: a night when a person stays awake until a late hour
We're tired today because we had a late night last night.
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Dade Hayes, Deadline, 25 Oct. 2025
Blasena emphasizes that lighting and draping that eliminates unsightly walls can make a space feel intimate, while a focal bar, signature cocktails, a photo booth, and late-night tchotchkes, such as glow sticks, flashing glasses, and flip flops, can amp up the atmosphere.
—Shelby Wax, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2025
Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025
Just maybe, in saving Kimmel, late night TV can learn to save itself.
—Eric Deggans, NPR, 13 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
Opinions flew among broadcast and digital execs, a union chief and seasoned journalists, and top station execs weighed First Amendment concerns in the wake of ABC’s suspension of late-night host Jimmy Kimmel.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 25 Oct. 2025
Blasena emphasizes that lighting and draping that eliminates unsightly walls can make a space feel intimate, while a focal bar, signature cocktails, a photo booth, and late-night tchotchkes, such as glow sticks, flashing glasses, and flip flops, can amp up the atmosphere.
—Shelby Wax, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
YouTube has slowly, then all at once, become the de facto home for what had been late night, not only for the shows on linear TV, but for an emerging crop of new talent born on the platform.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025
Just maybe, in saving Kimmel, late night TV can learn to save itself.
—Eric Deggans, NPR, 13 Oct. 2025
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“Late-night.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/late-night. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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