Late Show with David Letterman Season 20
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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Late Show with David Letterman Season 20 Full Episode Guide
From "Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues", actress Kristen Wiig; musical guest Darlene Love.
From "Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues", actor Steve Carell; musical guests The Saint Johns.
From "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty", actor and director Ben Stiller; holiday toy demo with Shannon Eis; musical guest Brett Dennen.
From "Anchorman: The Legend Continues", actor Paul Rudd; journalist Barbara Walters presents the Top Ten List; from "The Wolf of Wall Street", actress Cristin Milioti; musical guests Alt-J.
From "Anchorman: The Legend Continues", actor Will Ferrell; a Top Ten List presented by the 2013 Heisman Trophy winner, Jameis Winston; musical guests Chris Cornell feat. Joy Williams.
Talk show host Regis Philbin; stand-up comedy by John Witherspoon; musical guest Seasick Steve.
From "August: Osage County", actress Julia Roberts; musical guest Glen Hansard.
From "Saving Mr. Banks", actress Emma Thompson; singer Josh Groban presents the Top Ten List; comedian Andy Cohen; musical guest Nick Lowe.
Actor and comedian Billy Crystal; from "The Talk", co-host Julie Chen; musical guest ZZ Ward.
From "The Colbert Report", host Stephen Colbert; from "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug", actor Sir Ian McKellen; musical guests Chvrches.
From "Inside Llewyn Davis" and "Alpha House", actor John Goodman; stand-up comedy by Kevin McCaffrey; musical guests Iggy Azalea with T.I.
TV personality and style expert Martha Stewart; musical guest Pitbull.
From "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire", actor Josh Hutcherson; sportscaster Chris “Mad Dog” Russo; musical guest Sky Ferreira.
Radio talk show host Howard Stern; stand-up comedy by Adrienne Iapalucci.
From "The Wolf of Wall Street", actor Jonah Hill; from "12 Years a Slave", actor Chiwetel Ejiofor; musical guests J. Roddy Walston and The Business.
From "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire", actress Jennifer Lawrence; from "Person of Interest", actress Taraji P. Henson.
Author and jounalist Anderson Cooper; from "Modern Family", actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson; musical guests The Neighbourhood.
From "Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues", actor Vince Vaughn; 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion, Jimmie Johnson; musical guests Luscious Jackson.
From "Nashville", actress Connie Britton; Stupid Pet Tricks; musical guests Lady Antebellum.
From "Homeland", actress Claire Danes; from "Nebraska", actor Will Forte; musical guests Metric.
From "Oldboy", actor Samuel L. Jackson; journalist Chris Matthews.
From "The Michael J. Fox Show", actor Michael J. Fox; musical guest Lorde.
From "The Good Wife", actress Julianna Margulies; Army Chief of Staff General Ray Odierno; musical guests Moon Taxi.
News anchor Tom Brokaw; stand-up comedy by Rhys Darby; musical guest Black Joe Lewis.
From "Live! With Kelly and Michael", talk show host Kelly Ripa; from "How I Met Your Mother", actress Cobie Smulders; musicial guest Gary Clark Jr.
From "Thor: The Dark World", actress Natalie Portman; from "Eagleheart", actor and comedian Chris Elliott; musical guest James Blunt.
Actress and comedienne Kathy Griffin; author Bruce McCall; musical guest J. Cole; and a Top Ten List presented by Rep. Nancy Pelosi.
From "Out of the Furnace", actor Woody Harrelson; from World Series champion Boston Red Sox, MVP David Ortiz; musical guests The Wanted.
From "Last Vegas", actor Morgan Freeman; stand-up comedy by Brian Regan; musical guests Frightened Rabbit.
The Late Show's annual Halloween costume show; from "Ender's Game", actor Harrison Ford; musical guests Holy Ghost! perform.
From "The Millers", actor Will Arnett; author of "The Soundtrack of My Life", Clive Davis; musical guests The Avett Brothers.
From "Parks and Recreation", actor Rob Lowe; the 2013 Indy Car Champion, Scott Dixon; musical guest Alan Jackson.
Basketball legend and commentator Charles Barkley; skiing champion Lindsey Vonn; musical guest King Krule.
From "The View", co-host Barbara Walters; author Steve Young; musical guests White Denim.
Real estate mogul Donald Trump; musical guest Selena Gomez.
TV host Bill O'Reilly; musical guests The Head and the Heart.
From "The Expendables 3", director and actor Sylvester Stallone; from "Mom", actress Anna Faris; musical guests Deltron 3030.
From "Parenthood", actor and comedian Ray Romano; from "As I Lay Dying", actor James Franco; Top Ten list presented by Madison Square Garden legends.
Talk show host and Football commentator Michael Strahan; stand-up comedy by Simon Amstell; musical guests Cage the Elephant.
Animal expert Jack Hanna; from "The Big Bang Theory", actor Kunal Nayyar.
From "Elementary", actress Lucy Liu; civil engineering professor Mark Jacobson; musical guest The Weeknd.
From "The Awesomes" and "Saturday Night Live", comedic actor Seth Meyers; from "The Counselor", actor Michael Fassbender; musical guest Amos Lee.
From "Captain Phillips", actor Tom Hanks; Siri Top Ten; musical guests Two Door Cinema Club.
From "Blue Bloods", actor Tom Selleck; stand-up comedy by Michael Somerville; musical guest Albert Hammond Jr.
Stupid Human Tricks; TV anchor Brian Williams; a performance from the film "Muscle Shoals".
From "Scandal", actress Kerry Washington; from "Flying Wild Alaska", TV personality Ariel Tweto; musical guests Yoko One & The Flaming Lips (as Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band).
From "The Crazy Ones", actress Sarah Michelle Gellar; from "Parks and Recreation", actor Nick Offerman; musical guests First Aid Kit.
From "Sean Saves the World", actor Sean Hayes; musical guest Sting.
Legendary comedic actor and musician Steve Martin; stand-up comedy by Kathleen Madigan; musican guests The Kruger Brothers with Steve Martin.
Musician and humanitarian Bono; from "CBGB" and "The Big Bang Theory", actor Johnny Galecki; musical guests Kings of Leon.
From "The Crazy Ones", actor Robin Williams; from "Masters of Sex", actress Lizzy Caplan; an opera Top Ten List presented by soprano Renée Fleming; musical guests Icona Pop.
Interview with and musical performance by Cher. Lizzy Caplan preempted.
Former President of the United States, Bill Clinton; musical guests Tired Pony.
From "Dr. Phil", self-help guru Dr. Phil McGraw; comic Tom Dreesen.
Actor Alec Baldwin; from "Hostages", actress Toni Collette.
From "Don Jon", director and actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt; talk show host Keith Olbermann; musical guest Keith Urban.
From "Monsters University", actor Billy Crystal; musical guest Sheryl Crow.
From "Derek", creator and actor Ricky Gervais; Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel; musical guest Janelle Monae.
From "The Arsenio Hall Show", host and actor/comedian Arsenio Hall; stand-up from Dan Naturman; musical guest Laura Mvula.
From "Teach", host and actress Queen Latifah; from "New Girl", actor Jake Johnson; musical guests TV on the Radio.
From "Thanks for Sharing", actor Tim Robbins; football commentator Herm Edwards; musical guests Passion Pit.
Actor Jake Gyllenhaal; host of "Big Brother" and co-host of "The Talk", producer Julie Chen; musical guests The Dodos.
Dave celebrates the Late Show and its 20 years and 3,897 episodes with a look back at the past with actor Bill Murray; musical guests Lenny Kravitz & Gladys Knight.
Medal of Honor recipient Staff Sgt. Ty Carter; from "Nashville", actress Hayden Panettiere; musical guests In the Valley Below.
Journalist Anderson Cooper; from "The Newsroom", actress Olivia Munn; musical guests Robert Randolph & The Family Band.
From "Ushi Must Marry", actor Patrick Dempsey; actress and writer Amy Sedaris; musical guest Laura Marling.
Tennis champion Serena Williams; comedian Sean Donnelly; musical guests MGMT.
Actress and comedian Tina Fey; musical guest Valerie June.
Comedian and star of "Louie", Louis C.K.; from The Global Citizen Festival, humanitarian Hugh Evans; musical guest John Legend.
From "Drinking Buddies", actress Olivia Wilde; from "Under the Dome", actor Dean Norris; musical guest John Mayer.
TV icon and actress Oprah Winfrey discusses "The Butler"; from "Anchorman: The Legend Continues", actor Paul Rudd.
From "Elysium", actor Matt Damon; musical guest Hanni El Khatib.
From "Breaking Bad", actor Bryan Cranston; from "Lovelace", Amanda Seyfried; musicial guests Michael Franti & Spearhead.
From "2 Guns", actor Denzel Washington; musical guest James McCartney.
TV personality Regis Philbin; ventriloquist Terry Fator.
From "We're the Millers", actor Jason Sudeikis; musical guests Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros.
From "The Wolverine", actor Hugh Jackman; from "Web Therapy", actress Lisa Kudrow; musician Jason Isbell performs.
From "Blue Jasmine", actress Cate Blanchett; from "The Talk", co-host Aisha Tyler; musical guests Franz Ferdinand.
From "Ray Donovan", actor Liev Schreiber; comedian Adam Newman; musical guests Cold War Kids.
From "Nightly News with Brian Williams", anchor Brian Williams; musical guests Court Yard Hounds.
From "Real Time with Bill Maher", host Bill Maher; from "Unforgettable", actress Poppy Montgomery; musical guest Pokey LaFarge.
From "Red 2", star Bruce Willis; MLB commissioner Bud Selig; musical guest Valerie Simpson.
From "Grown Ups 2", actor Kevin James; snowboarder Shaun White; musical guest Darius Rucker.
From "Grown Ups 2", actress Salma Hayek Pinault; from "Veep" and "Arrested Development", actor Tony Hale; musical guests Houndmouth.
From "Grown Ups 2", actor/comedian Adam Sandler; musical guest Joseph Arthur.
From "Crystal Fairy", actor Michael Cera; "Living the Good Life" author Martha Stewart; musical guests Ra Ra Riot .
From "The Lone Ranger", actor Johnny Depp; from "Maron", comedian Marc Maron; musical guests Dawes.
From "White House Down", actor Jamie Foxx; Stanley Cup MVP Patrick Kane; a Top Ten List presented by Backstreet Boys; musical guest Wale.
From "White House Down", actor Channing Tatum; activist Tim DeChristopher; musical guests Fitz and The Tantrums.
From "The Heat", actress Melissa McCarthy; from "Pacific Rim", actor Idris Elba; musical guests Dale Watson and His Lone Stars.
From "Killing Season", actor John Travolta; comic Chris DiStefano; musical guests Japandroids.
From "The Newsroom", actor Jeff Daniels; from "Despicable Me 2", actor Ken Jeong; musical guest Jim James.
Comic Don Rickles; from "America's Got Talent", host Nick Cannon; musical guest Tom Keifer.
Journalist Bill O'Reilly; from "Frances Ha", actress Greta Gerwig; musical guests Quadron.
Interview with and musical performance by Harry Connick, Jr.; a Top Ten List presented by members of the U.S. Army; comic Dylan Moran.
News anchor Tom Brokaw; interview with and musical performance by Darlene Love.
Actor & comic Dana Carvey; from "The Kings of Summer" and "Melissa & Joey", actor Nick Robinson; a performance by the cast of Broadway musical "Matilda".
From "Despicable Me 2", actor & comic Russell Brand; from "Man of Steel", actor Michael Shannon; musical guests Haim.
From "The Internship", actor Vince Vaughn; comic Andy Kindler; musical guests Queens of the Stone Age.
From "The Big Bang Theory", actor Johnny Galecki; from the play "Ghost Brothers of Darkland County", musician John Mellencamp and author Stephen King; musical guests Queens of the Stone Age.
From "Castle", actor Nathan Fillion; from "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart", comic John Oliver; a Top Ten List presented by Joan Rivers; musical guests Local Natives.
Host of the 67th Annual Tony Awards, Neil Patrick Harris; 2013 Indianapolis 500 winner Tony Kanaan; musical guest Frank Turner.
From "Now You See Me", actor Woody Harrelson; comic Tommy Johnagin; musical guests John Fogerty with Dawes.
From "Arrested Development", actor Jason Bateman; Piedmont bird callers; musical guest John Fogerty; surprise guest Tom Hanks plugs his Broadway play during the monologue and top ten list.
From "After Earth", actor Will Smith; musical guests The National.
From "Arrested Development" and the new CBS series "The Millers", actor Will Arnett; comic Trevor Noah; musical guest Kurt Vile.
Journalist Barbara Walters; from "Now You See Me", actor Jesse Eisenberg; musical guests MS MR.
From "The Hangover Part III", actor Ed Helms; talk show host Hoda Kotb; musical guest Brad Paisley.
From the Broadway play "Lucky Guy", actor Tom Hanks; a performance by the cast of Broadway musical "Pippin".
From "NCIS", actor Mark Harmon; from "Inside Amy Schumer", comedienne Amy Schumer; musical guest Luke Bryan.
From "Star Trek: Into Darkness", actor Chris Pine; comic Tom Dreesen; musical guests She & Him.
Animal expert Jack Hanna; from "Star Trek: Into Darkness", actor Benedict Cumberbatch.
From "Live! With Kelly and Michael", host Michael Strahan; from "How I Met Your Mother", actress Alyson Hannigan; musical guest Natalie Maines.
From "New Girl", actress Zooey Deschanel; comic Jim Gaffigan; musical guests Pistol Annies; sitting in musician Todd Rundgren.
From "The Office", actor John Krasinski; from "Scandal", actress Kerry Washington; musical guest James Blake.
From "The English Teacher" and Broadway's "The Nance", actor Nathan Lane; comic Joe Matarese; musical guest Kacey Musgraves.
From "Bling Ring", Paris Hilton; Miriam Tucker (swallowed and recovered a $5,000 diamond); musical guests Atlas Genius.
From "The Great Gatsby", actor Tobey Maguire; Stupid Pet Tricks; musical guest Tom Odell.
Talk show host Dr. Phil McGraw; from "Family Tree", actor Chris O'Dowd; musical guests Phoenix.
From "The Mindy Project", actress Mindy Kaling; from documentary "Manhunt", former CIA analyst & targeting officer Nada Bakos; musical guest Ben Harper with Charlie Musselwhite.
From "Mad Men", actor Jon Hamm; from "Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay", magician Ricky Jay; musical guests The So So Glos.
From "The Big Bang Theory", actor Jim Parsons; musical guest Snoop Lion; a Top Ten List presented by Barry Sanders, the cover athlete of the Madden 25 video game.
From "The Reluctant Fundamentalist", actress Kate Hudson; former KFYR-TV anchor A.J. Clemente; musical guest Selena Gomez.
Actor Steve Martin; musician Edie Brickell; from "The Office", actress Jenna Fischer; musical guests Steve Martin & Edie Brickell.
From "Mud", actor Matthew McConaughey; Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte; musical guests Steve Earle & The Dukes (& Duchess).
From "42", actor Harrison Ford; actress Rita Wilson; musical guest Jake Bugg.
From "Scary Movie 5", actress Lindsay Lohan; comic Pete Lee; musical guest Gary Clark Jr.
From "Chelsea Lately", talk show host Chelsea Handler; comic Ross Bennett; musical guests Yeah Yeah Yeahs.
Actor/comedian Martin Short; musical guest Tyler, the Creator; a top ten list with Kevin Ware.
Comic Louis C.K.; talk show host Rachel Maddow; musical guests The Flaming Lips.
Talk show legend Regis Philbin; a performance from the Broadway musical "Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella".
From "The Company You Keep", actor Shia LaBeouf; comic Jeff Altman; musical guests The Band Perry.
Comic Gary Gulman; musical guests Wavves.
News anchor Brian Williams; musical guests Pegi Young & The Survivors.
From "Oz the Great and Powerful" and "Spring Breakers", actor James Franco; national grocery bagging champion Andrew Borracchini; music by Ed Sheeran.
Actress Eva Mendes; a Top Ten List presented by IndyCar driver Graham Rahal; comic Andy Hendrickson; musical guests The Airborne Toxic Event.
Comic Bill Cosby; U.S. skier Mikaela Shiffrin; musical guests Garbage.
Actress Selena Gomez; comic Bob Sarlatte; musical guest Killer Mike.
From "Saturday Night Live", comedian & writer Seth Meyers; comic Demetri Martin; musical guests Dropkick Murphys.
From "Olympus Has Fallen", actor Gerard Butler; musical guest Elizabeth Cook
From "The Incredible Burt Wonderstone", actor & comedian Jim Carrey; musical guest Richard Thompson.
From "The Incredible Burt Wonderstone", actor Steve Carell; from "Game of Thrones", actress Emilia Clarke; musical guest Josh Ritter.
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg; musical guests Depeche Mode.
Actress and writer Tina Fey; from "Modern Family", actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson; musical guest Solange.
Comic Joan Rivers; Daytona 500 winner Jimmie Johnson; musical guest Kendrick Lamar.
From "AmeriQua", actor Alec Baldwin; musical guests Emmylou Harris with Rodney Crowell.
Actor Luke Wilson; comic Dan Mintz; musical performance by Imagine Dragons.
Stupid Human Tricks; actor Johnny Depp; musical performance by Bill Carter and The Blame.
Actor Hugh Jackman; from "Girls", actress Zosia Mamet; musical guests The Americans.
From "Oz the Great and Powerful", actress Michelle Williams; from "NCIS: Los Angeles", actor Chris O'Donnell; musical guests von Grey.
From "Rules of Engagement", actor and comedian David Spade; dog trainer/reality TV personality Kenny Licklider; musical guest Aaron Neville.
From "Decoding Annie Parker", actress Helen Hunt; comic Jeff Caldwell; musical guests The Maccabees.
Comic Jerry Seinfeld; musician Dave Grohl; musical guests Dave Grohl & the Sound City Players with Stevie Nicks.
Medal of Honor recipient Staff Sgt. Clinton Romesha; from "The Carrie Diaries", actress AnnaSophia Robb; musical guest Robert DeLong. Quvenzhané Wallis preempted.
From "A Good Day to Die Hard", actor Bruce Willis; 2013 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover model Kate Upton; musical guests Little Big Town.
Talk show host Bill O'Reilly; a Top Ten List presented by ten 2013 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit models and the 2013 S.I. Swimsuit cover model reveal; musical guests The Avett Brothers.
From "NCIS", actress Pauley Perrette; comedian Jake Johannsen; a performance by Elvis tribute artist Ben Portsmouth.
Actress Sally Field; Baltimore Ravens' John Harbaugh; a performance by Elvis tribute artist Shawn Klush.
From "Community", actor and TV host Joel McHale; actress and comedienne Amy Sedaris; a performance by Elvis tribute artist Justin Shandor.
From "Modern Family", actor Eric Stonestreet; Trick: Norman will ride a scooter; from Sirius XM Radio, Chris "Mad Dog" Russo; a performance by Elvis tribute artist Brandon Bennett.
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie; Super Bowl MVP Joe Flacco; a performance by Elvis tribute artist Cody Ray Slaughter.
From "House of Cards", actor Kevin Spacey; comic Nick Griffin; musical guest Emeli Sandé.
Fom "Stand Up Guys", actor Al Pacino; musical guests Macklemore & Ryan Lewis.
From "Identity Thief", actor Jason Bateman; from "Community", actress Alison Brie; musical guests Shovels & Rope.
From "Bullet to the Head", actor Sylvester Stallone; former U.S. Vice President Al Gore.
From "Mike & Molly", actress Melissa McCarthy; from "The Walking Dead", actor David Morrissey; musical guests David Byrne & St. Vincent.
From "The Following", actor Kevin Bacon; comic Brian Kiley; musical guests The Amazing.
From "Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters", actor Jeremy Renner; animal expert Jack Hanna.
Reality TV personalities Kim & Kourtney Kardashian; musical guest Buddy Guy.
Actress Jennifer Lawrence; author Alan Zweibel; musical guest A$AP Rocky.
From "Anger Management", actor Charlie Sheen; CBS Sports commentator and former NFL quarterback Phil Simms; musical guest José James.
From "Broken City", actress Catherine Zeta-Jones; from "Girls", actress Allison Williams; musical guests Jon Spencer Blues Explosion.
Actor Michael J. Fox; from "Girls", actress Lena Dunham.
From "Gangster Squad", actor Josh Brolin; from "Zero Dark Thirty", director Kathryn Bigelow; musical guest Ray Wylie Hubbard.
News anchor Brian Williams; musical guest Morrissey.
Talk show host Michael Strahan; from "Zero Dark Thirty", actress Jessica Chastain; musical guest Conor Maynard.
From "30 Rock", actor Tracy Morgan; sportscaster Marv Albert; musical guests Everest.
TV personality Regis Philbin; musical guest Zedd.
Comic Kathy Griffin; from "Zero Dark Thirty", actor Chris Pratt; Big Boi performs.
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