The David Letterman Show is a live morning NBC talk show hosted by David Letterman. It ran from June 23 to October 24, 1980. The show originally lasted 90 minutes, then 60 minutes from August 4 onward.
6/23/1980
6/24/1980
6/25/1980
6/26/1980
6/27/1980
6/30/1980
7/1/1980
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7/4/1980
7/7/1980
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7/10/1980
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7/23/1980
7/24/1980
7/25/1980
7/28/1980
7/29/1980
7/30/1980
7/31/1980
8/1/1980
8/4/1980
8/5/1980
8/6/1980
8/7/1980
8/8/1980
8/11/1980
8/12/1980
8/13/1980
8/14/1980
8/15/1980
8/18/1980
8/19/1980
8/20/1980
8/21/1980
8/22/1980
8/25/1980
8/26/1980
8/27/1980
8/28/1980
8/29/1980
9/1/1980
9/2/1980
9/3/1980
9/4/1980
9/5/1980
9/8/1980
9/9/1980
9/10/1980
9/11/1980
9/12/1980
9/15/1980
9/16/1980
9/17/1980
9/18/1980
9/19/1980
9/22/1980
9/23/1980
9/24/1980
9/25/1980
9/26/1980
9/29/1980
9/30/1980
10/1/1980
10/2/1980
10/3/1980
10/6/1980
10/7/1980
10/8/1980
10/9/1980
10/10/1980
10/13/1980
10/14/1980
10/15/1980
10/16/1980
10/17/1980
10/20/1980
10/21/1980
10/22/1980
10/23/1980
Second to last show, with Steve Allen; kids' Halloween costumes.
10/24/1980
Dave jokes that the world is coming to an end; interviews with news anchor Edwin Newman and bandleader Frank Owen; Merrill Markoe, Rich Hall, Gerard Mulligan and Paul Raley tell jokes that didn't make it on the air during the summer; Wil Shriner shows bloopers from the show's run; Dave introduces crew members, including Kathleen Ankers, Bob Pook and Bill Wendell; Harve Mann sings ""The David Letterman Show"" theme; a deck of ""living"" playing cards dances through the studio as confetti and balloons are dropped.