CNN's The Story of Late Night gets a premiere date, adds a companion podcast

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The six-episode docuseries will premiere on May 2. The Story of Late Night will be hosted by CNN contributor and former New York Times media reporter Bill Carter, who wrote the The Late Shift book on the battle between David Letterman and Jay Leno for The Tonight Show job and The War for Late Night, on the battle for The Tonight Show job between Conan O'Brien and Leno. Carter will also host companion podcast Behind the Desk: Story of Late Night. “I’ve covered late-night TV for a long time, long enough to know it’s filled with fascinating personalities, big moments, big laughs, all kinds of conflicts, characters, craziness and compelling stories,” said Carter. “In our docuseries and our accompanying podcast, we’re going to take a deep dive into all of that–and have a lot of fun doing it.”