Late Show with David Letterman

Late Show with David Letterman
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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.

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  •  EP132 - Nicolas Cage, Barry Sonnenfeld, The Fratellis
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  •  EP130 - Brian Williams, Steven Wright, a Top Ten list presented by Sanjaya Malakar
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  •  EP76 - Peter O'Toole, Marc Maron
  •  EP75 - Penelope Cruz, Gary Mule Deer, Ben E. King
  •  EP74 - David Arquette, Jennifer Hudson
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  •  EP72 - Cedric the Entertainer, Wesley Autrey, Switchfoot
  •  EP71 - Matt Lauer, Artie Lange, Augustana
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  •  EP65 - Frank Caliendo as John Madden, Ben Stiller, Rodrigo & Gabriela
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  •  EP63 - Will Smith, Evanescence
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  •  EP60 - Matt Damon, Barbara Walters
  •  EP59 - Danny DeVito, 16-year-old duct tape expert William Beacom, Silversun Pickups
  •  EP58 - Jennifer Connelly, Tom Dreesen, Shiny Toy Guns
  •  EP57 - Richard Simmons, Kate Walsh, Ciara
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  •  EP55 - Kate Winslet, Tom Waits
  •  EP54 - Helen Hunt, DJ Shadow, Q-Tip and Lateef
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  •  EP52 - Matthew Broderick, Lupe Fiasco & Jill Scott
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  •  EP49 - Sen. John Edwards, Kevin Pollak, Will Arnett
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  •  EP47 - Ellen DeGeneres, Gordie Brown, +44
  •  EP46 - Jack Black & Kyle Gass, Fred Travalena, Tenacious D
  •  EP45 - Robin Williams, Rich Little, George Jones
  •  EP44 - Daniel Craig, documentary film subject Teri Horton, Elvis Costello, Rosanne Cash
  •  EP43 - Kiefer Sutherland, Jenna Fischer, Rocco DeLuca
  •  EP42 - Dustin Hoffman, Jamie Oliver, The Metropolitan Opera
  •  EP41 - Will Ferrell, Jack Hanna
  •  EP40 - Martin Short, Kinky Friedman
  •  EP39 - Rosie O'Donnell, Lady Sovereign
  •  EP38 - Gary Sinise, Joanne Carson, Jim Norton
  •  EP37 - Rachel Weisz, David Rakoff, Morningwood
  •  EP36 - Borat, Tiki Barber, Beck
  •  EP35 - Bill O'Reilly, Jeff Altman, Tilly and the Wall
  •  EP34 - Tim Robbins, Gene Rurka, Russell Thompkins Jr. and The New Stylistics
  •  EP33 - Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jay Thomas, John Legend
  •  EP32 - Tina Fey, Mike Golic & Mike Greenberg, The Killers
  •  EP31 - Tom Arnold, Brian Regan, the latest "Survivor: Cook Islands" castaway
  •  EP30 - Diddy, Neil Patrick Harris
  •  EP29 - Katie Couric, Brian Kiley, Alan Jackson
  •  EP28 - Jon Stewart, Nick Lachey
  •  EP27 - Nicky Hilton, Bob Woodward, Joseph Arthur
  •  EP26 - Robin Williams, J.P. Calderon, Sam Moore with Wynonna
  •  EP25 - Amy Sedaris, Trey Anastasio
  •  EP24 - Frank Caliendo, Rachael Harris, Xzibit, Phil Pfister
  •  EP23 - Alec Baldwin, Vladae the Dog Wizard, Jerry Lee Lewis & Neil Young
  •  EP22 - Andy Dick, Keith Olbermann, Brazilian Girls
  •  EP21 - Pete Rose, Roy Wood Jr., Cecilia Mansilla
  •  EP20 - Nathan Lane, Jeff Caldwell
  •  EP19 - Sir Richard Branson, Dane Cook, Monica
  •  EP18 - Amanda Peet, Nigella Lawson, Bob Seger
  •  EP17 - Billy Bob Thornton, Lily Capehart, Sean Lennon
  •  EP16 - Ray Liotta, Elvis Costello & Tony Bennett, Billy Garcia
  •  EP15 - LeBron James, Todd Oliver and Irving, Ludacris
  •  EP14 - Ted Turner, Jeff Dunham and Walter, Fergie
  •  EP13 - Marg Helgenberger, Ronn Lucas and Scorch, Diana Krall
  •  EP12 - Patrick Dempsey, Jay Johnson and Darwin, Kasabian
  •  EP11 - Dr. Phil McGraw, Willie Tyler and Lester, Sekou Bunch
  •  EP10 - Johnny Knoxville, Rachael Ray
  •  EP9 - Anne Heche, Luke Ravenstahl, The Who
  •  EP8 - Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Norm MacDonald
  •  EP7 - Ashton Kutcher, Sam Hornish, Jr., TV on the Radio
  •  EP6 - Maria Sharapova, Martha Stewart, Justin Timberlake
  •  EP5 - Al Franken, Todd Snider
  •  EP4 - Julianne Moore, radio-show hosts Opie and Anthony
  •  EP3 - Snoop Dogg, Charlie Hill, OK Go
  •  EP2 - Zach Braff, Jeff Brendenburg, The Roots
  •  EP1 - Andy Kindler, motocross demo with Travis Pastrana, Baby Gramps
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