The Late Show (franchise)
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This article is about the American talk show series since 1993. For the current incarnation of the series, see The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. For unrelated shows with this name, including talk shows, see The Late Show (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Late Night (TV series).
The Late Show is an American late-night talk show franchise on CBS. It first aired in August 1993 with host David Letterman, who previously hosted Late Night with David Letterman on NBC from 1982 to 1993. Letterman's iteration of the program ran until his retirement on May 20, 2015. Comedian Stephen Colbert, best known for his roles on Comedy Central programs The Daily Show and The Colbert Report, assumed hosting duties that September.[1] The show originates from the Ed Sullivan Theater in the Theater District of Manhattan, New York, and airs live to tape in most U.S. markets at 11:35 p.m. Eastern and Pacific, 10:35 in the Central and Mountain time zones.
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The Late Show | |
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Created by | David Letterman |
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Country of origin | United States |
No. of episodes | 4,263 (under Letterman) 1,486 (under Colbert) |
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Production locations | Ed Sullivan Theater New York, New York |
Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Running time | 62 min. (with commercials) |
Production companies | Worldwide Pants Incorporated (1993–2015) Spartina Productions (2015–present) CBS Productions (1993–2006) CBS Paramount Television (2006–2009) CBS Television Studios (2009–2020) CBS Studios (2020–present) |
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Network | CBS |
Release | August 30, 1993 (1993-08-30) – present |
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