguson hosts his show with a robot skeleton and a "horse" as his sidekicks. The show features the stereotypical parts of a Late Show, but all in their own, raw way.
- StarsJames CordenReggie WattsLouis WaymouthA late-night talk show with a different interview format, where guests appear on stage simultaneously and the host sits to the left and not behind a desk, and with original segments like 'Carpool Karaoke'.
- StarsStephen ColbertStay HumanJon BatisteStephen Colbert took over as host, executive producer and writer of THE LATE SHOW on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015. The comedy-variety-talk show is broadcast five nights a week from the Ed Sullivan theater in New York.
- StarsArsenio HallBurton RichardsonMichael WolffArsenio Hall hosts this hip, late-night talk show.
- StarsArsenio HallAlex AlRobin DiMaggioNineteen years after the original run, Hall returned with another season of his late-night talk show. The show predominately featured African-American celebrities.
- CreatorJimmy KimmelStarsJimmy KimmelCleto and the CletonesGuillermo RodriguezJimmy Kimmel interviews celebrities.
- StarsJimmy FallonThe RootsSteve HigginsComedian Jimmy Fallon hosts a late-night talk show.
- StarsSeth MeyersThe 8G BandFred ArmisenSeth Meyers hosts a late-night talk show.
- CreatorConan O'BrienStarsConan O'BrienAndy RichterJimmy Vivino and the Basic Cable BandConan O'Brien and his co-host Andy Richter discuss current news topics and interview celebrities and personalities.
- StarsJon StewartHoward FellerCarl BurrowsAn MTV late night talk show hosted by Jon Stewart featuring celebrity guests and music performances.
- StarsLarry WilmoreBradley WhitfordQuinta BrunsonDiscussions with high profile people from all different backgrounds including sports, politics and entertainment.
- StarsChris RockGrandmaster FlashMonteria IveyAmerica's funniest comedian in a less than PC setting. It's hilarious !
- StarsNorm MacDonaldAdam EgetFred StollerNorm Macdonald Live is a weekly talk show hosted by Norm Macdonald and co-host Adam Eget. The show features interviews with comedians, actors, and other members of the entertainment community.
- StarsChuy BravoChelsea HandlerMike RockAccompanied by guest correspondents at a round table, comedian Chelsea Handler discusses the latest in celebrity gossip and pop culture. She also interviews celebrities, but with a good dash of humor.
- StarsJoan RiversSoupy SalesSteve LawrenceJohn Rivers interviews different people about different subjects using her humor
- StarsBrant KaiwiWanda SykesKeith RobinsonA new weekly late-night series, The Wanda Sykes Show will feature Sykes' personal take on the events of the week punctuated by field pieces and produced comedy segments. Everything from news, politics, sports and pop culture will get examined with a fresh point of view. Each Saturday night, Sykes will lead a discussion with regular panelists, famous friends and whole lot of folks you wouldn't expect to find on television. In a wry and lively conversation about the overwrought, overlooked and the latest complete non-controversies, The Wanda Sykes Show is a talk show for the rest of us.