Wesley Snipes, Dido

Jon Favreau, Stone Temple Pilots

Jack Hanna, Wyclef Jean, Survivor Castaways

Richard Hatch, Shaquille O'Neal

Charles Grodin, Donal Logue

Mary Tyler Moore, Papa Roach

Ricki Lake, Adam Ferrara

Rudy Giuliani, Laetitia Casta

D.L. Hughley, Tony Bennett & Diana Krall

Tim Robbins, Andy Kindler

Carson Daly, Dwight Yoakam

Renee Zellweger, Bonnie Raitt

Jamie Foxx, Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals

Jesse Ventura, Spinal Tap

Greg Kinnear, Jake Johannsen

Marat Safin, Sting

Chris Rock, Emmylou Harris

Sally Field, Eddie Irvine

Al Gore, Crosby Stills & Nash

Kate Hudson, Supergrass

Sylvester Stallone, Rocco DiSpirito

Gabriel Byrne, Kevin James

Denzel Washington, Mark Knopfler

Ray Romano, Ralph Nader

Jada Pinkett Smith, LL Cool J

Geena Davis, Tom Cavanagh

Christine Baranski, Green Day

Farrah Fawcett, Loretta Lynn

Kevin Spacey, Lenny Krayzelberg

Magic Johnson, Jewel

Ben Stiller, Merle Haggard

Regis Philbin, Jim Gaffigan

Jason Alexander, Anthony Boudain, Foo Fighters

Martha Stewart, Spike Lee

Mark Wahlberg, Incubus

James Caan, Angela Perez Baraquio

Helen Hunt, Willie Nelson

Joaquin Phoenix, Allison Moorer

George W. Bush

Lawrence Fishburne, Lenny Kravitz

Will Smith, Derek Jeter

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Alec Baldwin, Gil de Ferran

Kathie Lee Gifford, Mark Borchardt

Madonna

Don Rickles, Moby & Gwen Stefani

Adam Sandler, Outkast

Cokie Roberts, Patricia Arquette

Lucy Liu, Aaron Neville

Kid Scientists, Samuel L. Jackson

Bruce Willis, Charles Barkley

Mike Myers, Ricky Martin

Gwyneth Paltrow, Chris Elliot

Val Kilmer, Everclear

Susan Sarandon, Kasey Chambers

Brian Williams, Faith Hill

Richard Simmons, Giselle Bundchen

Stupid Human Tricks, Keri Russell

Matthew Broderick, David Gray

Bette Midler, Jack Hanna

Martha Stewart, Christina Aquilera

Jon Stewart, Everlast

Mel Gibson, Todd Barry

Charles Grodin, Bobby LaBonte

Jay Thomas, Orny Adams

Helen Hunt, Robert Klein

CBS Mailbag, At the Drive-In

Sean Connery, Barenaked Ladies

Tom Hanks, Darlene Love

George Clooney, Sade

Juliette Binoche, Jonathan Witherspoon

Uma Thurman, Brian Regan

Lily Tomlin, Anthony Clark

Jay Mohr, Snoop Dogg

Benjamin Bratt, Jimmie Walker

Matt Damon, Fuel

Sarah Jessica Parker, Jamie Bell

Tim Robbins, Julie Bowen

Dennis Quaid, Jason Seahorn

Kim Cattrall, Bob Sarlatte

Christine Baranski, Seal

Dan Rather, Vinnie Jones

Sean Penn, Lauren Kessler

Matthew McConaughey, Elle Macpherson

Neve Campbell, George Miller

Tom Selleck, Richard Ashcroft

John Goodman, 3 Doors Down

Dolly Parton, William Peterson

Patricia Heaton, Jeff Pobst

Keanu Reeves, Tony Siragusa

Jack Black, Aimee Mann

Anthony Hopkins, Erykah Badu

Jennifer Lopez, matchbox twenty

Marv Albert, Katie Holmes

Regis Philbin, Rod Stewart

David Boreanaz, Mitch Hedberg

Kelly Ripa, Jamie Oliver

Stupid Pet Tricks, Tom Cavanagh

Chris Rock, Spacehog

Stephanie Seymour, Nelly

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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.