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1. Bill Murray, Tom Brokaw, Paul Newman, Billy Joel

2. Robin Williams, John Mellencamp, Jonathan Estrata

3. Demi Moore, Bev Tanner, Spin Doctors

4. Martin Short, Cyndi Lauper

5. Debra Winger, Soul Asylum

6. Richard Lewis, Shawn Bouroughs, Midnight Oil

7. Michael J. Fox, Rosie Perez

8. Al Gore, Kim Basinger, Chris Isaak

9. Ellen Barkin, Chris "Mad Dog" Russo, Lenny Kravitz

10. Siskel & Ebert, Robert Plant

11. Bruce Willis, Steven Wright

12. Paul Reiser, Mike Ditka, John Hiatt

13. Jeff Goldblum, Louie Anderson, Jerry Garcia & David Grisman

14. Bonnie Hunt, Latrisha Baldrick, Patti Smyth

15. Super Dave Osborne, Laura Dern, Stone Temple Pilots

16. Sarah Jessica Parker, Jim Abbot, Patty Scialfa

17. Robert Urich, Ellen Degeneres, Tim Tomasic

18. Tony Randall, Elizabeth Perkins, Aaron Neville

19. Mike Myers, John Kruk, Belinda Carlisle

20. Glenn Close, James Taylor

21. Matthew Broderick, Julie Krone, Neil Diamond

22. Jimmy Carter, Brett Butler, Daniel Boulud

23. Jerry Lewis, Sparky Mortimer, Rod Stewart

24. Lily Tomlin, Adam Sandler, Mike Lupica

25. Andie MacDowell, Graham Parker, Bill Scheft

26. Sylvester Stallone, Melissa Etheridge, Janeane Garofalo

27. Isabella Rossellini, Bob Saget, Johnny Cash

28. Candice Bergen, John Mendoza

29. Don Rickles, Tracey Ullman, Johnny Cash

30. Connie Chung, Mary Chapin Carpenter

31. Kathie Lee Gifford, Matt Dillon

32. Stupid Pet Tricks, Howard Stern, Rosanne Cash

33. Kirstie Alley, Rick Ocasek, Jeff Colton

34. David Brenner, Gloria Estefan, Sean Young

35. Tom Arnold, Rich Hall, Jon Weiss

36. Dennis Miller, Tony Bennett, Sandra Bullock

37. David Steinberg, Emmylou Harris, Bo Jackson

38. Dan Rather, Penelope Ann Miller, Gin Blossoms

39. Bob Newhart, Guru, Chloe Disker

40. Martin Mull, The Pogues, Jean Louie

41. Sean Connery, Jake Johannsen, Fran Drescher

42. Phil Donahue, Art Garfunkel, Lenny Dykstra, Paul Molitor

43. Marv Albert, Cindy Crawford, Natalie Cole

44. George Foreman, INXS & Ray Charles

45. Martin Lawrence, Phil Collins

46. Jay Thomas, Squeeze, Martha Stewart

47. Terry Garr, Paul Simon

48. Mike Wallace, Jimmy Cliff, Faith Ford

49. Annie Potts, Natalie Merchant, Dorothy Nash

50. Tony Curtis, The Breeders, Calvin Trillian

51. Michael Keaton, Barbara Walters

52. Evander Holyfield, Phil Hartman, The BoDeans

53. Mary Tyler Moore, Jackson Browne, Rita Rudner

54. Tom Selleck, Pete Townsend

55. Barry Bonds, Carol Kane, Living Colour

56. Sinbad, Trisha Yearwood, Charlie Sheen

57. Billy Crystal, Los Lobos

58. Stupid Human Tricks, Jon Lovitz, George Thoroughgood

59. Billy Connolly, Bob Dylan, Charles Kuralt

60. Dana Carvey, Meatloaf, Joan Cusak

61. Marilu Henner, Heart, Father Guido Sarducci

62. Robert Klein, Cowboy Junkies, Bobby Knight

63. Bryant Gumbel, Taylor Dayne, Dave Attel

64. Penn & Teller, Dwight Yoakam, Gabriel Byrne

65. Kelsey Grammar, Patrick Ewing, Warren Zevon

66. James Belushi, Carlene Carter, Lauren Holley

67. Robin Williams, Larry Johnson

68. Sam Donaldson, Mike Myers, Nanci Griffith

69. Jeremy Irons, Bruce Hornsby

70. Charles Grodin, Bryan Adams, Jack Hannah

71. Sally Field, Carly Simon, Robert Duvall

72. Larry King, The Band, Kevin Pollack

73. Luciano Pavarotti, Marisa Tomei, Wayne Cotter

74. Tom Hanks, Gipsy Kings, Joan Plowright

75. Rush Limbaugh, Harry Connick Jr.

76. Whoopi Goldberg, Clint Black, John Witherspoon

77. Will Smith, The Lemonheads, Emmit Smith

78. Bob Costas, Toni Braxton, Debi Mazar

79. Dennis Franz, Mike Judge, Andy Williams

80. Joan Lunden, Ian Moore, Wendy Wasserstein

81. Jason Priestly, Terry Bradshaw, Norm MacDonald

82. Bonnie Hunt, Tony Toni Tone, Dennis Rogers

83. Julia Roberts, Cracker, Wolfgang Puck

84. Rosanne and Tom Arnold, Jon Bon Jovi

85. Jane Pauley, Art Donavan

86. Beau Bridges, Sandra Bernhard, 4 Non Blondes

87. Rosie O'Donnell, Lou Reed, Neil Patrick Harris

88. Chris Elliot, Itzhak Perlman, Cokie Roberts

89. Martin Mull, Drew Carey, Dana Delaney

90. Rudolph Giuliani, Faith Hill, Ricki Lake

91. Troy Aikman, Marilyn Horne, Jon Stewart

92. Smothers Brothers, Indigo Girls, Sara McClendan

93. George Carlin, Urge Overkill, Jan Hooks

94. Chevy Chase, George Miller, Halle Berry

95. Richard Harris, Taj Mahal & Etta James, David Spade

96. David Brenner, Travis Tritt, Madeline Stowe

97. Kathie Lee Gifford, Aaron Neville, Bruno Kirby

98. Demi Moore, Willie Nelson & Shelby Lynne, Al Franken

99. Dan Rather, Dave Pirner & Victoria Williams, Brett Hull

100. Jimmy Johnson, Martin Lawrence, Concrete Blonde

101. Tom Brokaw, Julie Cavner, Joshua Catheson

102. Aidan Quinn, Crowded House, Michael Lamonaco

103. Sarah Jessica Parker, Jerry Van Dyke

104. Ellen Barkin, Peter Frampton, Amanda Archaleta

105. Walter Cronkite, Natalie Merchant

106. Alec Baldwin, Blues Traveler, Norman Vaughn

107. Dan Aykroyd, Anna Klempsey, Peter Arnette

108. Siskel & Ebert, Daryl Hall, Mugsy Bogues

109. Steven Seagal, Salt N Peppa, Johnathan Soloman

110. Super Dave Osborne, Brad Privott

111. Richard Simmons

112. Regis Philbin, Richard Thompson, Ben Stiller

113. Phil Hartman, George Benson, Michael Madsen

114. Bebe Neuwirth, Jackson Browne

115. Sinbad, UB40, Luke Perry

116. Marv Albert, Sinead O'Connor, Ricky Jay

117. Stupid Human Tricks, Wynonna Judd, Laurence Fishburne

118. Brett Butler, Linda Rondstat, Don Imus

119. Michael J. Fox, Spin Doctors & Roger Daltrey

120. Gary Shandling, Sting, Nigel Mansell

121. Dan Jansen, Dennis Miller, Meatloaf

122. John Larroquette, Bonnie Raitt, Jerry Butler, & Ben E. King, Jennifer Jason Leigh

123. Geena Davis, Aerosmith

124. Anthony Hopkins, ZZ Top, Dennis Leary

125. Alan King, Aretha Franklin

126. Jay Thomas, Crash Test Dummies, Kevin Spacey

127. Richard Harris, Carol King, Ron Howard

128. Bill Cosby, Sheryl Crow

129. Diane Sawyer, John Michael Montgomery, Elle MacPherson

130. Kevin Kline, Placido Domingo

131. Bob Saget, Tori Amos, John Waters

132. Thea Vidal, Stomp, Buck Henry

133. Martin Short, Sammy Hagar, Mary Stuart Masterson

134. Madonna, Counting Crows

135. Charles Grodin, Elvis Costello & The Attractions

136. Bob Uecker, Cheap Trick, Michael McKean

137. Ted Koppel, Wynton Marsalis, Carrie Fisher

138. Andie MacDowell, Rich Hall, Matt Kramer

139. Kirstie Alley, Boz Scaggs, Calvin Trillian

140. Tom Brokaw, Blind Melon, Julie Brown

141. Don Rickles, Jeff Stearns, Liz Phair

142. Jack Lemmon, Lyle Lovett & Al Green

143. Dennis Hopper, Jessye Norman, Uta Pippig

144. Ellen DeGeneres, Raquel Welch, Candlebox

145. Tom Snyder, Ray Liotta

146. Father Guido Sarducci, Reba McEntire, Pierre Frene

147. Joan Lunden, Gin Blossoms, Michael Moore

148. Jerry Seinfeld, Brian Setzer Orchestra, Norm Abram

149. Sissy Spacek, Bonnie Raitt, Daniel Low

150. Joe Pesci, Randy Travis, Dan Wilkenson

151. Jerry Van Dyke, The Neville Brothers

152. Robin Williams, Big Head Todd & The Monsters, Mark Leyner

153. Mia Farrow, Tim McGraw, Jimmie Walker

154. Brett Butler, Rob Lowe, Sarah McLachlan

155. Sharon Stone, Chris Farley

156. Billy Crystal, Ray Charles

157. Michael Keaton, Angela Lansbury

158. James Cahn, David Copperfield, Julia Louis-Dreyfus

159. Candice Bergen, Elvis Costello & The Attractions, Magic Johnson

160. Bette Midler, Traffic

161. Heather Locklear, Travis Tritt, Harvey Pekar

162. Jeff Goldblum, Sonic Youth, James Carville

163. Stupid Pet Tricks, Carol Burnett, Emmylou Harris

164. Barbara Walters, Mariah Carey

165. Eddie Murphy, Tony Bennett, Wayne Cotter

166. Rick Moranis, Jimmy Buffett, Stefan Seville

167. Woody Harrelson, Louie Anderson, Isaiah Thomas

168. Kevin Pollak, Chris Isaak, Jacques Pepin

169. Rosie O'Donnell, Laurie Morgan, Bronson Pinchot

170. The Pretenders, Daniel Stern

171. Reggie Miller, Spike Lee, Tony Randall, Tony Toni Tone

172. Craig T. Nelson, David Sanborn, Al Unser Jr.

173. Mariel Hemmingway, George Miller, Mandy Patinkin

174. Macaulay Culkin, Randy Newman, Mona Frey

175. David Brenner, Johnny Cash, Keanu Reeves

176. Jeremy Irons, Chris Rock, Hakeem Olajuwon

177. Ted Danson, David Byrne, Carl Reiner

178. Show #0178

179. Jon Lovitz, Sandra Bullock, Spin Doctors

180. Teri Garr, Yes

181. Fran Drescher, Jack Palance, Seal

182. Dan Rather, Nicholas Turturro, Al Jarreau, Kathleen Battle

183. Julia Roberts, Stone Temple Pilots, Jake Johannsen

184. Howard Stern, Kate Nelligan, John Mellencamp

185. Siskel & Ebert, Tom Jones, Sam Cassell, Trisha Yearwood

186. Penelope Ann Miller, Barbara Streisand, Mary Matalin, Tori Amos

187. Daniel Boulud, Helen Hunt, Green Day

188. Siskel & Ebert, Andrea Martin, Indigo Girls

189. Connie Chung, Phil Collins

190. Neil Diamond, Richard Simmons

191. Patrick Stewart, Ryan Cobb, Melissa Etheridge

192. Show #0192

193. Tom Hanks, Toad the Wet Sprocket

194. Harry Connick, Jr., Michael Lomonaco, Pete Sampras, Catherine O'Hara

195. Buzz Aldrin, Susan Sarandon, Midnight Oil

196. Gary Sinise, Ricki Lake, Julio Iglesias

197. Show #0197

198. Show #0198

199. Show #0199

200. Show #0200

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Late Show with David Letterman

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Comedy

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.

Date: 08/30/1993

Rating: 6.3

Cast: David Letterman, Paul Shaffer, Alan Kalter

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