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Season guide

Late Night with David Letterman: Season 1

115 episodes Premiered Feb 1, 1982 Updated Jul 19, 2026
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Season 1 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 1: Filler vs. Essential Canon

Filter episodes by narrative weight. Focus on essential mytharc and skip standalone side quests.

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (112): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S1·E6 Core

821117

Nov 17, 1982 · 60 min

S1·E7 Core

830107

Jan 7, 1983 · 60 min

S1·E8 Core

820826

Aug 26, 1982 · 60 min

S1·E9 Core

821007

Oct 7, 1982 · 60 min

S1·E10 Core

821005

Oct 5, 1982 · 60 min

S1·E11 Core

821011

Oct 11, 1982 · 60 min

S1·E12 Core

821124

Nov 24, 1982 · 60 min

S1·E13 Core

820927

Sep 27, 1982 · 60 min

After being bumped from the debut episode of Late Night, Warren Zevon finally appears on the show, performing ""Excitable Boy.""

S1·E14 Core

820726

Jul 26, 1982 · 60 min

S1·E30 Core

Show #0016

Feb 25, 1982 · 60 min

Remote: ""Celebrities and their Dry-Cleaning.""

S1·E32 Core

820603

Jun 3, 1982 · 60 min

S1·E91 Core

Show #0076

Jun 9, 1982 · 60 min

A (bogus) look at the 1982 World's Fair; Hank Williams, Jr. is interviewed, and sings ""A Country Boy Can Survive;"" ""Celebrities and Their Auto Body Repairs;"" Elayne Boosler doe

S1·E114 Mytharc

Show #0101

Aug 4, 1982 · 60 min

S1·E115 Mytharc

Show #0102

Aug 5, 1982 · 60 min

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