Late Show with David Letterman (1993)
Release Date
30 Aug, 1993
Runtime
01:01: (HH:MM)
Total Episode/Season
4252/22
Synopsis
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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Season 1
30 Aug, 1993
Season 2
29 Aug, 1994
Season 3
04 Sep, 1995
Season 4
02 Sep, 1996
Season 5
01 Sep, 1997
Season 6
31 Aug, 1998
Season 7
07 Sep, 1999
Season 8
21 Aug, 2000
Season 9
20 Aug, 2001
Season 10
03 Sep, 2002
Season 11
01 Sep, 2003
Season 12
23 Aug, 2004
Season 13
29 Aug, 2005
Season 14
28 Aug, 2006
Season 15
04 Sep, 2007
Season 16
02 Sep, 2008
Season 17
31 Aug, 2009
Season 18
03 Jan, 2011
Season 19
03 Jan, 2012
Season 20
02 Jan, 2013
Season 21
06 Jan, 2014
Season 22
02 Sep, 2014