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In David Letterman’s penultimate episode of Late Show last night, it was only fitting that Bill Murray would be the final guest of a “normal” show (tonight’s series finale is going to be more of a retrospective and send-off). Murray was Dave’s first guest on both his NBC Late Night gig, and Late Show, and he showed up in his typically memorable fashion to say farewell to Letterman’s late-night career. After an appearance by another longtime Letterman guest and frequent butt of good-natured humor, Regis Philbin, and before a performance of “The Night We Called It a Day” by Bob Dylan later in the show, […]

In a year of momentous shifts and departures in the late-night scene, none was as big as David Letterman announcing last April that he would be retiring this year (Stephen Colbert will be taking over as host of Late Show in September). The last holdover of the old-school late-night hosts, Letterman has been keeping people up since 1982, first on NBC’s Late Night, and then on CBS’ Late Show since 1993, in the wake of him being passed over by NBC as host of The Tonight Show upon the departure of Letterman’s idol, Johnny Carson. Over the years, it may […]

CBS announced the final guests for David Letterman’s final week of shows, which the network says will be a “three-night event” May 18-20. Not surprisingly, Bill Murray — who was Letterman’s first guest ever on both Late Night and Late Show — will make an appearance on the penultimate episode. Tom Hanks and musician Eddie Vedder will also appear during the final week, with the May 20 final episode being described by CBS as “an hour filled with surprises, memorable highlights, the show’s final Top Ten List and more.” David Letterman has spent 33 years in late-night television, encompassing 6,028 broadcasts, nearly 20,000 […]

As we head into the week of May 11, there will be just eight shows left for David Letterman before his final Late Show broadcast airs on Wednesday, May 20. Among the highlights of the guests making their final visits to Dave during this penultimate week, President Bill Clinton will make his 10th and final appearance on the show Tuesday, May 12. According to CBS, President Clinton “will discuss many topics during the interview, including the work of the Clinton Foundation, whose mission is to promote global health and wellness, increasing opportunities for women and girls, reducing childhood obesity, creating economic opportunity and […]

The countdown is on. There are just over two weeks until David Letterman will host his final broadcast of Late Show, with his farewell episode airing Wednesday, May 20. In the weeks leading up to Dave’s departure, a number of notable personalities will be making their final guest appearances in the seat next to Letterman’s desk. Here are the guests for this upcoming week. DAVID LETTERMAN FINAL GUESTS: WEEK OF MAY 4 MONDAY, MAY 4: President Barack Obama makes his eighth and final visit with Dave tonight. The president last appeared on Late Show Sept. 18, 2012, and before that on Sept. 21, […]

Ray Romano hosts David Letterman: A Life On Television, a 90-minute primetime special celebrating David Letterman’s television career, opening up the video vault to highlight everything from his early days as an Indiana weathercaster to his greatest interviews, Top Ten Lists, poignant moments and more. Letterman retires as Late Show host on May 20. David Letterman: A Life On Television airs on CBS Monday, May 4, at 9:30pm ET/PT.