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. 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.
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.
