The Late Show (1986 talk show)

The Late Show
Also known asThe Late Show Starring Joan Rivers (1986–1987)
GenreComedy/Talk/Variety Show
Developed byFox Television Network
Written byMonty 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 byJoan Rivers
Arsenio Hall
Ross Shafer
AnnouncerClint Holmes
Daniel Rosen
Theme music composerMark Hudson
Michael Sembello
ComposerJay Richard Kennedy
Country of originUnited States
No. of seasons2
Production
Executive producersEdgar Rosenberg
Howard Bolter
ProducersBruce McKay, John Scura, Nora Fraser, Thomas Juvik
Production locationsFox Television Center,
Los Angeles, California
Running time45–48 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkFox
ReleaseOctober 9, 1986 (1986-10-09) –
October 28, 1988 (1988-10-28)
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.