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The Story of Late NightThe Story of Late Night

Over its hilarious 60-year history of engaging with, adapting to and influencing our rapidly changing society, late-night television has grown from a literal "shot-in-the-dark" experiment into a thriving entertainment phenomenon and a vitally important, uniquely American cultural institution. Not only does it keep the country laughing, it powerfully shapes how we see the world around us.more

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Episode 1

Realm of the Humpbacks

In the Caribbean, the team reveals great secrets in the lives of the humpback whale, witnessing a mother defend her calf in the ultimate ocean battle.

Episode 2

Giants of the Deep

The team dives into the depths of the mid-Atlantic to reveal the secret life of sperm whales and discover its hidden prey.

Episode 3

Jurassic Shark

The team is in the Azores to tag a deep-sea giant — the six-gill shark — and learn more about its nightly patterns on the hunt for food in the abyss.

Episode 4

Hammerhead Highway

The team is in the Caribbean to find out how great hammerhead sharks navigate their migrations and how adapted they are to life in the shallows.

Episode 5

Kingdom of the Polar Bear

In the high Arctic, the team takes on the challenge of the polar bear to figure out what the changing habitat could mean for its future.

Episode 6

Ice Giants

In the high Arctic, the team meets the bowhead whale, the longest-living mammal, and the Greenland shark, the longest-living vertebrate.

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The Story of Late Night

Over its hilarious 60-year history of engaging with, adapting to and influencing our rapidly changing society, late-night television has grown from a literal "shot-in-the-dark" experiment into a thriving entertainment phenomenon and a vitally important, uniquely American cultural institution. Not only does it keep the country laughing, it powerfully shapes how we see the world around us.

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