45 years ago today. This I did not watch. If I had daytime TV on back then it was either a game show or a sitcom.

https://www.facebook.com/blackwaxcafe/posts/this-day-in-hollywood-june-23-1980-david-letterman-show-debuts-on-nbc-tv-daytime/1117253683759135/

I don't have any memory of watching it because I was just a kid. I've seen some episodes and segments on YouTube. He wasn't very well suited for the morning. I guess it was a little too edgy for morning viewers.

He carried over some features like Stupid Pet Tricks, Small Town News, and Viewer Mail.

First Stupid Pet Tricks on The David Letterman Show, June 26, 1980 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBcrbz_em_A)

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The David Letterman Show had to die, so Late Night with David Letterman could be born two years later.

Dave's Morning Show Debut In 1980 | Letterman (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4dVVoJvCTs)

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