Storyline: 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.
First Air Date: 1993-08-30
Last Air Date: 2015-05-20
Status: Ended
Type: Talk Show
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Original Language: en
In Production: No
Number of Seasons: 22
Number of Episodes: 4252
Vote Average: 6.338
Rating:
Vote Count: 151
Production Countries: United States of America
Spoken Languages: English (English)
View On: TMDb
New 'Late Show with David Letterman' Opening Titles - April 2013 (Opening Credits)
Production Companies
Worldwide Pants
(US)
CBS Entertainment Productions
(US)
CBS Productions
(US)
CBS Studios
(US)Networks
CBS
(US)Seasons
Season 1 (1)
Air Date: 1993-08-30
Episodes: 219
No overview available.
Season 2 (2)
Air Date: 1994-08-29
Episodes: 220
No overview available.
Season 3 (3)
Air Date: 1995-09-04
Episodes: 210
No overview available.
Season 4 (4)
Air Date: 1996-09-02
Episodes: 213
No overview available.
Season 5 (5)
Air Date: 1997-09-01
Episodes: 203
No overview available.
Season 6 (6)
Air Date: 1998-08-31
Episodes: 213
No overview available.
Season 7 (7)
Air Date: 1999-09-07
Episodes: 196
No overview available.
Season 8 (8)
Air Date: 2000-08-21
Episodes: 197
No overview available.
Season 9 (9)
Air Date: 2001-08-20
Episodes: 208
No overview available.
Season 10 (10)
Air Date: 2002-09-03
Episodes: 187
No overview available.
Season 11 (11)
Air Date: 2003-09-01
Episodes: 189
No overview available.
Season 12 (12)
Air Date: 2004-08-23
Episodes: 193
No overview available.
Season 13 (13)
Air Date: 2005-08-29
Episodes: 197
No overview available.
Season 14 (14)
Air Date: 2006-08-28
Episodes: 199
No overview available.
Season 15 (15)
Air Date: 2007-09-04
Episodes: 168
No overview available.
Season 16 (16)
Air Date: 2008-09-02
Episodes: 200
No overview available.
Season 17 (17)
Air Date: 2009-08-31
Episodes: 245
No overview available.
Season 18 (18)
Air Date: 2011-01-03
Episodes: 181
No overview available.
Season 19 (19)
Air Date: 2012-01-03
Episodes: 178
No overview available.
Season 20 (20)
Air Date: 2013-01-02
Episodes: 179
No overview available.
Season 21 (21)
Air Date: 2014-01-06
Episodes: 118
No overview available.
Season 22 (22)
Air Date: 2014-09-02
Episodes: 139
No overview available.
Last Episode to Air
Episode 149
Air Date: 2015-05-20
Episode Number: 149
Season Number: 22
The final episode includes surprises, memorable highlights and the last Top Ten List.
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Vote Count: 0
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