Late-Night TV Hosts
Late-night TV Hosts is a structured people dataset with 17 entries. Its fields include Host, Show, Network. The source values are preserved as a structured reference table.
Every row is shown below and is also available as CSV, JSON, or Excel.
Dataset details
- Table scope
- All 17 rows
- Fields
- 6 columns
- Source
- Community curated
- Data updated
- Apr 9, 2026
Included fields: Host, Show, Network, Years Hosted, Tenure (Years), and 1 more.
The table contains every record in this dataset; the same records are available in each download format.
Preview observations
- Years Hosted span
- 1954 to 2015
- Across 17 preview rows
- Tenure (Years) range
- 1 to 33
- Across 17 preview rows
Useful for
- Comparing Host, Show, and Network across people entries
- Building reference tables, charts, or analyses from 17 downloadable records
Host↕ | Show↕ | Network↕ | Years Hosted↕ | Tenure (Years)↕ | Known For↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Carson | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | NBC | 1962-1992 | 30 | King of late night; defining the modern talk show format |
| David Letterman | Late Night / Late Show with David Letterman | NBC / CBS | 1982-2015 | 33 | Top Ten lists, Stupid Pet Tricks, ironic anti-host style |
| Jay Leno | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | NBC | 1992-2014 (two stints) | 22 | Monologue dominance; Jaywalking; long Tonight Show reign |
| Conan O'Brien | Late Night / Tonight Show / Conan | NBC / TBS | 1993-2021 | 28 | Absurdist sketches, Masturbating Bear, the 2010 Tonight Show fiasco |
| Jimmy Fallon | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | NBC | 2014-present | 12 | Viral games, celebrity lip sync battles, hyper-affable style |
| Stephen Colbert | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | CBS | 2015-present | 11 | Political monologues; post-Trump late night ratings leader |
| Jimmy Kimmel | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | ABC | 2003-present | 23 | Mean Tweets, viral pranks, emotional political monologues |
| Jack Paar | The Tonight Show | NBC | 1957-1962 | 5 | Pioneered conversational late night; famous on-air walkoff |
| Steve Allen | Tonight Starring Steve Allen | NBC | 1954-1957 | 3 | Original Tonight Show host; invented the late-night format |
| Craig Ferguson | The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | CBS | 2005-2014 | 9 | Improvised monologues, robot skeleton sidekick Geoff |
| James Corden | The Late Late Show with James Corden | CBS | 2015-2023 | 8 | Carpool Karaoke viral segment |
| Jon Stewart | The Daily Show | Comedy Central | 1999-2015 | 16 | Satirical political commentary; launched careers of Colbert, Oliver, Carell |
| Chevy Chase | The Chevy Chase Show | Fox | 1993 | 1 | One of the biggest flops in late-night history; cancelled after 6 weeks |
| Arsenio Hall | The Arsenio Hall Show | Syndicated | 1989-1994 | 5 | Bill Clinton saxophone appearance; hip-hop and Black culture on late night |
| Dick Cavett | The Dick Cavett Show | ABC / others | 1968-1986 (various) | 18 | Intellectual interviews with Hitchcock, Bowie, Hepburn and Ali |
| Seth Meyers | Late Night with Seth Meyers | NBC | 2014-present | 12 | A Closer Look political segment; former SNL head writer |
| Tom Snyder | The Tomorrow Show / The Late Late Show | NBC / CBS | 1973-1999 | 26 | Long-form conversational interviews; influenced Letterman and Conan |
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Frequently asked questions
How is Late-Night TV Hosts organized?
The table starts in the source data's default order. You can sort and filter the loaded rows by the displayed fields.
How much data is available on this page?
This dataset contains 17 entries, and every row is available in the table and in the downloadable files.
Can I download the complete dataset?
Yes. CSV, JSON, and Excel downloads contain all 17 rows. Before republishing the data, review the source and any usage terms listed on this page; dtbse does not replace the original source's licensing terms.
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