History of Late Night TV

On February 24, 2014, Seth Meyers took over the 12:35 am NBC show from Jimmy Fallon. Like Fallon, Meyers gained popularity through being the weekend update anchor on Saturday Night Live. NBC has built quite a legacy of popular hosts in the 12:35 am time slot. Here is the history of this time period:

 

1973-1982     The Tomorrow Show with Tom Snyder

1982-1993     Late Night with David Letterman

1993-2009     Late Night with Conan O'Brien

2009-2014     Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

2014-????     Late Night with Seth Meyers

 

Meyers' first guests were SNL alum Amy Poehler and Vice President Joe Biden. On February 10, 2014 it was announced that Fred Armisen will be the bandleader for Meyers' show. The Studio 8G Band will be a five-piece group and Armisen will sing and play guitar. He has played in a punk band in the past and has also performed with Blue Man Group as an instrumentalist. Like Seth Meyers, he also has a background with SNL and he stars in the IFC program Portlandia.