Late Show with David Letterman
Premiered: Aug 30, 1993 | 22 seasons | 4252 episodes
Popularity: 30
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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. |
| Name | Character | Episodes |
|---|---|---|
| David Letterman | Self - Host | 4252 |
| Paul Shaffer | Self -Musical Director | 4252 |
| Edd Hall | Voiceover Announcer (voice) | 7 |
| Scarlett Johansson | Self | 4 |
| Gary Sinise | Self - Guest | 1 |
| Lady Gaga | Self - Guest | 1 |
| Al Pacino | Himself | 1 |
| Emily Blunt | Herself | 1 |
| Paul Rudd | Self | 1 |
| Bruce Willis | Self | 1 |
| Christopher Walken | Self | 1 |
| Josh Brolin | 1 | |
| Olivia Wilde | Self | 1 |
| Maggie Gyllenhaal | Self | 1 |
| Harry Styles | Himself | 1 |
| Melissa McCarthy | Self | 1 |
| Amanda Peet | 1 | |
| Susan Sarandon | Self | 1 |
| Julianna Margulies | Self - Guest | 1 |
| Taylor Swift | Self - Musical Guest | 1 |
| Rachelle Lefevre | Self | 1 |
| Tatiana Maslany | Self | 1 |
| Yoona | Herself | 1 |
| Jessica Jung | Herself | 1 |
| Alicia Keys | Self | 1 |
| Tom Mison | Self - Guest | 1 |
| Dana Carvey | Self | 1 |
| Ricki Lake | Self - Guest | 1 |
| Louis Tomlinson | Himself | 1 |
| Zayn Malik | Himself | 1 |
| Eric Stonestreet | Self - Guest | 1 |
| Regis Philbin | Self | 1 |
| Regis Philbin | 1 | |
| Adam Levine | Self | 1 |
| Janelle Monáe | Self | 1 |
| Ellie Kemper | Self | 1 |
| Prince | 1 | |
| Liam Payne | Himself | 1 |
| Niall Horan | Himself | 1 |
| Whitney Cummings | Self | 1 |
| Neil Young | Self | 1 |
| Shep Gordon | Self | 1 |
| Sam Smith | Self | 1 |
| Paul Morrissey | Self | 1 |
| Jeff Altman | Self | 1 |
| Lisa Howard | Lt. Genevieve Marshall | 1 |
| Edd Hall | 'Tonight Show' Announcer | 1 |
| Edd Hall | 'A Message For Allergy Sufferers' Voiceover (voice) | 1 |
| Edd Hall | Narrator (Mailman Kept Mail at His House) (voice) | 1 |
| Edd Hall | 'Otis Elevator App Commercial' Voiceover (voice) | 1 |
| Edd Hall | 'The Queen visits a TV Show' Voiceover (voice) | 1 |
| Edd Hall | Various VOs (voice) | 1 |
| Eric Ripert | Self - Guest | 1 |
| Cody Arens | Self | 1 |