Late Night with David Letterman Season 2: Episode Guide & Ratings

Season 2 Episodes

1. 830224

February 24th, 1983 1 hr

2. 830201

February 1st, 1983 1 hr

3. 831116

November 16th, 1983 1 hr

4. 830524

May 24th, 1983 1 hr

5. 830215

February 15th, 1983 1 hr

6. 831103

November 3rd, 1983 1 hr

7. 830301

March 1st, 1983 1 hr

8. 830818

August 18th, 1983 1 hr

9. 831031

October 31st, 1983 1 hr

10. 830505

May 5th, 1983 1 hr

11. 830509

May 9th, 1983 1 hr

12. 831117

November 17th, 1983 1 hr

13. 831102

November 2nd, 1983 1 hr

""New Dial-It Services;"" Bill Cosby; comedian-juggler Michael Davis.

14. 831220

December 20th, 1983 1 hr

15. 840111

January 11th, 1984 1 hr

16. 830223

February 23rd, 1983 1 hr

Dave invites poorly-seated audience member Cathy Renault to sit onstage; Andy Kaufman & Freddie Blassie visit; Alba Ballard and her assistant show off costumed birds.

17. 830208

February 8th, 1983 1 hr

18. 831123

November 23rd, 1983 1 hr

19. 830214

February 14th, 1983 1 hr

""Bad Phone Call"" to TV's Larry Hovis; Dr. Ruth Westheimer answers audience questions; Tommy Casabona drills a hole in Dave's desk to accomodate the desktop microphone cord (the legendary RCA 77DX); former ""Saturday Night Live"" creator/executive producer Lorne Michaels visits.

20. 830427

April 27th, 1983 1 hr

21. 830531

May 31st, 1983 1 hr

22. 830523

May 23rd, 1983 1 hr

23. Show #0285

September 21st, 1983 1 hr

24. Show #0286

September 22nd, 1983 1 hr

25. Show #0287

September 26th, 1983 1 hr

26. Show #0288

September 27th, 1983 1 hr

27. Show #0290

September 29th, 1983 1 hr

28. Show #0291

October 3rd, 1983 1 hr

Dave introduces his Columbus Day gift collection and fronts an Afterschool Special called ""They Took My Show Away;"" Gilda Radner promotes Roseanne Roseannadanna's ""Hey, Get Back to Work!"" book, which has an unusually long forward. Later she and Dave call Mrs. Elizabeth Gilles, the prototype for Gilda's Emily Litella character on ""Saturday Night Live.""