Will Arnett, Lisa Lampanelli, Guided by Voices

Brian Williams, WU LYF

Tina Fey, Jeremy Irvine, Barr Brothers

Kristen Bell, Dan Naturman, Blind Pilot

Mark Wahlberg, Heather Morris, Snow Patrol

Kate Beckinsale, Marv Albert, The Little Willies

Dolly Parton, Alan Zweibel

Sen. John McCain, Johnny Winter

Viggo Mortensen, Dennis Regan, Tony Bennett

Simon Baker, Elizabeth Banks, Seal

Ricky Gervais, Jessica Chastain, Kathleen Edwards

Marg Helgenberger, Michael Fassbender, Ellie Goulding

Kathy Griffin, Simon Helberg, Joseph Arthur

Dana Carvey, Jon Fisch, Los Campesinos!

Jennifer Lopez, Rob Schneider, James McCartney

Bill Murray, Girls' Generation

Howard Stern, The Airborne Toxic Event

Woody Harrelson, Stephen Merchant, Lana Del Rey

Michelle Williams, Jake Johannsen, Ziggy Marley

Eli Manning, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Die Antwoord

Denzel Washington, The Fray

Ryan Reynolds, Ellie Kemper, Dierks Bentley

Nicolas Cage, Michelle Dockery, The Kills

David Spade, Betty Wright

Reese Witherspoon, Michael Weatherly, Top Ten by Sports Illustrated Swimsuit models, Kasabian

Viola Davis, the 2012 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover model, Mark Ronson, Erykah Badu, The Dap-Kings, Zigaboo Modeliste

Jon Stewart, American Bagging Champion Stephanie Teteak, Yelawolf with Kid Rock

Joan Rivers, Andrew Lincoln, Jason Mraz

Kristen Wiig, Mike Birbiglia, Butch Walker and the Black Widows

Jack Hanna, Jesse Tyler Ferguson

Alec Baldwin, Eric Hutchinson

Paul Rudd, John Witherspoon, Heartless Bastards

Kristin Chenoweth, Joe Scarborough, K'naan featuring Nelly Furtado

Matthew Broderick, Nick Griffin, We Are Augustines

Ed Helms, Dan Patrick, Lyle Lovett

Nathan Lane, Pauley Perrette, Estelle

Neil Patrick Harris, Taylor Kitsch, Robert Glasper Experiment featuring Lupe Fiasco & Bilal

Jon Hamm, Ted Alexandro, White Rabbits

Will Ferrell, Jon Bernthal

Amanda Peet, Nick Offerman, Top Ten by Cee-Lo Green, The Chieftains with the Low Anthem

Martin Short, The Ting Tings

Michelle Obama, Esperanza Spalding

Jennifer Lawrence, Gail Collins, The Shins

Debra Messing, Josh Hutcherson, Oberhofer

Rachel Maddow, Timothy Olyphant, Train

Jason Sudeikis, Lionel Richie, Jason Aldean

Chris Elliott, Mohamed Nasheed, Justin Townes Earle

Tracy Morgan, Jim Rome, The Broadway musical 'Once'

Megan Mullally, Joe Wong, Band of Skulls

Keith Olbermann, Allison Williams, Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real

Kiefer Sutherland, Eugene Levy, The Punch Brothers

Ricky Gervais, Cobie Smulders, Tennis

Sean Hayes, Shooter Jennings

Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Jim Gaffigan, Kaiser Chiefs

Billy Crystal, Alabama Shakes

Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Keith Alberstadt, Bonnie Raitt

Jason Segel, Zach Wahls, Fun

Amy Poehler, Wendy Williams, Trampled by Turtles

Rob Lowe, Gov. Brian Schweitzer, The War on Drugs

Robin Williams, Andrew Luck

Madden NFL 13 Cover Calvin Johnson, Chris Hemsworth, Darrell Hammond, Miike Snow

Don Rickles, Carrie Underwood

Seth Meyers, Krysten Ritter, Father John Misty

Stupid Pet Tricks, Johnny Galecki, Norah Jones

Stephen Colbert, Chloe Grace Moretz, The cast of 'Nice Work If You Can Get It'

Anderson Cooper, Yves Rossy, Electric Guest

Dr. Phil McGraw, Beth Behrs, Spiritualized

Jim Parsons, Mika Brzezinski, Macy Gray

Eva Longoria, Tom Dreesen, Florence and The Machine

Kid Scientists, Elizabeth Banks, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros

Jon Cryer, Tommy Johnagin, M. Ward

Kelly Ripa, Adam Scott, Tenacious D

Brian Williams, El-P

Betty White, Moses Maddox, Best Coast

Conan O'Brien, Regina Spektor, John Mayer

Sacha Baron Cohen, Julie Chen, Beach House

Lea Michele, Barry Sonnenfeld, Shaolin Warriors of Ringling Bros

Will Smith, Gossip

Piedmont Bird Callers, Bill O'Reilly, Pitbull

Joan Rivers, Dario Franchitti, Silversun Pickups

Neil Patrick Harris, Noomi Rapace, Alan Jackson

Jane Fonda, Mayor of London Boris Johnson, Jimmy Cliff

Bill Murray, The Temper Trap

Mark Wahlberg, Sebastian Vettel, Black Box Revelation

Jack Hanna, Patti Smith

Adam Sandler, Jerry Douglas

Regis Philbin, Lenny Marcus, Elizabeth Cook

Denis Leary, Olivia Wilde, The Pierces

Jeff Daniels, Benjamin Walker, Walk the Moon

Alec Baldwin, Michael Kiwanuka

Justin Bieber, Michael Ian Black

Emma Stone, Jimmie Walker, Diamond Rugs

LeBron James, Andrew Garfield, Maroon 5

Channing Tatum, Scott Pelley, The Gaslight Anthem

Blake Lively, Drew Brees

Ray Romano, Tom Waits, Top Ten by American League All-Stars

Queen Latifah, Fred Armisen, Cory Chisel and the Wandering Sons

Bryan Cranston, R.A. Dickey, Zac Brown Band

Anne Hathaway, Moody McCarthy, Loudon Wainwright III

Morgan Freeman, Gallagher, Nas

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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.