Late Show with David Letterman
A sharp-witted David Letterman brings late-night television to a new level with his irreverent humor, celebrity interviews, and iconic house band, redefining the genre for a generation.
David Letterman uses mature humor to appeal to his audience in this weeknight series, which gets its music from a house band led by Paul Shaffer. Among the show's notable elements is its late-night format, which has become a staple of American television.
Seasons & Episodes
- 1.01Bill Murray, Tom Brokaw, Paul Newman, Billy JoelAug 30, 1993Rate
Tom Brokaw shows up to take back some NBC ""intellectual property;"" Dave shows off the renovated Ed Sullivan Theater and chats with Bill Murray.
- 1.02Robin Williams, John Mellencamp, Jonathan EstrataAug 31, 1993Rate
Dave's worst moment on last night's debut: his fake tooth fell out (the video is repeated several times in slow motion); a four-year-old geography expert and cheese lover names states on a U.S. map.
- 1.03Demi Moore, Bev Tanner, Spin DoctorsSep 1, 1993Rate
A very pregnant Demi Moore is given the honor of throwing the first pencil through the backdrop windows of the Late Show.
- 1.04Martin Short, Cyndi LauperSep 2, 1993Rate
The ghost of Ed Sullivan (who haunts Dave throughout the first week) introduces a plate spinner; Andy Dick makes his first appearance as ""Donnie, the CBS Page Who Likes To Suck Up.""
- 1.05Debra Winger, Soul AsylumSep 3, 1993Rate
Dave has fun with a car phone, calling in bogus traffic reports to 1010 WINS radio; Casey Kasem presents ""Top Ten Favorite Numbers Between 1 and 10;"" after showing a clip from an old ""Wonder Woman"" episode, Debra Winger strips to her old Wonder Girl outfit.
- 1.06Richard Lewis, Shawn Bouroughs, Midnight OilSep 6, 1993Rate
Dave continues pestering locals with the new hands-free car phone: WINS radio, a car wash, Dial-a-Mattress and Jackson Hole Restaurant, where he orders pancakes.
- 1.07Michael J. Fox, Rosie PerezSep 7, 1993Rate
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- 1.08Al Gore, Kim Basinger, Chris IsaakSep 8, 1993Rate
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- 1.09Ellen Barkin, Chris "Mad Dog" Russo, Lenny KravitzSep 9, 1993Rate
Dave takes a cab to help out at Yankee Stadium and later makes fun of Tony Randall; Lenny Kravitz performs ""Are You Gonna Go My Way.""
- 1.10Siskel & Ebert, Robert PlantSep 10, 1993Rate
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- 1.11Bruce Willis, Steven WrightSep 13, 1993Rate
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- 1.12Paul Reiser, Mike Ditka, John HiattSep 14, 1993Rate
The Mars Observer crashes into the studio; Mike Ditka promotes ""NFL on NBC;"" John Hiatt performs ""Perfectly Good Guitar.""
- 1.13Jeff Goldblum, Louie Anderson, Jerry Garcia & David GrismanSep 15, 1993Rate
Jerry Garcia sits in with the band; Dave makes several jokes at the expense of Yassir Arafat.
- 1.14Bonnie Hunt, Latrisha Baldrick, Patti SmythSep 16, 1993Rate
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- 1.15Super Dave Osborne, Laura Dern, Stone Temple PilotsSep 17, 1993Rate
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- 1.16Sarah Jessica Parker, Jim Abbot, Patty ScialfaSep 20, 1993Rate
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- 1.17Robert Urich, Ellen Degeneres, Tim TomasicSep 21, 1993Rate
David Sanborn sits in with the band; Dave does part of the show from his ""house"" in Connecticut.
- 1.18Tony Randall, Elizabeth Perkins, Aaron NevilleSep 22, 1993Rate
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- 1.19Mike Myers, John Kruk, Belinda CarlisleSep 23, 1993Rate
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- 1.20Glenn Close, James TaylorSep 24, 1993Rate
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- 1.21Matthew Broderick, Julie Krone, Neil DiamondSep 27, 1993Rate
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- 1.22Jimmy Carter, Brett Butler, Daniel BouludSep 28, 1993Rate
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- 1.23Jerry Lewis, Sparky Mortimer, Rod StewartSep 29, 1993Rate
Ed Sullivan's ghost introduces juggler ""Andy Head;"" Paul & the CBSO play Jerry Lewis out with the coda from Count Basie's ""April In Paris"" (a Lewis signature tune); Dave gives Jerry his take on ""Beavis and Butt-head,"" then Jerry runs around the set and gooses a cameraman; budding sports reporter Sparky Mortimer makes his first appearance; Rod Stewart performs.
- 1.24Lily Tomlin, Adam Sandler, Mike LupicaSep 30, 1993Rate
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- 1.25Andie MacDowell, Graham Parker, Bill ScheftOct 1, 1993Rate
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- 1.26Sylvester Stallone, Melissa Etheridge, Janeane GarofaloOct 4, 1993Rate
Dave's high-rise buddy Meg Parsont (at a different building) makes her first and only appearance on CBS -- giving a description of her boyfriend Tony to a police sketch artist.
- 1.27Isabella Rossellini, Bob Saget, Johnny CashOct 5, 1993Rate
Johnny Cash sings ""Don't Take Your Guns to Town.""
- 1.28Candice Bergen, John MendozaOct 6, 1993Rate
Dave looks at new books for fall; Andy Dick returns as ""Donnie ... the CBS Page Who Likes to Suck Up.""
- 1.29Don Rickles, Tracey Ullman, Johnny CashOct 7, 1993Rate
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- 1.30Connie Chung, Mary Chapin CarpenterOct 8, 1993Rate
""Celebrities in the Audience"" makes its first appearance on the new show, as guests from previous shows are introduced in the crowd -- Glenn Close, Sylvester Stallone, Jerry Lewis, Jimmy Carter, Siskel & Ebert and Bob Borden.
- 1.31Kathie Lee Gifford, Matt DillonOct 11, 1993Rate
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- 1.32Stupid Pet Tricks, Howard Stern, Rosanne CashOct 12, 1993Rate
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- 1.33Kirstie Alley, Rick Ocasek, Jeff ColtonOct 13, 1993Rate
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- 1.34David Brenner, Gloria Estefan, Sean YoungOct 14, 1993Rate
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- 1.35Tom Arnold, Rich Hall, Jon WeissOct 15, 1993Rate
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- 1.36Dennis Miller, Tony Bennett, Sandra BullockOct 18, 1993Rate
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- 1.37David Steinberg, Emmylou Harris, Bo JacksonOct 19, 1993Rate
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- 1.38Dan Rather, Penelope Ann Miller, Gin BlossomsOct 20, 1993Rate
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- 1.39Bob Newhart, Guru, Chloe DiskerOct 21, 1993Rate
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- 1.40Martin Mull, The Pogues, Jean LouieOct 22, 1993Rate
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- 1.41Sean Connery, Jake Johannsen, Fran DrescherOct 25, 1993Rate
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- 1.42Phil Donahue, Art Garfunkel, Lenny Dykstra, Paul MolitorOct 26, 1993Rate
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- 1.43Marv Albert, Cindy Crawford, Natalie ColeOct 27, 1993Rate
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- 1.44George Foreman, INXS & Ray CharlesOct 28, 1993Rate
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- 1.45Martin Lawrence, Phil CollinsOct 29, 1993Rate
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- 1.46Jay Thomas, Squeeze, Martha StewartNov 1, 1993Rate
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- 1.47Terry Garr, Paul SimonNov 2, 1993Rate
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- 1.48Mike Wallace, Jimmy Cliff, Faith FordNov 3, 1993Rate
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- 1.49Annie Potts, Natalie Merchant, Dorothy NashNov 4, 1993Rate
Natalie Merchant - ""Because the Night""
- 1.50Tony Curtis, The Breeders, Calvin TrillianNov 5, 1993Rate
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- 1.51Michael Keaton, Barbara WaltersNov 8, 1993Rate
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- 1.52Evander Holyfield, Phil Hartman, The BoDeansNov 9, 1993Rate
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- 1.53Mary Tyler Moore, Jackson Browne, Rita RudnerNov 10, 1993Rate
Mary Tyler Moore treats Late Show viewers to a video clip of Dave from her 1978 variety show, ""Mary,"" in which she smashes a grapefruit in Dave's face. Also, Dave, Biff, Gaines, Anton and Laurie Diamond get their teeth cleaned.
- 1.54Tom Selleck, Pete TownsendNov 11, 1993Rate
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- 1.55Barry Bonds, Carol Kane, Living ColourNov 12, 1993Rate
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- 1.56Sinbad, Trisha Yearwood, Charlie SheenNov 15, 1993Rate
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- 1.57Billy Crystal, Los LobosNov 16, 1993Rate
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- 1.58Stupid Human Tricks, Jon Lovitz, George ThoroughgoodNov 17, 1993Rate
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- 1.59Billy Connolly, Bob Dylan, Charles KuraltNov 18, 1993Rate
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- 1.60Dana Carvey, Meatloaf, Joan CusakNov 19, 1993Rate
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- 1.61Marilu Henner, Heart, Father Guido SarducciNov 22, 1993Rate
""Meet the Neighbors,"" conclusion: The outside cam goes to K & L's Rock America to see Mujibur Rahman and Sirajul Islam, and Dave has them round up Bart Dadon, Fern Chapnick, Rupert Jee, Alexandra Mitsakis and Charlie Levy from the nearby stores and businesses.
- 1.62Robert Klein, Cowboy Junkies, Bobby KnightNov 23, 1993Rate
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- 1.63Bryant Gumbel, Taylor Dayne, Dave AttelNov 24, 1993Rate
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- 1.64Penn & Teller, Dwight Yoakam, Gabriel ByrneNov 25, 1993Rate
Throughout the night, Calvert reports from the parade; as he does every year, Dave guesses what pies his mother made this Thanksgiving; Gabriel Byrne plugs ""Point of No Return.""
- 1.65Kelsey Grammar, Patrick Ewing, Warren ZevonNov 26, 1993Rate
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- 1.66James Belushi, Carlene Carter, Lauren HolleyNov 29, 1993Rate
In ""Bad Phone Call,"" Dave calls the father of Michelle Polikas to tell him she's living with Bob Howard. Also, Dave takes two suckers away from Angel the camera man, and he gives them to Bob and Michelle.
- 1.67Robin Williams, Larry JohnsonNov 30, 1993Rate
Mandy Patinkin drops by (along with Tony Randall), and asks for rehearsal time. Before Dave gets a chance to say no, Mandy and the CBS Orchestra perform a fully-arranged ""Rockabye Your Baby.""
- 1.68Sam Donaldson, Mike Myers, Nanci GriffithDec 1, 1993Rate
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- 1.69Jeremy Irons, Bruce HornsbyDec 2, 1993Rate
Dave buys Paul a fake Rolex off the street; Chris Elliott is on hand for the world premiere of his surrealist art film ""The Traveling Poet.""
- 1.70Charles Grodin, Bryan Adams, Jack HannahDec 3, 1993Rate
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- 1.71Sally Field, Carly Simon, Robert DuvallDec 13, 1993Rate
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- 1.72Larry King, The Band, Kevin PollackDec 14, 1993Rate
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- 1.73Luciano Pavarotti, Marisa Tomei, Wayne CotterDec 15, 1993Rate
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- 1.74Tom Hanks, Gipsy Kings, Joan PlowrightDec 16, 1993Rate
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- 1.75Rush Limbaugh, Harry Connick Jr.Dec 17, 1993Rate
Dave visits some handwriting analysts; Rush Limbaugh promotes his new book.
- 1.76Whoopi Goldberg, Clint Black, John WitherspoonDec 20, 1993Rate
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- 1.77Will Smith, The Lemonheads, Emmit SmithDec 21, 1993Rate
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- 1.78Bob Costas, Toni Braxton, Debi MazarDec 22, 1993Rate
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- 1.79Dennis Franz, Mike Judge, Andy WilliamsDec 23, 1993Rate
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- 1.80Joan Lunden, Ian Moore, Wendy WassersteinDec 27, 1993Rate
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- 1.81Jason Priestly, Terry Bradshaw, Norm MacDonaldDec 28, 1993Rate
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- 1.82Bonnie Hunt, Tony Toni Tone, Dennis RogersDec 29, 1993Rate
Dave comments on FOX taking away CBS' NFL coverage; strongman Dennis ""Mighty Mite"" Rogers lifts weights.
- 1.83Julia Roberts, Cracker, Wolfgang PuckDec 30, 1993Rate
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- 1.84Rosanne and Tom Arnold, Jon Bon JoviDec 31, 1993Rate
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- 1.85Jane Pauley, Art DonavanJan 3, 1994Rate
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- 1.86Beau Bridges, Sandra Bernhard, 4 Non BlondesJan 4, 1994Rate
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- 1.87Rosie O'Donnell, Lou Reed, Neil Patrick HarrisJan 5, 1994Rate
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- 1.88Chris Elliot, Itzhak Perlman, Cokie RobertsJan 6, 1994Rate
Chris Elliott performs the title song from ""Cabaret;"" legendary violinist Itzhak Perlman follows with a rendition of ""Danse Espagnole."" After Perlman's performance, Dave wants to go backstage and slap Chris.
- 1.89Martin Mull, Drew Carey, Dana DelanyJan 7, 1994Rate
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- 1.90Rudolph Giuliani, Faith Hill, Ricki LakeJan 10, 1994Rate
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- 1.91Troy Aikman, Marilyn Horne, Jon StewartJan 11, 1994Rate
The ghost of Ed Sullivan introduces trampoline star Tom Boleen; Troy Aikman throws footballs into cabs on Broadway, and later, from a trampoline.
- 1.92Smothers Brothers, Indigo Girls, Sara McClendanJan 12, 1994Rate
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- 1.93George Carlin, Urge Overkill, Jan HooksJan 13, 1994Rate
George Carlin promotes his new sitcom; Calvert drops by as ""The Guy Who Thinks Dave's Name is Randy.""
- 1.94Chevy Chase, George Miller, Halle BerryJan 14, 1994Rate
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- 1.95Richard Harris, Taj Mahal & Etta James, David SpadeJan 17, 1994Rate
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- 1.96David Brenner, Travis Tritt, Madeline StoweJan 18, 1994Rate
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- 1.97Kathie Lee Gifford, Aaron Neville, Bruno KirbyJan 19, 1994Rate
Dave gets dragged by a cab; the cast of ""Cats"" runs into the Ed Sullivan Theater to take a bow.
- 1.98Demi Moore, Willie Nelson & Shelby Lynne, Al FrankenJan 20, 1994Rate
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- 1.99Dan Rather, Dave Pirner & Victoria Williams, Brett HullJan 21, 1994Rate
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- 1.100Jimmy Johnson, Martin Lawrence, Concrete BlondeJan 31, 1994Rate
Concrete Blonde – ""Mexican Moon""
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