Late Show with David Letterman
TV Show| Title | Late Show with David Letterman |
| User score | 6.3 |
| Release date | Aug 30, 1993 |
| Release date of last episode | May 20, 2015 |
| Genre | Talk, Comedy |
| Production country | United States of America |
| Production companies | Worldwide Pants, CBS Entertainment Productions, CBS Productions, CBS Studios |
| Series status | Ended |
| Seasons count | 22 (List of episodes) |
| Episodes count | 4252 |
| Run time | 63, 60 min. |
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.
Latest episodes
List of episodesS22.E149 ∙ Episode 149
May 20, 2015
S22.E138 ∙ The Final Late Show with David Letterman
May 20, 2015
S22.E137 ∙ Bill Murray, Bob Dylan
May 19, 2015
S22.E136 ∙ Tom Hanks, Eddie Vedder
May 18, 2015
S22.E135 ∙ Oprah Winfrey, Norm Macdonald
May 15, 2015
S22.E134 ∙ Al Pacino, George Clooney, Tom Waits
May 14, 2015
S22.E133 ∙ Julia Roberts, Paul Shaffer, Ryan Adams
May 13, 2015
S22.E132 ∙ Bill Clinton, Adam Sandler
May 12, 2015
S22.E131 ∙ Howard Stern, Don Rickles
May 11, 2015
S22.E130 ∙ Ray Romano, Brian Regan, Dave Matthews Band
May 8, 2015
S22.E129 ∙ Tina Fey, First Aid Kit
May 7, 2015
S22.E128 ∙ Martin Short, Norah Jones
May 6, 2015
S22.E127 ∙ Reese Witherspoon, Nathan Lane, Mumford & Sons
May 5, 2015
S22.E126 ∙ President Barack Obama, Will Ferrell, the Avett Brothers, Brandi Carlile
May 4, 2015
S22.E125 ∙ Steve Martin, Emmylou Harris, Rodney Crowell, Amos Lee, Ralph Stanley, Mark O'Connor
May 1, 2015
S22.E124 ∙ First Lady Michelle Obama Hootie and the Blowfish
Apr 30, 2015
S22.E123 ∙ Jack Hanna, John Popper
Apr 29, 2015
S22.E122 ∙ Michael Keaton, Future Islands
Apr 28, 2015
S22.E121 ∙ Scarlett Johansson, John Mellencamp, Todd Rundgren
Apr 27, 2015
S22.E120 ∙ Jerry Seinfeld, Jason Isbell & Amanda Shires
Apr 24, 2015
Videos
New 'Late Show with David Letterman' Opening Titles - April 2013
Apr 24, 2013
Actors
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David Letterman
Self - Host
Paul Shaffer
Self -Musical Director
Alan Kalter
Self - Announcer (voice)
Bill Wendell
Self - Announcer (voice)
Edd Hall
Voiceover Announcer (voice), Narrator (Mailman Kept Mail at His House) (voice), 'Tonight Show' Announcer, 'The Queen visits a TV Show' Voiceover (voice), 'A Message For Allergy Sufferers' Voiceover (voice), 'Otis Elevator App Commercial' Voiceover (voice), Various VOs (voice)
Scarlett Johansson
Self
Regis Philbin
, Self
Jay Thomas
Darlene Love
Emily Blunt
Herself
Maggie Gyllenhaal
Self
Neil Young
Self
