The Story of Late Night
Season 1
20216 episodes
Episodes
E1Inventing Late Night
1.02021-05-02 · 38m
Steve Allen’s zany spontaneity turns “Tonight” into an unexpected hit, but it’s Jack Paar and Johnny Carson that transform late night into an enduring television staple.
E2Carson: King of Late Night
1.02021-05-09 · 38m
Johnny Carson deftly navigates the turbulent 1960s to elevate “The Tonight Show” and become the undisputed king of late night.
E3Eyes on the Throne
1.02021-05-16 · 38m
As the 1980s dawn, David Letterman reinvents late night for a new generation and endless speculation begins on who will be Johnny Carson’s eventual successor.
E4Letterman V. Leno
1.02021-05-23 · 38m
Carson’s 1992 retirement touches a nation – and touches off an epic late-night war between Jay Leno and David Letterman.
E5Late Night Makes The News
1.02021-05-30 · 38m
As the 2000s unfold, diverse voices like Chelsea Handler and George Lopez get their seat behind the late-night desk, while Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert take the news into their own hilarious hands.
E6Reinventing Late Night
1.02021-06-06 · 38m
Jimmy Fallon, Stephen Colbert and Trevor Noah follow in Leno, Letterman, and Stewart’s footsteps and new hosts James Corden, Seth Meyers, Amber Ruffin, and Desus + Mero confront Donald Trump – and COVID-19.