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Tomorrow with Tom Snyder was a late-night television interview program broadcast on NBC from 1973 to 1982. Hosted by veteran news anchor Tom Snyder, the show was produced following The Tonight Show and featured extended, in-depth one-on-one conversations with newsmakers, politicians, and cultural figures. Snyder often conducted interviews in a cloud of cigarette smoke, engaging guests directly without an audience present. The program is notably remembered for hosting John Lennon's final televised interview in 1975 and U2's first American television appearance in 1981.

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When did "Tomorrow with Tom Snyder" air on NBC?

"Tomorrow with Tom Snyder" aired on NBC late-night television from 1973 to 1982. It followed "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" in the network's nightly lineup.

What was the format of "Tomorrow with Tom Snyder"?

The show was known for its extended, commercial-free, one-on-one interviews with celebrities, politicians, and newsmakers. Snyder frequently engaged in long, philosophical conversations while famously chain-smoking cigarettes.

Did Tom Snyder have a famous interview with a musical act?

Yes, one of the most famous moments on "Tomorrow" was a notoriously chaotic 1981 interview with the punk rock band the Plasmatics. Lead singer Wendy O. Williams famously blew up a car in the studio parking lot during the segment.

What replaced "Tomorrow with Tom Snyder" on NBC?

After its cancellation in 1982, "Tomorrow" was replaced by the comedy show "Late Night with David Letterman." Snyder himself would later return to late-night television in the 1990s with "The Late Late Show" on CBS.

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