Late Night with David Letterman Season 5: Episode Guide & Ratings

Season 5 Episodes

3. 861111

November 11th, 1986 1 hr

4. 860804

August 4th, 1986 1 hr

5. 860729

July 29th, 1986 1 hr

6. 860728

July 28th, 1986 1 hr

7. 860626

June 26th, 1986 1 hr

8. 860805

August 5th, 1986 1 hr

9. 861112

November 12th, 1986 1 hr

10. 860625

June 25th, 1986 1 hr

11. 860717

July 17th, 1986 1 hr

12. 860623

June 23rd, 1986 1 hr

13. 860714

July 14th, 1986 1 hr

14. 860731

July 31st, 1986 1 hr

15. 860624

June 24th, 1986 1 hr

16. 860818

August 18th, 1986 1 hr

17. 861124

November 24th, 1986 1 hr

18. 860730

July 30th, 1986 1 hr

19. 860807

August 7th, 1986 1 hr

20. 860819

August 19th, 1986 1 hr

21. 861113

November 13th, 1986 1 hr

22. 860806

August 6th, 1986 1 hr

23. 860917

September 17th, 1986 1 hr

24. 860709

July 9th, 1986 1 hr

25. 860710

July 10th, 1986 1 hr

26. 860724

July 24th, 1986 1 hr

27. 860723

July 23rd, 1986 1 hr

28. 860915

September 15th, 1986 1 hr

29. 860916

September 16th, 1986 1 hr

30. 860722

July 22nd, 1986 1 hr

31. 860918

September 18th, 1986 1 hr

32. 860813

August 13th, 1986 1 hr

33. 860721

July 21st, 1986 1 hr

34. 860923

September 23rd, 1986 1 hr

35. 860924

September 24th, 1986 1 hr

36. 860925

September 25th, 1986 1 hr

37. 860814

August 14th, 1986 1 hr

38. 860811

August 11th, 1986 1 hr

39. 870115

January 15th, 1987 1 hr

40. 860708

July 8th, 1986 1 hr

41. 860707

July 7th, 1986 1 hr

42. 861013

October 13th, 1986 1 hr

43. 861125

November 25th, 1986 1 hr

44. 861222

December 22nd, 1986 1 hr

45. 861027

October 27th, 1986 1 hr

46. 861028

October 28th, 1986 1 hr

47. 861016

October 16th, 1986 1 hr

Recapping the Mets/Astros bet with Houston mayor Kathy Whitmire; ""Viewer Mail"" features eight letters (#6 twice); Paulina Porizkova; director John Waters; Bonnie Raitt sings.

48. 861015

October 15th, 1986 1 hr

49. 861014

October 14th, 1986 1 hr

50. 861126

November 26th, 1986 1 hr

51. 870112

January 12th, 1987 1 hr

52. 861029

October 29th, 1986 1 hr

53. 861030

October 30th, 1986 1 hr

54. 860908

September 8th, 1986 1 hr

55. 870113

January 13th, 1987 1 hr

56. 870114

January 14th, 1987 1 hr

57. 860812

August 12th, 1986 1 hr

58. 861008

October 8th, 1986 1 hr

59. 860909

September 9th, 1986 1 hr

60. 861006

October 6th, 1986 1 hr

61. 861106

November 6th, 1986 1 hr

62. 860716

July 16th, 1986 1 hr

63. 861007

October 7th, 1986 1 hr

64. 860715

July 15th, 1986 1 hr

65. 861105

November 5th, 1986 1 hr

66. 861103

November 3rd, 1986 1 hr

67. 860820

August 20th, 1986 1 hr

68. 860911

September 11th, 1986 1 hr

69. 860910

September 10th, 1986 1 hr

70. 860929

September 29th, 1986 1 hr

71. 860930

September 30th, 1986 1 hr

72. 861001

October 1st, 1986 1 hr

73. 861002

October 2nd, 1986 1 hr

74. 860821

August 21st, 1986 1 hr

75. 861009

October 9th, 1986 1 hr

76. 860617

June 17th, 1986 1 hr

77. 860618

June 18th, 1986 1 hr

78. 860616

June 16th, 1986 1 hr

79. 860619

June 19th, 1986 1 hr

""Viewer Mail"" features Dave proving he does have a ""romantic bone"" in his body; Rodney Dangerfield ""drops by,"" complete with a Top Ten list and a clip from Back To School; Rosanne Cash; ""Grant Tinker"" with the history of Studio 8H; Dennis Miller; Rosanne performs ""Second To No One.""

80. Show #0659

February 3rd, 1986 1 hr

81. Show #0660

February 4th, 1986 1 hr

82. Show #0661

February 5th, 1986 1 hr

Dave does a mini-rant on the all-nude, NYC cable access show, ""Interludes After Midnight;"" ""People Who Won't Be On The Show"" goes awry because it's ""dog night"" in the control room; Dave crashes the set of ""Live At Five,"" and Marv Albert's interview with Wayne Gretzky (anchors Jack Cafferty and Sue Simmons and weatherman Al Roker are briefly seen); Connie Chung disappoints the audience by refusing to do impersonations; another look at the Mayfair House hotel in Coconut Grove, Fl.; Wayne Gretzky brings his Pro Stars breakfast cereal.

83. Show #0662

February 6th, 1986 1 hr

84. Show #0663

February 10th, 1986 1 hr

85. Show #0664

February 11th, 1986 1 hr

86. Show #0665

February 12th, 1986 1 hr

A bullhorn-toting Larry ""Bud"" -- outside the Soviet mission to the United Nations -- tries to get Russians to defect; Lee Marvin promotes Delta Force; kid inventors; comedian Bill Hicks.

87. Show #0666

February 13th, 1986 1 hr

88. Show #0667

February 17th, 1986 1 hr

89. Show #0668

February 18th, 1986 1 hr

90. Show #0669

February 19th, 1986 1 hr

91. Show #0670

February 20th, 1986 1 hr

92. Show #0671

February 24th, 1986 1 hr

93. Show #0672

February 25th, 1986 1 hr

94. Show #0673

February 26th, 1986 1 hr

95. Show #0674

February 27th, 1986 1 hr

96. Show #0675

March 10th, 1986 1 hr

97. Show #0676

March 11th, 1986 1 hr

98. Show #0677

March 12th, 1986 1 hr

Test video from the failed first attempt at the ""Late Night Monkey Cam;"" ""Supermarket Finds;"" Michael Keaton plugs Gung Ho; another ""Regulator Guy"" promo; a call to Arnie Barnes; Mariel Hemingway; Roseanne (Barr) does stand-up.

99. Show #0678

March 13th, 1986 1 hr

100. Show #0679

March 17th, 1986 1 hr

101. Show #0680

March 18th, 1986 1 hr

102. Show #0681

March 19th, 1986 1 hr

103. Show #0682

March 20th, 1986 1 hr

104. Show #0683

March 24th, 1986 1 hr

105. Show #0684

March 25th, 1986 1 hr

106. Show #0685

March 26th, 1986 1 hr

107. Show #0686

March 27th, 1986 1 hr

108. Show #0687

March 31st, 1986 1 hr

109. Show #0688

April 1st, 1986 1 hr

110. Show #0689

April 2nd, 1986 1 hr

111. Show #0690

April 3rd, 1986 1 hr

112. Show #0691

April 7th, 1986 1 hr

With the baseball season underway, Dave chats with all-time Home Run king Hank Aaron, then meets George Brett of the '85 World Series Champs, the Kansas City Royals.

113. Show #0692

April 8th, 1986 1 hr

114. Show #0693

April 9th, 1986 1 hr

115. Show #0694

April 10th, 1986 1 hr

116. Show #0695

April 21st, 1986 1 hr

117. Show #0696

April 22nd, 1986 1 hr

118. Show #0697

April 23rd, 1986 1 hr

119. Show #0698

April 24th, 1986 1 hr

Lincoln BurnhamGoodbye to the Rough-tailed Jellyfish; ""Viewer Mail"" kills another actor/singer; Jonathan Winters gets a surprise visit from worshiper Robin Williams; Judy Mowatt sings; New Hampshire farmer Lincoln Burnham tells why he refuses to acknowledge Daylight Saving Time.

120. Show #0699

April 28th, 1986 1 hr

121. Show #0700

April 29th, 1986 1 hr

122. Show #0701

April 30th, 1986 1 hr

123. Show #0702

May 1st, 1986 1 hr

124. Show #0703

May 5th, 1986 1 hr

125. Show #0704

May 6th, 1986 1 hr

126. Show #0705

May 7th, 1986 1 hr

Cybill ShepherdThe Giant Topaz; in response to Dave's cajoling about her dress that had arrived at NBC one week prior to her appearance, Cybill Shepherd appears, clad only in a towel; golfer Mac O'Grady; 80-year-old rock singer Gert Mulvin.

127. Show #0706

May 8th, 1986 1 hr

128. Show #0707

May 9th, 1986 1 hr

129. Show #0708

May 12th, 1986 1 hr

130. Show #0709

May 13th, 1986 1 hr

131. Show #0710

May 14th, 1986 1 hr

More with the remote-controlled Neanderthal skull; after ""Small Town News,"" Dave has to rescue one of the Stupid Pet Tricks dogs from a burning green room; video: making a frequent stop at the same New York State Thruway booth; Marv Albert; actor Ron Silver.