"Late Show with David Letterman" (1993)TV series 1993-????

Directors:

Jerry Foley
Randi Grossack

Writers:

Gabe Abelson (writer)
Ross Abrash (writer) (2004)

Seasons:

1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | unknown

Release Date:

30 August 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Talk-Show

Tagline:

From New York, the Greatest City in the World.

Plot:

The Late Show with David Letterman is an hour-long weeknight comedy and talk-show broadcast by CBS from the Ed Sullivan Theater on Broadway in New York City.

Plot Keywords:

Talk Show | Late Night | Music | Variety | New York City

Awards:

Won 9 Primetime Emmys. Another 3 wins & 70 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Thur. July 24	11:35 PM	CBS
Fri. July 25	11:35 PM	CBS

Cast

Paul Shaffer	...	Himself - Band Director / ... (1,389 episodes, 1993-2008)
David Letterman	...	Himself - Host / ... (1,236 episodes, 1993-2008)

Also Known As:

Late Show Backstage (USA) (title for episodes with guest hosts)
Letterman (Australia)
The Late Show (USA) (informal short title)

Runtime:

USA:60 min (including commercials)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

Boca Raton, Florida, USA

Company:

Worldwide Pants

Trivia:

David Letterman originally wanted to call Paul Shaffer's musical ensemble "The NBC Orchestra," but that name was already taken by Doc Severinsen and company on "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" (1962). Letterman settled for the name "Paul Shaffer and the World's Most Dangerous Band," but he got his way in the end: when Letterman and Shaffer defected to CBS, they changed the name of Shaffer's ensemble to "The CBS Orchestra."

Quotes:

Pat Farmer: Do you like her?
Jeff: Yeah, but someone should tell her to lay off the donuts.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Copycat (1995)

Letterman reliably entertaining

I'm "only" 34 but I've been watching Letterman since I was about 13. He in fact has one of the few shows I can tolerate to watch on TV. I can always count on him to be entertaining. He clearly has it down to a science now and doesn't deviate much from his standard ritual whereas years ago it was always something new and different. That said, his ritual is actually reliably entertaining. Clearly one of the attractions to watching him for so long is the comfortable feeling one has with having the same show play around the same time of night for so many years. Of course, now I use TiVo. The bottom line is that Letterman is truly the best thing going for TV and is a reliably good and entertaining show.