Late Show with David Letterman

*Late Show with David Letterman*
Late Show with David Letterman
	Title card used from April 22, 2013 to May 20, 2015, based on the marquee outside of CBS Studio 50 at the time
Also known as	Late Show (franchise brand)
Genre	Late-night talk show; Variety show; Comedy;
Created by	David Letterman
Written by	Rob Burnett (1993–96); Joe Toplyn (1996–98); Rodney Rothman (1998–2000); Justin Stangel and Eric Stangel (2000–13); Matt Roberts (2013–15);
Presented by	David Letterman
Starring	Paul Shaffer; and the CBS Orchestra (house band)
Narrated by	Bill Wendell; Alan Kalter;
Theme music composer	Paul Shaffer
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	23
No. of episodes	4,214 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Robert Morton (1993–96); Peter Lassally (1993–96); Eric Stangel (2000-11); Justin Stangel (2000-11); Matt Roberts (2002-15); Brian Teta (2004-15); Rob Burnett (1996–2015); Barbara Gaines (2000–15); Maria Pope (2000–15); Jude Brennan (2003–15);
Production locations	Ed Sullivan Theater; New York, New York;
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	62 minutes (with commercials)
Production companies	Worldwide Pants; CBS Entertainment Productions (1993–95) (seasons 1–2); CBS Productions (1995–2006) (seasons 3–14); CBS Paramount Network Television (2006–09) (seasons 14–17); CBS Television Studios (2009–15) (seasons 17–22);
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	August 30, 1993 –; May 20, 2015
Related
	The David Letterman Show; Late Night with David Letterman;

The Late Show with David Letterman is an American late-night talk show hosted by David Letterman on CBS, the first iteration of the Late Show franchise. The show debuted on August 30, 1993, and was produced by Letterman's production company, Worldwide Pants, and CBS Television Studios. The show's music director and leader of the house band, the CBS Orchestra, was Paul Shaffer. The head writer was Matt Roberts and the announcer was originally Bill Wendell, then Alan Kalter. In most U.S. markets the show aired from 11:35 p.m. to 12:35 a.m. Eastern and Pacific Time, and recorded Monday to Wednesdays at 4:30 p.m., and Thursdays at 3:30 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The second Thursday episode usually aired 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. As host of both Late Night and Late Show for more than 30 years, Letterman surpassed Johnny Carson as the longest running late-night talk show host in 2013. That same year, Late Night and Late Show were ranked at No. 41 on TV Guide's 60 Best Series of All Time. The show was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Series 16 times, winning 6. It was also nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series 15 times, and was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series 16 times during its run.

In 2014, Letterman announced his retirement and the final episode of Late Show aired on May 20, 2015. After Letterman's final Late Show, instead of airing reruns of the show or having guest host episodes of Late Show, CBS opted to air reruns of scripted dramas in the 11:35 pm time slot over the summer with the branding CBS Summer Showcase. The show was then succeeded by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, hosted by Stephen Colbert, which premiered on September 8, 2015.

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