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Late Show with David Letterman
Format	Talk show Variety show
Starring	David Letterman Paul Shaffer and the CBS Orchestra Bill Wendell (1993-1995) Alan Kalter (1995-Present)
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	3,000 (as of October 13, 2008)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Robert Morton (1993-1996) Rob Burnett (1996-Present) Barbara Gaines (2000-Present) Maria Pope (2000-Present) Jude Brennan (2003-Present)
Location(s)	Ed Sullivan Theater New York City, New York
Running time	01:02:30
Broadcast
Original channel	CBS
Picture format	480i (NTSC), 1080i (HDTV)
Original run	August 30, 1993 – present
Chronology
Related shows	Late Night with David Letterman (1982–1993)
External links
Official website
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

The 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. It is produced by Letterman's production company, Worldwide Pants Incorporated. The show's music director and bandleader of the house band, the CBS Orchestra, is Paul Shaffer. The head writers are brothers Justin Stangel and Eric Stangel. The announcer is Alan Kalter, who replaced Bill Wendell in 1995.

In most American markets the show airs at 11:35 pm Eastern/Pacific time, but is recorded Mondays at 4:30 PM and 7:00 PM, Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 5:30 PM, and Thursdays at 4:30 PM. The second Monday episode usually airs on Friday of that week (the show had previously recorded the Friday episodes on Thursdays). Each show is recapped in The Wahoo Gazette by production coordinator Mike McIntee on CBS.com's Late Show page.

Letterman was previously the host of Late Night with David Letterman on NBC from 1982 to 1993. The show was co-produced by Carson Productions, Worldwide Pants Incorporated, and NBC Productions. Shaffer, Wendell, and several members of the band were also with the NBC show.

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