About this season
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.
Episodes (90)
1. Show #1
Aired 23 June 1980
2. Show #2
Aired 24 June 1980
3. Show #3
Aired 25 June 1980
4. Show #4
Aired 26 June 1980
5. Show #5
Aired 27 June 1980
6. Show #6
Aired 30 June 1980
7. Show #7
Aired 1 July 1980
8. Show #8
Aired 2 July 1980
9. Show #9
Aired 3 July 1980
10. Show #10
Aired 4 July 1980
11. Show #11
Aired 7 July 1980
12. Show #12
Aired 8 July 1980
13. Show #13
Aired 9 July 1980
14. Show #14
Aired 10 July 1980
15. Show #15
Aired 11 July 1980
16. Show #16
Aired 14 July 1980
17. Show #17
Aired 15 July 1980
18. Show #18
Aired 16 July 1980
19. Show #19
Aired 17 July 1980
20. Show #20
Aired 18 July 1980
21. Show #21
Aired 21 July 1980
22. Show #22
Aired 22 July 1980
23. Show #23
Aired 23 July 1980
24. Show #24
Aired 24 July 1980
25. Show #25
Aired 25 July 1980
26. Show #26
Aired 28 July 1980
27. Show #27
Aired 29 July 1980
28. Show #28
Aired 30 July 1980
29. Show #29
Aired 31 July 1980
30. Show #30
Aired 1 August 1980
31. Show #31
Aired 4 August 1980
32. Show #32
Aired 5 August 1980
33. Show #33
Aired 6 August 1980
34. Show #34
Aired 7 August 1980
35. Show #35
Aired 8 August 1980
36. Show #36
Aired 11 August 1980
37. Show #37
Aired 12 August 1980
38. Show #38
Aired 13 August 1980
39. Show #39
Aired 14 August 1980
40. Show #40
Aired 15 August 1980
41. Show #41
Aired 18 August 1980
42. Show #42
Aired 19 August 1980
43. Show #43
Aired 20 August 1980
44. Show #44
Aired 21 August 1980
45. Show #45
Aired 22 August 1980
46. Show #46
Aired 25 August 1980
47. Show #47
Aired 26 August 1980
48. Show #48
Aired 27 August 1980
49. Show #49
Aired 28 August 1980
50. Show #50
Aired 29 August 1980
51. Show #51
Aired 1 September 1980
52. Show #52
Aired 2 September 1980
53. Show #53
Aired 3 September 1980
54. Show #54
Aired 4 September 1980
55. Show #55
Aired 5 September 1980
56. Show #56
Aired 8 September 1980
57. Show #57
Aired 9 September 1980
58. Show #58
Aired 10 September 1980
59. Show #59
Aired 11 September 1980
60. Show #60
Aired 12 September 1980
61. Show #61
Aired 15 September 1980
62. Show #62
Aired 16 September 1980
63. Show #63
Aired 17 September 1980
64. Show #64
Aired 18 September 1980
65. Show #65
Aired 19 September 1980
66. Show #66
Aired 22 September 1980
67. Show #67
Aired 23 September 1980
68. Show #68
Aired 24 September 1980
69. Show #69
Aired 25 September 1980
70. Show #70
Aired 26 September 1980
71. Show #71
Aired 29 September 1980
72. Show #72
Aired 30 September 1980
73. Show #73
Aired 1 October 1980
74. Show #74
Aired 2 October 1980
75. Show #75
Aired 3 October 1980
76. Show #76
Aired 6 October 1980
77. Show #77
Aired 7 October 1980
78. Show #78
Aired 8 October 1980
79. Show #79
Aired 9 October 1980
80. Show #80
Aired 10 October 1980
81. Show #81
Aired 13 October 1980
82. Show #82
Aired 14 October 1980
83. Show #83
Aired 15 October 1980
84. Show #84
Aired 16 October 1980
85. Show #85
Aired 17 October 1980
86. Show #86
Aired 20 October 1980
87. Show #87
Aired 21 October 1980
88. Show #88
Aired 22 October 1980
89. Show #89
Aired 23 October 1980
Second to last show, with Steve Allen; kids' Halloween costumes.
90. Show #90
Aired 24 October 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.