Late Show with David Letterman

1993

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Released: 30 August 1993 Ended
Producted By: CBS Studios
Country: United States of America
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Official Website: http://www.cbs.com/latenight/lateshow/
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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.

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Softwing Most undeservingly overhyped movie of all time??
FrogGlace In other words,this film is a surreal ride.
Gurlyndrobb While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.
Edwin The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.
elshikh4 10_While Paul Shaffer is a very good musician, he's very annoying as person. His remarks while David is talking are truly unbearable, especially when they are nothing but "yeahhh", "How is that", and some other unheard gibberish that blend in the main speech to make no word, of both sides, audible. Mr. Shaffer, would you SHUT UP ! 09_The Top 10 list sucks! 08_Sometimes David is yakking about the most insignificant matters ever. I mean Seinfeld, as a show, exploited insignificant matters significantly, making them something to watch, enjoy and maybe satirize. Here it's not that talented. So it's silliness for silliness, yet sorrowfully not even ludicrous along the way !07_The short segments became fewer and dryer. Let alone extremely horrible at times; and I refer to the ugly, rated r, images through the segment of "things better than reading Sarah Palin's memoirs" !! They showed so shocking clips from horror movies uncensored, how does this happen in a show that omits the F and the S words immediately ??!! 06_The laughing audience…Grrrrrrr! It's one of the reasons of the western civilization's decay. I have nothing more to add!05_Rarely when the program uses one guest creatively. It's a talk show yes, but lately it's some funny memories to cut to the commercials, then the publicity for their, must be great, next movie.. play.. book…etc. Namely poorness, hypocrisy, and nothing THAT FUNNY !04_In one complete season, the last one, I laughed twice.03_Comedy is timing. Letterman seems lately to lose this important fact. I feel board many times during the already short episode. Let alone the sin of repeating the jokes; now can you believe this ?! Just recall the worn-out one about riding a taxi in New York and cheating death, well, I heard it 3 times in 3 consecutive episodes, it's like; did you memorize it yet ?!!02_Some serious people as guests and some lovely performances make a balance that keeps a respectful reason for watching the show, since watching it to laugh came to be nearly terminated!01_Being smart is something this show got nothing to do with. That could have been nice. But not anymore!...At least the title fits so rightly; it is the "late" show indeed !
DKosty123 David Letterman is a show with attitude, Lettermans attitude. UnFortunately his is usually right off target. Dave no longer realizes what his viewers want & dishes it out in generous portions. Johnny Carson is turning over in his grave as Letterman has long departed from what made Carson a success.The problem which has developed is that Johnny Carson has died and he used to feed Lettermen jokes. Carson used to understand that there are lines you do not cross with humor. Letterman has lost that compass someplace.A few years back, I would have thought that Letterman versus either Leno or Conan was a slam dunk. Now it appears it Letterman is getting slam dunked. I would say that maybe he is getting to retirement time, but the problem appears to be deeper than that. Dave has lost something & the only thing I can think of is Carson's wisdom & advice.Still, CBS has never found another alternative for Late Night TV. Letterman is the first & only one CBS has found since running old movies. I shudder to think that "squirrels mating in a cage" & old movies could beat Conan, & then Conan can beat Letterman. The mighty has fallen. Can he come back, or will the squirrels be on CBS soon?Riddle: How do you tell that Letterman is getting out of touch?Answer: Dave tells another lame Sarah Palin joke.Riddle : How Do you tell Letterman is getting enough touch?Answer : He hasn't been hitting on his staff lately.Riddle : Why is Letterman & Rachel Meadow (both white) talking racism on a recent show?Answer: Ratings desperation, time for Letterman to step down.
jared_huss Wow. I really don't like this show at all. Letterman is funny once or twice and that band leader is ugly and annoying. Leno is much better and tonight I just swapped to see how stupid this show was and I know its a joke and all, but he made fun of president Gerald Ford's death. That was very mean and very unnecessary. Letterman should not be making fun of someone else's death for his show. I don't see Leno doing that. Also, that band leader, whatever his name is, my god so annoying. I can not stand him nor him and his band singing. It sounds like a whole bunch of cats fighting. They really should not sing every title, it is very irritating. Well, my final rating. 3/10
michael@piston.net After watching him lionized in the movie "Late Shift" I started watching David Letterman regularly, prepared to be entertained by an intelligent and witty humorist. What I saw instead was a very smug and self-satisfied performer who seemed to accept his rock star idolization as his due, and, in addition to having a disconcerting resemblance to Richard Nixon, was simply not funny. His monologues were short, wooden, and despite often receiving an explosive response from his adoring audience, were seldom humorous. I kept tuning him in, always imagining that I had previously caught him on a bad night, only to see my initial judgment reinforced over and over again. Not only was Letterman himself not funny, but he seemed bored and impatient with the show itself, as if he felt put upon even to perform. The strange thing is that the show itself is in many ways superior to Leno's Tonight Show - certainly the repartee between Letterman and his band leader lacks the embarrassing, almost pathetic quality of Leno's many vain attempts to make Kevin Eubanks seem witty. The skits are often cleverer than Tonight's heavy handed mockery of both public figures and ordinary Americans. Yet ultimately the program must rise or fall on the strength of its star, and here the laconic Letterman cannot hold a candle to the hyperactive laugh-a-second Leno. In the final analysis, Late Night with David Letterman doesn't work because David Letterman just isn't funny. And oddly enough, he seems to know it.

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