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The Late Shift

A dramatization of the rivalry between David Letterman and Jay Leno over which of them would succeed Johnny Carson as the host of "The Tonight Show".

Director

Betty Thomas

Year

Genre

Box Office

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Production

Northern Lights Entertainment,HBO

Awards

Nominated for 7 Primetime Emmys. 5 wins & 10 nominations total

Helen Kushnick

David Letterman

John Michael Higgins

Jay Leno

Warren Littlefield

Rod Perth

Howard Stringer

John Agoglia

Robert Morton

Peter Lassally

Brandon Tartikoff

Bob Wright

Lawrence Pressman

Sandra Bernhard

Sandra Bernhard

Michael Ovitz

Alan Levine

Rick Ludwin

Michael Chieffo

Reporter #2 Letterman Press Conference

Reporter #2 Carnegie Hall

Nancy Cheryll Davis

Rupert Murdoch

Michael Gartner

Michael Fairman

Writer #2

Robert Iger

Debbie Vickers

Reporter #1

Ken Kragen

Airport Attendant

Reporter #1 Letterman Press Conference

James Kiriyama-Lem

Writer #1

Paul Shaffer

Laurie Diamond

Jim Brogan

Michael C. McCarthy

Letterman's Girlfriend

Susan Binford

Little Richard

Betty Hudson

Dick Ebersol

Jack Welsh

Edmund L. Shaff

Thai Waitress

Joanne Takahashi

Lee Gabler

Reporter #3 Letterman Press Conference

Arnold F. Turner

Kragen's asst.

Cathy Worthington

Johnny Carson

CBS Executive to Howard Stringer

Mrs. Wright

Staff worker

David S. Kaufman

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A dramatization of the rivalry between David Letterman and Jay Leno over which of them would succeed Johnny Carson as the host of "The Tonight Show".

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Director: Betty Thomas

Writer: Bill Carter, George Armitage

Production: Northern Lights Entertainment,HBO

Genre: comedy, drama

Year: 1996

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.7

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 24 Feb 1996

Awards: Nominated for 7 Primetime Emmys. 5 wins & 10 nominations total

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