late night show
Post-primetime television program
A late night show is a television talk show that airs after prime time, typically around 11 PM or later.
The format usually combines celebrity interviews, comedy monologues, musical performances, and sketches.
In the U.S., the genre is dominated by network programs like The Tonight Show and The Late Show: Did you see what happened on the late night shows last night?
- hostOne receiving guests
- opening monologueSolo introductory address
- monologueUninterrupted solo address
- cold openPre-title sequence segment
- celebrityWidely recognized public figure
celebrity interview · interview · couch · musical guest · studio band · band · live audience · applause · comedy · sketch · Jimmy · Colbert · Letterman · Carson · Ed McMahon · sidekick · desk · guest
- televisionTV, television, broadcast, TV series, network television
- TV showssitcom, The Office, cartoon, Modern Family, reality TV
- broadcaststelecast, newscast, news broadcast, live broadcast, simulcast
- productionsfilm, movie, series, documentary, video
- TV comedysitcom, sketch comedy, mockumentary, Seinfeld, Friends
- College RadioDJ, playlist, airplay, broadcast, on-air
late night showmorning show
Daytime program airing early
daytime television · Good Morning America · Today Show · evening news · prime time
late night showchildren's programming
Media aimed at young viewers
Sesame Street · educational television · clean comedy · daytime soap opera · game show
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