Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)

Comedy · Music · Talk-Show

Stepping into the late-late slot vacated by David Letterman, Conan O'Brien stars in a show that far outdoes its competition in sheer strangeness. Along with the celebrity interviews and musical numbers typical of late-night talk shows, this program make frequent use of odd walk-on characters and frequent "visits" from celebrity guests.

IMDb rating: 8.2 (19,803 votes)
Seasons: 14
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Jul 3, 2026 · 14 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1993)

6.88 avg 9 episodes 7.5 → 6.4 57 min avg

Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	John Goodman/Drew Barrymore/Tony Randall	7.5	83
2	Mary Tyler Moore/Chris O'Donnell/Radiohead	6.8	28
3	Mercedes Ruehl/Chris Connelly/Mary Matalin	5.8	19
4	Ed McMahon/Morgan Freeman/Jonathan Richman	6.3	20
27	Donna Mills/Eli Wallach/Norm Macdonald/Bug Lady	9.1	17
28	Jon Stewart/Diedrich Bader/Will Shortz	5.8	19
69	Christina Ricci/Tony Goldwyn/Micky Dolenz	7.2	18
114	David Letterman	7.0	21
226	Paul Sorvino/Jeff Garlin/Reggie McFadden	6.4	16

Season 2 (1995)

7.95 avg 4 episodes 8.4 → 6.3 57 min avg

Bad finale

Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
109	Tom Brokaw/Norm Macdonald/Angie Everhart	8.4	15
166	David Alan Grier/Gillian Anderson/All	7.8	17
177	Smothers Brothers/Norm Macdonald	9.3	18
184	Janeane Garofalo/Buster Poindexter	6.3	13

Season 3 (1995)

8.60 avg 3 episodes 7.2 → 9.3 57 min avg

Rising

Season 3 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
4	Al Roker/Vanessa Redgrave/Jeff Hale	7.2	22
132	Norm Macdonald/Wayne Newton/Tracy Bonham	9.3	16
184	Norm Macdonald/Alonzo Mourning/John Sebastian	9.3	16

Season 4 (1996)

7.56 avg 7 episodes 9.2 → 6.2 57 min avg

Slow burn

Season 4 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
14	Norm Macdonald/Steve Buscemi/The Connells	9.2	15
27	Richard Dean Anderson/Joe Queenan/Cake	5.3	17
41	Laura Dern/Ron Rifkin/Tracy Chapman	6.0	17
77	Norm Macdonald/Christopher Guest/Sleeping Giants	9.2	17
112	Norm Macdonald/Courtney Thorne-Smith/Collective Soul	9.4	55
154	Dave Foley/Clyde Peeling/Myron Kandel	7.6	20
155	Sylvester Stallone/Loretta Lynn/Cool For August	6.2	16

Season 5 (1997)

5.57 avg 6 episodes 7.1 → 8.1 57 min avg

Season 5 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
6	Lucy Lawless/David Cross & Bob Odenkirk/Ani DiFranco	7.1	20
28	Molly Ringwald/Mia Kirshner/Lewis Black	6.6	16
69	Michael Keaton/Denver Broncos Offensive Line/Angelina Jolie	4.2	18
117	Mark Wahlberg/Chris Kattan/Jeff Stilson	5.5	19
139	Sarah Michelle Gellar/Caroline Rhea/Brian Regan	1.9	21
150	Chris Elliott/Larry Holmes/Joey Green	8.1	33

Season 6 (1998)

6.35 avg 11 episodes 6.2 → 3.8 57 min avg

Season 6 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
14	Charlton Heston/Peter Gallagher/Rich Hall	6.2	28
19	Lucy Lawless/Tate Donovan/Kenny Rogerson	7.9	19
41	Michael Moore/Rich Hall/Michael Jackson	5.1	19
44	Robin Williams/Rebecca Romijn-Stamos	8.2	17
69	Stephen King/Gloria Reuben/Sixpence None the Richer	4.8	18
83	Mark Wahlberg/Wendie Malick	5.3	20
92	Norm Macdonald/Roshumba Williams/Placebo	9.1	35
95	Jackie Chan/Diane Lane/Marc Maron	7.0	18
102	Liv Tyler/Tim Meadows/Juvenile	7.4	19
108	Matthew Broderick/Michael Moore/Godsmack	5.1	19
115	Sarah Michelle Gellar/Camryn Manheim/Maria Bamford	3.8	26

Season 7 (1999)

5.00 avg 10 episodes 2.8 → 3.1 57 min avg

Season 7 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
4	Tom Brokaw/Michael Beach/Fleming and John	2.8	22
11	Norm Macdonald/Sean Hayes	9.3	28
13	Sarah Michelle Gellar/Garth Brooks	1.7	21
54	Felicity Huffman/Jamie Foxx/Lewis Black	7.4	16
65	Angelina Jolie/Upright Citizens Brigade/Robert Urich	3.8	16
93	Will Ferrell/Jerry O'Connell/System of a Down	5.4	19
107	Matthew Broderick/Michael Chiklis/David Feldman	1.6	92
111	Harvey Keitel/Michael Palin/Cypress Hill	7.1	19
121	Ethan Hawke/Jerry Springer/Supergrass	7.8	18
125	Michael Rapaport/Sarah Michelle Gellar/Tony V.	3.1	22

Season 10 (2002)

6.05 avg 6 episodes 5.6 → 7.5 57 min avg

Season 10 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
15	Matt Damon/Rita Wilson/Jurassic 5	5.6	20
19	Sarah Michelle Gellar/Jason Statham/Otis Lee Crenshaw	3.7	22
79	Carson Daly/Chris Elliott, Abby Elliott & Bridey Elliott/Beck	8.3	38
84	Chazz Palminteri/Ali G/Robinella and the CCstringband	3.8	16
124	Jim Carrey/Mama Gena/Eliza Dushku	7.4	18
131	Josh Hartnett/Patton Oswalt/Sarah Vowell	7.5	19

Season 11 (2003)

5.09 avg 16 episodes 3.8 → 1.1 57 min avg

Season 11 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Jon Lovitz/Wilmer Valderrama/Jet	3.8	19
10	Diane Lane/Wanda Sykes/Jonny Lang	7.1	20
22	Norm MacDonald/Laura Prepon/Triumph the Insult Comic Dog	9.0	19
24	Quentin Tarantino/Molly Sims/Chuck Palahniuk	7.2	22
28	Will Ferrell/Chloë Sevigny/Sarah Vowell	6.8	20
36	Billy Bob Thornton/Nick Lachey/Rob Krueger	2.2	19
48	Natalie Portman/Bill O'Reilly/Patty Loveless	5.0	20
50	Ian McKellen/Petra Nemcova/The Stills	7.5	32
59	Donald Trump/Jeff Garlin/Brian Kiley	5.0	18
60	Ashton Kutcher/Kristin Kreuk/Rickie Lee Jones	5.3	27
66	Mike Myers/Ron James	2.3	31
84	Elijah Wood/Rachel Dratch/B.J. Novak	6.6	19
108	Brad Pitt/Janet Jackson	4.8	25
135	Christina Applegate/Marc Maron/Sonic Youth	3.2	16
139	Queen Latifah/Ali G/The Roots	4.6	20
158	Episode #11.158	1.1	142

Season 12 (2004)

4.69 avg 18 episodes 7.3 → 7.4 57 min avg

Season 12 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Al Franken/Jason Bateman/Breaking Benjamin	7.3	23
5	Andy Richter/Neve Campbell/Jane Monheit	5.4	18
7	Matthew Broderick/Denise Richards/Dave Eggers	5.9	19
8	Paris Hilton/Stuart Townsend/Scissor Sisters	2.6	31
16	Rob Lowe/Jill Hennessy/Elvis Costello	7.2	16
19	James Spader/Amy Poehler/Kenny Hotz and Spencer Rice	5.6	25
32	Sarah Michelle Gellar/Will Arnett/Rob Mies	2.0	19
63	Samuel L. Jackson/Maura Tierney/Tegan & Sara	7.3	22
96	Clive Owen/Steve Carell/The Fabulous Moolah and The Great Mae Young	2.0	32
107	Christian Slater/Kristen Bell/Duran Duran	1.8	109
140	Lindsay Lohan/David Alan Grier/Dwight Yoakam	4.3	19
143	Michael Chiklis/Finesse Mitchell/Eldar	1.4	88
144	Jennifer Connelly/Ioan Gruffudd/Brian Regan	5.4	17
152	Michael Clarke Duncan/Carlos Mencia/Yerba Buena	3.0	19
154	Tim Robbins/Isla Fisher/Common	7.5	18
159	Mark Wahlberg/Bob Saget/Erin McKeown	5.9	20
165	Steve Carell/Connie Nielsen/The Click Five	2.4	35
183	Episode #12.183	7.4	15

Season 13 (2005)

6.03 avg 23 episodes 5.1 → 4.7 57 min avg

Season 13 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Christina Applegate/Artie Lange/Thirty Seconds to Mars	5.1	21
8	Lara Flynn Boyle/Steve Schirripa/The New Pornographers	4.9	20
15	Jessica Alba/Jeff Garlin/Sheryl Crow	3.0	20
20	Jon Heder/Jessica Biel/Nada Surf	8.1	29
31	Jake Gyllenhaal/Neil Young	7.2	20
38	Joaquin Phoenix/Sarah Silverman/Trey Anastasio	7.9	20
47	Gisele Bündchen/Dane Cook/The White Stripes	2.7	34
59	Matthew Broderick/Bonnie Hunt/John Mayer Trio	7.7	26
68	Martin Lawrence/Eliza Dushku/Soweto Gospel Choir	6.6	17
75	Steve Carell/Sanaa Lathan/Lewis Taylor	2.7	36
78	Bette Midler/David Gregory	7.6	41
86	Bob Costas/Jenna Fischer/Dwayne Perkins	1.9	23
91	Conan O'Brien Visits Finland	8.8	24
98	Josh Hartnett/Paget Brewster/Editors	7.5	19
115	Edward Norton/Izabel Goulart/Gene Pompa	7.9	22
116	Sean Hayes/Cheap Trick	8.3	18
117	Dave Chappelle/Common	7.2	19
118	John C. Reilly/Vlasta/John Mayer	6.2	15
119	Barack Obama/Wilco	6.3	18
133	Julia Stiles/Louis C.K./Be Your Own Pet	7.2	14
135	Dane Cook/Shaun White/Dr. John	1.9	31
145	Marlon Wayans/Brian Posehn/Elvis Costello & Allen Toussant	7.4	16
188	Episode #13.188	4.7	21

Season 14 (2006)

6.39 avg 12 episodes 7.6 → 6.0 57 min avg

Season 14 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
12	Martin Scorsese/Harland Williams/The Decemberists	7.6	17
18	Sarah Michelle Gellar/Bob Saget/Robert Randolph and the Family Band	4.1	20
27	The Skeleton Show	7.9	22
28	Borat/Jack McBrayer/Mastodon	6.3	23
36	Robin Williams/Christian Slater/Panic! At the Disco	6.4	15
42	Will Arnett/Alyson Hannigan/Billy Talent	4.8	15
51	Kevin Nealon/Angela Kinsey/Deftones	7.9	17
112	Quentin Tarantino/Jesse L. Martin/Brian Kiley	7.9	20
136	Antonio Banderas/Sarah Chalke/The Avett Brothers	8.5	18
144	Mike Myers/Seth Rogen/The Academy Is...	6.0	16
145	Dane Cook/Apolo Anton Ohno/Mando Diao	3.3	16
176	Jackie Chan/Simon Pegg/Just Jack	6.0	14

Season 15 (2007)

7.73 avg 3 episodes 8.0 → 7.8 57 min avg

u-shaped

Season 15 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
25	Joaquin Phoenix/Jim Gaffigan/Paramore	8.0	21
57	Ann Curry/Mike Epps/OneRepublic	7.4	19
145	Seth Green/Russell Brand/Eugene Mirman	7.8	18

Season 16 (2008)

7.58 avg 10 episodes 6.8 → 7.9 57 min avg

Season 16 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
6	Keira Knightley/Tyler Perry/Bill Burr	6.8	18
66	Jennifer Aniston/Pilobolus	7.4	14
71	Christopher Meloni/Joe Arpaio/The Derek Trucks Band	7.2	17
80	Ron Howard/Eric McCormack/John Cassidy	6.8	16
84	Jon Stewart/Mary Lynn Rajskub/Mike Birbiglia	7.0	19
90	Norm Macdonald/Gordon Ramsay/Levon Helm	9.2	27
94	Bob Saget/Thenewno2	8.0	19
96	Nathan Lane	7.9	19
97	Jerry Seinfeld/Craig Bierko	7.6	18
98	The White Stripes	7.9	44

Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)

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