Late Show with David Letterman
Late Show with David Letterman is an American late-night talk show hosted by David Letterman on CBS. The show debuted on August 30, 1993, and is produced by Letterman's production company, Worldwide Pants Incorporated and CBS Television Studios. The show's music director and band-leader of the house band, the CBS Orchestra, is Paul Shaffer. The head writer is Matt Roberts and the announcer is Alan Kalter. Of the major U.S. late-night programs, Late Show ranks second in cumulative average viewers over time and third in number of episodes over time. The show leads other late night shows in ad revenue with $271 million in 2009. In most U.S. markets the show airs at 11:35 p.m. Eastern/Pacific time, but is recorded Monday through Wednesday at 4:30 p.m., and Thursdays at 3:30 p.m and 6:00 p.m. The second Thursday episode usually airs on Friday of that week. In 2002, Late Show with David Letterman was ranked No. 7 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time. CBS has a contract with Worldwide Pants to continue the show through 2014; by then, Letterman will surpass Johnny Carson as the longest tenured late-night talk show host.
Created By:Genres: Talk | Comedy |
Production Company: Worldwide Pants |
- Release Date: 30-08-1993
- Total Sessions: 22
- Total Episodes: 4252
- Vote Count: 88
- IMDB Rating: 6.5
- Network: CBS |
- Status: Ended
- Homepage: http://www.cbs.com/latenight/lateshow/
Seasons
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Season 1 1993 | 219 EpisodesLate Show with David Letterman - premiered on August 30, 1993 |
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Season 2 1994 | 220 EpisodesLate Show with David Letterman - premiered on August 29, 1994 |
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Season 3 1995 | 210 EpisodesLate Show with David Letterman - premiered on September 04, 1995 |
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Season 4 1996 | 213 EpisodesLate Show with David Letterman - premiered on September 02, 1996 |
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Season 5 1997 | 203 EpisodesLate Show with David Letterman - premiered on September 01, 1997 |
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Season 6 1998 | 213 EpisodesLate Show with David Letterman - premiered on August 31, 1998 |
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Season 7 1999 | 196 EpisodesLate Show with David Letterman - premiered on September 07, 1999 |
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Season 8 2000 | 197 EpisodesLate Show with David Letterman - premiered on August 21, 2000 |
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Season 9 2001 | 208 EpisodesLate Show with David Letterman - premiered on August 20, 2001 |
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Season 10 2002 | 187 EpisodesLate Show with David Letterman - premiered on September 03, 2002 |
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Season 11 2003 | 189 EpisodesLate Show with David Letterman - premiered on September 01, 2003 |
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Season 12 2004 | 193 EpisodesLate Show with David Letterman - premiered on August 23, 2004 |
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Season 13 2005 | 197 EpisodesLate Show with David Letterman - premiered on August 29, 2005 |
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Season 14 2006 | 199 EpisodesLate Show with David Letterman - premiered on August 28, 2006 |
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Season 15 2007 | 168 EpisodesLate Show with David Letterman - premiered on September 04, 2007 |
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Season 16 2008 | 200 EpisodesLate Show with David Letterman - premiered on September 02, 2008 |
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Season 17 2009 | 245 EpisodesLate Show with David Letterman - premiered on August 31, 2009 |
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Season 18 2011 | 181 EpisodesLate Show with David Letterman - premiered on January 03, 2011 |
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Season 19 2012 | 178 EpisodesLate Show with David Letterman - premiered on January 03, 2012 |
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Season 20 2013 | 179 EpisodesLate Show with David Letterman - premiered on January 02, 2013 |
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Season 21 2014 | 118 EpisodesLate Show with David Letterman - premiered on January 06, 2014 |
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Season 22 2014 | 139 EpisodesLate Show with David Letterman - premiered on September 02, 2014 |
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Trailers & Videos
Cast & Crew
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David Letterman | Host |
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Paul Shaffer | Musical Director |
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