In what year and with which host did the late night franchise first premiere in Studio 6A?

In what year and with which host did the late night franchise first premiere in Studio 6A?

• A. 1984 with Jay Leno
• B. 1982 with David Letterman in Studio 6A
• C. 1980 with Johnny Carson
• D. 1982 with Conan O'Brien

Answer: (B)

Understanding where NBC’s late-night lineup began and which host first brought it to Studio 6A helps pinpoint the answer. Late Night with David Letterman launched in 1982 from Studio 6A, marking the first premiere of NBC’s dedicated late-night franchise in that space. That pairing—1982 and Letterman—fits the historic start of the late-night era in Studio 6A. Earlier late-night work with Johnny Carson happened in a different studio and long before this, so it isn’t the premiere in Studio 6A. Jay Leno’s rise happened later, in the early 1990s, and Conan O’Brien’s Late Night began in the 1990s as well, not in 1982.

Understanding where NBC’s late-night lineup began and which host first brought it to Studio 6A helps pinpoint the answer. Late Night with David Letterman launched in 1982 from Studio 6A, marking the first premiere of NBC’s dedicated late-night franchise in that space. That pairing—1982 and Letterman—fits the historic start of the late-night era in Studio 6A. Earlier late-night work with Johnny Carson happened in a different studio and long before this, so it isn’t the premiere in Studio 6A. Jay Leno’s rise happened later, in the early 1990s, and Conan O’Brien’s Late Night began in the 1990s as well, not in 1982.