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while stating that "These last two jokes are the intellectual property of NBC!" After he carried them off stage, Letterman responded, "Who would have thought you would ever hear the words 'intellectual property' and 'NBC' in the same sentence?" In his opening monologue, Letterman said "Legally, I can
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Season-to-date figures are averages of 'live plus seven day' data except for the two most recent weeks, which are 'live plus same day.' ... Season to date/Total viewers ... 11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET: NBC "Tonight," 3.6 million viewers, CBS "Late Show," 3.1 million viewers, ABC "Kimmel," 2.8 million
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on May 20, 2015, was watched by 13.76 million viewers with an audience share of 9.3/24, earning the show its second-highest ratings (following the 1994 Olympics on
February 25, 1994); further, it saw the show's highest demo numbers (4.1 in adults 25-54 and 3.1 in adults 18–49) since Oprah
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on 53rd Street running somewhere in the neighborhood of 50,000 feet of video and audio cable just to tie the truck to the existing technical plant ... The coolest piece of equipment is our new control room
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studio audience and feel—for the first time—indispensable. Letterman puts on a show. He presents fully-rounded entertainment, and he feeds off the energy in the room. This is a big, brassy venue with a live orchestra, instead of a cramped black-box studio with somebody's
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was originally scheduled to be the guest on the show but cancelled at the last minute, supposedly to deal with the economic crisis. However, it was revealed during the show that while the show was being taped, McCain was actually doing an interview with
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Christmas appearance was on December 19, 2014, nine days after the announcement that the show's finale would be in May 2015. Letterman has stated that the annual performance is his favorite part of Christmas. Due to the
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that he would welcome Leno on his show once Leno's tenure ended. Letterman said on competing with O'Brien, "I still find it hard to believe that Jay won't be there." The interview was held prior to Leno announcing his return to NBC for
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boy", Tony Mendez (c.1945–July 29, 2021). Mendez served in that capacity until 2014, when after a long-running dispute with writer Bill Scheft over Scheft micromanaging Mendez's job, he attacked Scheft and was fired.
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in 2015), but usually he simply waved to the camera, saying, "Good night everybody!" In the latter part of the run, the admonishment to watch Craig Ferguson and James Corden was delivered by Alan Kalter, via
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at this point before turning to guest interviews with a celebrity, politician, or other public figure. On most episodes, the first guest stayed on through the commercial break and continued the interview.
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Late Show with David Letterman: $ 271m; The Tonight Show: $ 175.9m; Jimmy Kimmel Live:– $ 138.1m; The Daily Show: $ 52.4m; The Colbert Report: $ 41.8m; Chelsea Lately: $ 40.7m; Lopez Tonight: $ 9.1m
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and not owned by either Letterman or NBC. Ultimately a compromise was reached in key areas: the "Viewer Mail" segment would be called the "CBS Mailbag"; the actor portraying Larry "Bud" Melman on
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theme). The announcer presented the names of that night's guests, as well as Paul Shaffer and the CBS Orchestra, then introduced Letterman. On rare episodes, the show began with a
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left the show soon after to pursue other interests. Gurnee was replaced by Jerry Foley. Burnett was absent from the day-to-day operations from 2000 to 2004, and was replaced by
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and Maria Pope, both of whom served as executive producers, with Gaines acting as on-air producer. In 2003, producer Jude Brennan was added to the team of executive producers.
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averaged about 3.1 million per show in season-to-date live-plus-seven-day ratings (i.e., from February 4). A year later, average viewership was down to 2.8 million.
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Letterman returned on a limited basis on February 18, in a show which premiered three days later. To ease his transition back to air, temporary guest hosts carried the show.
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were chosen for their lack of topicality, with few if any references to current events or any subject which would run the risk of seeming dated. However, in late 2011
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had died. His monologue that night consisted entirely of jokes written by Carson. Carson had died on January 23, but Letterman's show was in reruns at the time.
2960:"Letterman's Show Losing Its Voice : Television: Bill Wendell's send-off has been less than warm despite his 15-year relationship with the talk-show host"
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prime time programs of the mid-to-late 1990s. Likewise, the CBS network was hindered by a weak prime time lineup, along with several large- and major-market
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interview, after Grant's much-publicized arrest for picking up a Los Angeles prostitute. Leno also benefited from the lead-in provided by NBC's popular
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in which Letterman was a guest star. The tribute was the week's most watched late night talk show video, receiving over 3.3 million views online.
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frequently accompanied musical guests in performing their songs. Episodes occasionally concluded with Letterman recommending viewers stay tuned for
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in midtown Manhattan during its entire run. Formerly called CBS Studio 50, it had been home to several TV programs over the years, most notably
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shows. In Canada, the final episode was watched by 784,000 viewers, representing 516,000 more viewers than the show's closest competitor.
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attracted $ 179.6 million in advertising for CBS, higher than its seven late-night competitors on NBC, ABC, Comedy Central, and E!.
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accompanied him on stage and wished him "reasonably well". As part of a pre-arranged act, Brokaw then proceeded to retrieve a pair of
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proudly declaring himself and his show to be No. 3 in Late Night, aping an older, nearby billboard which promoted Leno and
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has had two head writers, ... Justin and Eric Stangel, will ... continue to work with the production company Worldwide Pants.
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and within those screens we can "virtually" place as many video images as we want, anywhere we want them, and when we want it.
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segments, including those involving cast members' and audience participation. The show will also take a camera crew into the
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in January 2005 as a guest to discuss the recent death of Carson. Lassally served as executive producer for Worldwide Pants'
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for "Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video for a Series" during the nearly four-month-long transition to HDTV.
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reverted to the practice of taping the Friday show on Thursdays, helping the Friday shows become more topical and relevant.
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2701:"Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers Beat the ABC and CBS Time-Slot Competition in All Key Measures for the Week of May 25–29"
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of the network. Letterman and his attorneys countered that some segments ("Stupid Pet Tricks", for example) pre-dated
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on April 12, 1995, during which she "jump on his desk and flash her breasts" in a "birthday gift he'll never forget";
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in 1992. The feud between the hosts ended for good on February 6, 2014, with Leno's second and final retirement and
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Paul Shaffer hosted January 19, 2005, when Letterman went to receive an award for his racing team's victory in the
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seats 450 people instead of 100, and its rococo balcony offers a glorious vista over the sprawling stage where the
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with a 3.4 household rating nationally to O'Brien's 2.9. The Letterman/Leno feud was revived in the wake of the
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continue to call myself Dave" but joked that he woke up that morning and next to him in bed was the head of a
3148:"CBS Announces New Contract Extensions with Late Night stars David Letterman and Craig Ferguson Through 2015"
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appeared with a musical number 21 times, most notably for a 19-year-long annual tradition of her performing "
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as No. 1. Letterman attempted to respond by making his show more political, aping the approach taken by
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for $ 4 million, spending "several million" to renovate it. The renovation was supervised by architect
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salary. According to their agreement, the show would spend a month in Hollywood at least once a year.
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predecessor, the Letterman cast and crew had been nominated 26 consecutive times in this category.
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was allowed to continue with writers on the job until the strike ended in February 2008.
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3796:"Hurricane Sandy: David Letterman Performs Eerie Monologue to Empty Studio (Video)"
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were hired as writers; by March 2000, the Stangel brothers became the show's
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David Letterman's farewell episode nabs biggest audience in over 2 decades
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routine, or another guest interview. Musical guests included artists from
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stretch of episodes, one of the models would be performing with several
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2536:"'Late Night with David Letterman' / 'Late Show with David Letterman'"
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3915:"'Late Night with David Letterman:' Stars recite final Top 10 list"
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from late 1994 to February 2015, encompassing the tenures of hosts
646:(1989–1990), but Griffin clashed with network censors and moved to
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series
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Head Writers as Stangel Brothers Snag Multi-Year Development Deal"
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retired and left the show on August 18, 1995. He was replaced by
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aired May 20, 2015. In February 2022, David Letterman's official
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series
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3768:"Paul McCartney Stuns Manhattan With Set on Letterman's Marquee"
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3408:"PUBLIC LIVES; A Straight Man Who Won't Dwell on the Bad Stuff"
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On April 3, 2014, Letterman announced his retirement from the
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4378:"Leno's Triumphant Return to Late Night May No Longer Matter"
4284:"Conan O'Brien Ousts Jay Leno and David Letterman from Emmys"
2870:. August 30, 1993. Event occurs at 6:02 – via YouTube.
2841:"News 4's close encounters with David Letterman from the 90s"
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In February and March 2003, Letterman missed 14 shows due to
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holds the record for most appearances on the show by a band.
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plugged into ceiling speakers. And Letterman needed us there.
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s 60 Best Series of All Time. The show was nominated for the
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longest tenured late-night talk show host, having surpassed
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Series winners
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In 2000, after Letterman had quintuple bypass surgery, the
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2793:"CBS Buys a Theater To Keep Letterman On New York's Stage"
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Warren Zevon on the Late Show with David Letterman in 2002
1173:. Henderson had a prominent on-camera role with the show.
4871:
American television series with live action and animation
2909:"AUG. 29–Sept. 4; Mega-Mouths: Jay and Dave Head-to-Head"
4588:
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman
3968:"For Darlene Love, a Christmas without David Letterman?"
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in January 2013, replacing brothers and co-head writers
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CBS had previously attempted late-night talk shows with
2508:"David Letterman: 33 Years in Latenight by the Numbers"
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The episode on December 31, 1999, airing in prime-time.
3717:"The Night Warren Zevon Left the 'Late Show' Building"
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was in second place with 103 appearances, followed by
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appeared on the show to promote her debut solo album,
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and his previous morning and late night shows on NBC.
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Madonna on the Late Show with David Letterman in 1994
4141:"Guest-Host Concept Will Ease Letterman's Work Load"
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2883:"Review/Television; New Time, New Place, Same Humor"
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3689:Warren, Ellen; Armour, Terry (February 15, 2000).
3653:"How a David Letterman Diss Became Hip-Hop Legend"
3461:"The Chris Gethard Show rescued the Letterman set"
3126:"Why Jay Leno and David Letterman Hate Each Other"
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2317:winner Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series
2309:winner Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series
1668:mentioned that she had attended a DJ party called
4226:"Music-Related TV Listings for March 10–16, 2003"
4200:"David Letterman Ending his Friday Summer Breaks"
2674:"David Letterman to Leave the 'Late Show' in May"
1329:this time, the Friday's show's monologue topics,
1272:Pieces of the set were later acquired for use on
1242:described what it was like to attend a taping of
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2655:"TV Guide Magazine's 60 Best Series of All Time"
4316:. zap2it.com. February 14, 2013. Archived from
4253:Paul Shaffer#Collaboration with David Letterman
3889:"David Letterman's final Late Show: recap here"
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3150:(Press release). CBS Corporation. April 3, 2012
2406:in reporting that for January to October 2013,
2376:1994 United States Figure Skating Championships
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604:aired on May 20, 2015. After Letterman's final
4856:Primetime Emmy Award-winning television series
4816:2010s American sketch comedy television series
4811:2000s American sketch comedy television series
4806:1990s American sketch comedy television series
4314:"Late Night TV Ratings For February 4-8, 2013"
3170:"Stephen Colbert Next Host of 'The Late Show'"
3047:"Who's Loyal to Leno, O'Brien, and Letterman?"
3014:"Letterman Baffled by NBC's replacing of Leno"
2572:"When the hell does Letterman tape his shows?"
2291:season. Including the nominations for its NBC
1864:since being unveiled as Letterman's successor.
1407:theme (a livelier variation of the more jazzy
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4470:The Interviews: An Oral History of Television
3742:"Letterman Delivers Carson's Final Monologue"
3380:"12 Talent Bookers Who Keep New York Talking"
1914:and pre-recorded cameos of former Presidents
1824:" on top of the theater's marquee, emulating
1808:appeared as a guest on July 15, 2009, in the
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3691:"No Shortage of Subs When Letterman Returns"
2263:, appeared as a guest on a moment's notice.
1467:Kalter while showing the audience cheering.
1424:to simply "the greatest city in the world".
1238:In May 2015, days before Letterman retired,
861:even came in third in its time slot (behind
751:in part because of potential confusion with
552:for more than 30 years, Letterman surpassed
4801:2010s American late-night television series
4796:2000s American late-night television series
4791:1990s American late-night television series
4068:"Dave Pals To Cover For Him While He Heals"
3996:"Darlene Love's Last 'Letterman' Christmas"
3362:head writer for the show. Up until now the
2281:Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series
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1778:January 2, 2008, was the first night the
1391:Learn how and when to remove this message
829:network affiliation switches in late 1994
27:American late-night talk show (1993-2015)
4876:Television shows filmed in New York City
4831:2010s American variety television series
4826:2000s American variety television series
4821:1990s American variety television series
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4265:"Adam Sandler Saves Day For Letterman"
4167:"Letterman Stressed Out with Shingles"
4043:"Umphrey's McGee & Blues Traveler"
3941:"David Letterman's emotional farewell"
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2782:
2480:List of late night network TV programs
4139:Barnhart, Aaron (February 16, 2000).
3480:Ramisetti, Kirthana (June 24, 2015).
2818:"David Letterman: Keeping Us Up Late"
2470:, in English with Italian subtitles.
1564:to show games such as "What's on the
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4866:Television series by Worldwide Pants
4498:August 30, 1993 – May 20, 2015
4348:Poggi, Jeanine (February 13, 2014).
3012:Stelter, Brian (September 2, 2008).
2124:(February 16 and 17) (Snyder hosted
2070:2007 Writers Guild of America strike
1998:playing Letterman's favorite song, "
1978:. The show included highlights from
1820:in 1964. McCartney later performed "
1373:adding citations to reliable sources
1047:was promoted to executive producer.
939:featuring Roberts rated better than
581:15 times, and was nominated for the
4013:Wolcott, Mike (December 24, 2007).
3994:Itzkoff, Dave (December 20, 2014).
3966:Peavey, April (December 14, 2015).
3850:Kumar, Kruthika (August 22, 2014).
3603:"Facts from 25 Years in Late Night"
3406:Wadler, Joyce (February 13, 2002).
3206:Ramirez, Anthony (April 15, 1999).
2653:Fretts, Bruce (December 23, 2013).
1932:our long national nightmare is over
1664:In a September 7, 1993, interview,
4754:The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
4505:The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
4376:Steinberg, Brian (March 1, 2010).
4116:. October 21, 1998. Archived from
3874:The Late Show With David Letterman
3580:. CBS Interactive. August 29, 2005
3378:Guthrie, Marisa (April 25, 2011).
3342:Campbell, Jon (January 18, 2013).
3071:Access Hollywood (June 10, 2009).
2979:"In Conversation: David Letterman"
2791:Carter, Bill (February 22, 1993).
2737:. January 12, 2015. Archived from
2672:Carter, Bill (December 10, 2014).
2540:Museum of Broadcast Communications
2365:ladies' figure skating competition
2283:for 16 seasons in a row, from the
1614:The Late Show with David Letterman
1257:Beatles first performed in America
770:After Letterman was introduced on
767:quickly became the official name.
619:The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
542:s 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time
503:and leader of the house band, the
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18:The Late Show With David Letterman
4015:"People: Love Lost for Letterman"
3715:Siegel, Alan (October 28, 2022).
3670:Wright, Megh (February 4, 2020).
3526:"Carson Feeds Jokes to Letterman"
3259:Finke, Nikki (January 18, 2013).
3045:Fisher, Luchina (June 10, 2009).
2977:Marchese, David (March 5, 2017).
2881:Maslin, Janet (August 31, 1993).
2760:Harris, Mark (January 29, 1993).
2047:Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
1898:Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
1860:made his first appearance on the
1661:was the show's first musical act;
616:. The show was then succeeded by
4861:Television series by CBS Studios
4143:. KansasCity.com. Archived from
3434:Stevenson, Seth (May 10, 2015).
3324:Buiso, Gary (October 19, 2014).
2907:Kuntz, Tom (September 5, 1993).
2839:Walker, Jacquie (May 20, 2015).
2824:. April 11, 2011. Archived from
2630:. TVbythenumbers. Archived from
2439:In the UK the show was aired on
2257:, Sandler's co-star in the film
2108:(February 8 and 10), Bandleader
1657:was the show's first guest, and
1549:List of David Letterman sketches
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4568:Late Night with David Letterman
3124:Ryan, Mike (January 27, 2010).
3101:. June 10, 2009. Archived from
2626:Bibel, Sara (October 4, 2013).
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1987:Late Night with David Letterman
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4454:Late Show with David Letterman
3364:Late Show With David Letterman
3267:. deadline.com. Archived from
3191:Tapp, Tom (February 2, 2022).
3073:"Roberts Sides with Letterman"
2933:Finn, Natalie (May 24, 2007).
2707:. June 4, 2015. Archived from
2570:Keller, Joel (April 3, 2006).
2419:Late Show with David Letterman
2299:Late Show with David Letterman
2277:Late Show with David Letterman
2253:took his place as host. Actor
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3651:Murray, Nick (May 18, 2015).
3626:"Letterman Marks a Milestone"
3528:. CBS News. February 11, 2009
2867:The Late Show August 30, 1993
2604:. CBS News. February 11, 2009
2602:"TV Guide Names Top 50 Shows"
1892:On December 18, 2014, singer
1649:Among the show's highlights:
484:, the first iteration of the
371:CBS Entertainment Productions
354:62 minutes (with commercials)
4282:O'Neil, Tom (July 8, 2010).
3332:. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
3315:. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
3261:"David Letterman Shakeup In
3228:Gay, Jason (April 3, 2000).
2445:The Paramount Comedy Channel
1826:the Beatles' rooftop concert
1598:Kennedy and his crew won an
1331:sketches, and other segments
1039:In 1996, long-time producer
745:Nightly with David Letterman
36:. For the morning show, see
3578:The Late Show Wahoo Gazette
2466:In Italy the show aired on
1883:, as well as an episode of
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3973:Public Radio International
2074:River Deep – Mountain High
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1198:The show was taped at the
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732:would use his real name,
585:16 times during its run.
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534:was ranked No. 7 on
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391:(2009–15) (seasons 17–22)
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4560:The David Letterman Show
4025:Walnut Creek, California
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1447:may have been featured.
1224:at 213 W. 53rd St., and
837:National Football League
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803:In ratings, Letterman's
717:The David Letterman Show
449:The David Letterman Show
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2935:"Tonight Show Turns 15"
2435:International broadcast
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1717:hosting on February 24.
1592:rear projection screens
1190:Letterman interviewing
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3801:The Hollywood Reporter
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4147:on September 27, 2011
4031:on December 28, 2007.
3235:The New York Observer
2828:on February 22, 2014.
2417:The final episode of
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4294:on October 27, 2014
4120:on January 11, 2012
3919:New York Daily News
3829:The Huffington Post
2762:"Is Dave Worth It?"
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2546:on February 7, 2009
2355:Ratings and revenue
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4110:"Gifford to Leave"
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4000:The New York Times
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3804:. October 29, 2012
3748:. February 1, 2005
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3500:"A Dave New World"
3413:The New York Times
3349:The Christian Post
3212:The New York Times
3018:The New York Times
2966:. August 18, 1995.
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2887:The New York Times
2797:The New York Times
2679:The New York Times
2634:on October 4, 2013
2381:In February 2013,
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2127:The Late Late Show
1692:on March 31, 1994;
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2422:Winfrey's first
2216:(March 25), and
2155:Janeane Garofalo
1926:, and incumbent
1886:Mork & Mindy
1873:the Comedy Store
1760:March 17, 2004,
1606:Notable episodes
1587:production truck
1543:Regular sketches
1434:grinding machine
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1086:The Tonight Show
902:The Tonight Show
874:The Tonight Show
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734:Calvert DeForest
640:(1969–1972) and
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2116:(February 14),
2094:
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1990:as well as the
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1940:Barbara Walters
1858:Stephen Colbert
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1192:Michelle Obama
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1139:Justin Stangel
1108:Craig Ferguson
1079:Barbara Gaines
1075:Peter Lassally
1064:Rodney Rothman
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1445:running gag
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1034:Alan Kalter
884:Jon Stewart
852:Alan Kalter
824:Must See TV
700:Late Night,
648:syndication
596:at the time
517:Alan Kalter
302:(1996–2015)
300:Rob Burnett
240:of episodes
193:Alan Kalter
181:Narrated by
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2494:References
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1952:Jim Carrey
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1430:hula hoops
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1292:proscenium
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1177:Production
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1028:Announcer
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897:Late Night
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807:dominated
783:Tom Brokaw
730:Late Night
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558:Late Night
546:Late Night
476:hosted by
431:2015-05-20
421:1993-08-30
294:Brian Teta
255:Production
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118:Written by
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