Terry Bradshaw, Carmen Electra, Eddie Brill

Steven Seagal, Brittany Starr, Beck

Joan Lunden, Chris Rock, Fiona Apple

Geena Davis, Martha Stewart, Robert Carlyle

Kevin Kline, Jamie Foxx, Sugar Ray

Danny DeVito, Patrick Rafter, Tim McGraw

Salma Hayek, Joan Cusak, Louie Anderson

Noah Wylie, Damon Wayons, Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliot

Andie MacDowell, Cynthia Cooper, Nanci Griffith & Darius Rucker

Jennifer Jason Leigh, Starr Jones, Bee Gees

George Clooney, Bill Cosby

Nicole Kidman, Gregory Hines, God's Property

Jennifer Lopez, Michael Lamonico, Bill Engvall

Alec Baldwin, Jonathan Lipnicki, Deana Carter

Kim Basinger, Ray Ramano, Jackson Browne

Fourth Anniversary Special

Fran Drescher, Ryan Tripp, Brooks & Dunn

Michael J. Fox, Sarah O'Hare, Patti Smith

Cameron Diaz, Adam Arkin, Veniamin

Matt Lauer, Ryan Kurlander, Sheryl Crow

Elle MacPherson, Jon Tenney, Elvis Costello & the Fairfield Four

Dan Aykroyd, Jack Hanna, Boyz II Men

Bryant Gumbel, Harland Williams, Everclear

John Lithgow, Christy Turlington, Foo Fighters

James Belushi, Christina Ricci, Oasis

Uma Thurman, Mark Wahlberg, Eddie Izzard

David Duchovny, Emily Mae Young, Todd Barry

Tom Brokaw, Stevie Starr, Green Day

Nathan Lane, Chalize Theron, Carly Simon

Mike Wallace, Kelly Montieth, LL Cool J

Robert Pastorelli, Harmony Korine, Smash Mouth

Mariah Carey, Anthony Clark

Maria Martiromo, Penn & Teller, Amy Grant

Ellen Barkin, Bobby Bonilla, Angelo Massagli

Kid Scientists, David Hyde Pierce, Andy Greene

Stupid Human Tricks, Naomi Campbell, Bobby Brown

John Travolta, Cybill Shepard, Kuznetsov Troupe

Danny Aiello, Helena Bonham Carter, Mandy & Dora Lee Patinkin

Sarah Ferguson, Kelly McGillis, Leann Rimes

Harry Connick Jr., Pamela Lee

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Heather Matarazzo, B.B. King & Tracy Chapman

Wesley Snipes, Naomi Judd, Martina Hingis

Claire Danes, Michelle Kwan, Lorrie Morgan

Marv Albert, Daniel Scribner & Tylin Hall, John Fogerty

Bill Murray, Alison Eastwood, Matchbox 20

Don Rickles, Heather Graham, Lou Reed

Richard Simmons, Venus Williams, Wynonna

Tom Arnold, Kordell Stewart, Elvis Costello

Sigourney Weaver, David Brenner, Trischa Yearwood

Danny DeVito, Sarah Michelle Gellar

Kirstie Alley, Luke Perry, Shengyang Acrobats

John Cusak, Natalie Portman, Stomp with Bill Irwin

Kids Tell Jokes, Marisa Tomei, James Taylor

Stupid Pet Tricks, Anthony Edwards, Joost Elffers

Kevin Spacey, Art Donovan, Wallflowers

Jon Stewart, John Witherspoon, Days of the New

Courteney Cox, Peyton Manning, Shania Twain

Helen Hunt, Terrell Davis, Chumbawamba

Sir Anthony Hopkins, Eric Lindros, Enya

Nathan Lane, Hazelle Goodman, Mitch Fatel

Alex D Linz, Jerry O'Connell, Bryan Adams

Kevin Costner, Tyra Banks, Nina & Nickolai

Pam Grier, Tom Everett Scott, James Brown

Greg Kinnear, Djimon Hounsou, Ben Folds Five

Leslie Nelson, Michelle Yeoh, Hanson

Pierce Brosnan, Lou Holtz

Joan Lunden, Angelo Massaglini, G. Love with Special Sauce & Dr. John

Terry Bradshaw, Billy Zane, Darlene Love

Quentin Tarantino, Anne Heche, Kenny Wayne Shepard Band

Bridget Fonda, Matt Damon, Allan Harvey

Marilu Henner, Leila Kenzle, George Miller

Samuel L. Jackson, Howie Long, Louie C.K.

Tom Brokaw,  Tobey Maquire, Fiona Apple

Norm MacDonald, Peta Wilson, Streb

Minnie Driver, Paul Simon, Cast of The Capeman

Penelope Ann Miller, Terry Pledger, Collective Soul

Robin Williams, Dave Chappelle, Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham

Bill Pullman, Jim Breuer, Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham

Peter O'Toole, Martin Scorcese

Kenneth Branagh, Spice Girls, Jim Nantz

Ben Stiller, Sandra Bernhard, Jars of Clay

Michael Isikoff, Sarah Ferguson

Robert Duvall, Kennedy, Emmylou Harris

Michael Keaton, Brian Williams, Blues Traveller

David Spade, Justin Miller, Jeff Garlin

Ethan Hawke, Merrill Markoe

Tom Arnold, Steve Forbes, Jake Johannsen

John Goodman, Mitch Hedberg, Jeff Gordon

Dan Akroyd, Naomi Campbell, Duncan Sheik

Dan Rather, Honeymoon the pig, Cast of Ragtime

Drew Barrymore, Shania Twain

Richard Simmons, John Elway

Bill Cosby, Blues Brothers

Stupid Human Tricks, Cindy Crawford, Jonny Moseley

Adam Sandler, Jack Hanna

Bruce Willis, LeAnn Rimes & Bryan White

Heather Locklear, Tom Selleck

Mike Myers, Paula Cole

Nathan Lane, Bingo Granny

Bob Dole, Marilyn Manson

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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.