1991–92 United States network television schedule (late night)
These are the late night Monday-Friday schedules on all three networks for each calendar season beginning September 1991. All times are Eastern/Pacific.
Talk/variety shows are highlighted in yellow, network news programs in gold, and local news & programs are highlighted in white background.
Fall 1991
| - | 11:00 PM | 11:30 PM | 12:00 AM | 12:30 AM | 1:00 AM | 1:30 AM | 2:00 AM | 2:30 AM | 3:00 AM | 3:30 AM | 4:00 AM | 4:30 AM | 5:00 AM | 5:30 AM | |
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| ABC | local programming | ABC News Nightline | Studio 59* | local programming | |||||||||||
| CBS | local programming | CBS Late Night | Crimetime After Primetime | Night Games | CBS News Nightwatch | ||||||||||
| NBC | local programming | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (11:35)/Saturday Night Live (Sat.) | Late Night with David Letterman (12:35) | Later with Bob Costas (Mon.-Thu., 1:35)/Friday Night Videos (Fri., 1:35-2:35) | local programming | ||||||||||
- formerly Into The Night
Winter 1991/1992
| - | 11:00 PM | 11:30 PM | 12:00 AM | 12:30 AM | 1:00 AM | 1:35 AM | 2:00 AM | 2:30 AM | 3:00 AM | 3:30 AM | 4:00 AM | 4:30 AM | 5:00 AM | 5:30 AM |
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| ABC | local programming | ABC News Nightline | local programming | ABC World News Now | ||||||||||
| CBS | local programming | CBS Late Night | Crimetime After Primetime | Night Games | CBS News Nightwatch | |||||||||
| NBC | local programming | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (11:35)/Saturday Night Live (Sat.) | Late Night with David Letterman (12:35) | Later with Bob Costas (Mon.-Thu., 1:35)/Friday Night Videos (Fri., 1:35-2:35) | bgcolor="white colspan="2"|local programming | NBC Nightside | local programming | |||||||
Spring 1992
| - | 11:00 PM | 11:30 PM | 12:00 AM | 12:30 AM | 1:00 AM | 1:30 AM | 2:00 AM | 2:30 AM | 3:00 AM | 3:30 AM | 4:00 AM | 4:30 AM | 5:00 AM | 5:30 AM |
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| ABC | local programming | ABC News Nightline | local programming | ABC World News Now | ||||||||||
| CBS | local programming | CBS Late Night | Crimetime After Primetime | Night Games | Up to the Minute* | |||||||||
| NBC | local programming | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (11:35)/Saturday Night Live (Sat.) | Late Night with David Letterman (12:35) | Later with Bob Costas (Mon.-Thu., 1:35)/Friday Night Videos (Fri., 1:35-2:35) | local programming | NBC Nightside | local programming | |||||||
- Johnny Carson exits The Tonight Show on May 22, 1992. On May 25, Jay Leno succeeds him.
- formerly CBS News Nightwatch
Summer 1992
| - | 11:00 PM | 11:30 PM | 12:00 AM | 12:30 AM | 1:00 AM | 1:30 AM | 2:00 AM | 2:30 AM | 3:00 AM | 3:30 AM | 4:00 AM | 4:30 AM | 5:00 AM | 5:30 AM |
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| ABC | local programming | ABC News Nightline | local programming | ABC World News Now | ||||||||||
| CBS | local programming | CBS Late Night | Crimetime After Primetime | local programming | Up to the Minute | |||||||||
| NBC | local programming | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (11:35)/Saturday Night Live (Sat.) | Late Night with David Letterman (12:35) | Later with Bob Costas (Mon.-Thu., 1:35)/Friday Night Videos (Fri., 1:35-2:35) | local programming | NBC Nightside | local programming | |||||||
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