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| The Late Show | |
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| Also known as | The Late Show Starring Joan Rivers (1986–1987) |
| Genre | Comedy/Talk/Variety Show |
| Developed by | Fox Television Network |
| Written by | Monty Aidem Hank Bradford Stan Burns Londos D'Arrigo Wayne Kline Toem Perew Michael Prescott Daniel Rosen Dennis Snee Levi Taylor Patric Verrone Billy Sammeth |
| Presented by | Joan Rivers Arsenio Hall Ross Shafer |
| Announcer | Clint Holmes Daniel Rosen |
| Theme music composer | Mark Hudson Michael Sembello |
| Composer | Jay Richard Kennedy |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Edgar Rosenberg Howard Bolter |
| Producers | Bruce McKay, John Scura, Nora Fraser, Thomas Juvik |
| Production locations | Fox Television Center, Los Angeles, California |
| Running time | 45–48 minutes |
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| Original release | |
| Network | Fox |
| Release | October 9, 1986 – October 28, 1988 |
| Related | |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson The Joan Rivers Show The Arsenio Hall Show | |
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The Late Show is an American late-night talk show and the first television program broadcast on the then-new Fox Network. Hosted by comic actress Joan Rivers, it debuted on October 9, 1986, under the title The Late Show Starring Joan Rivers. It is also the first late-night show hosted by Arsenio Hall.