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David Michael Letterman (born April 12, 1947) is an American television host, comedian, writer and producer. He hosted late-night television talk shows for 33 years, beginning with the February 1, 1982, debut of Late Night with David Letterman on NBC and ending with the May 20, 2015, broadcast of Late Show with David Letterman on CBS.
David Letterman’s return to the Ed Sullivan Theater earned him a standing ovation. The former late-night talk show host was back at his old stomping grounds for his first time as a guest on ...
In October 2009, Halderman was accused of attempting to blackmail talk show host David Letterman for $2 million. According to Letterman, who described the incident on his television show on October 1, 2009, someone had threatened to expose Letterman's sexual affairs with female staff employees in the form of a screenplay and a book if he was not paid off.
The May 20, 2015, episode, which followed the finale of Late Show with David Letterman, was the highest rated episode of The Late Late Show in the history of the franchise with an audience of 4 million viewers and a rating of 2.5, [32] despite starting 20 minutes late due to Letterman's show running over its scheduled end time. [33]
David Letterman made his triumphant return to The Late Show on Monday, eight years after handing over the keys to Stephen Colbert. And the former host had “a few observations” about the new ...
His Monday night appearance was Letterman's first time on the show since he retired in 2015.
CBS had previously attempted late-night talk shows with The Merv Griffin Show (1969–1972) and The Pat Sajak Show (1989–1990) but neither were able to compete with NBC's The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and were cancelled; Griffin's for editorial disputes with the network (he would go on to continue the show in syndication for 14 more years), and Sajak's for low ratings.
David Letterman returned to his old stomping grounds on Monday night, dropping by CBS’ The Late Show for the first time since Stephen Colbert took over as host in 2015. In a clip released by CBS ...