Late Show with David Letterman (1993)

Comedy · Music · Talk-Show

David Letterman uses mature humor to appeal to his audience in this weeknight series, which gets its music from a house band led by Paul Shaffer. Among the show's most-famous segments are the Top Ten List and Stupid Pet Tricks, the latter of which subsequently led to an additional recurring segment called Stupid Human Tricks.

IMDb rating: 7.0 (14,873 votes)
Seasons: 8
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Jul 3, 2026 · 8 seasons indexed

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Seasons

Season 1 (1993)

6.73 avg 3 episodes 7.7 → 7.2 57 min avg

u-shaped

Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Bill Murray/Billy Joel	7.7	37
2	Robin Williams/John Mellencamp/Jon Estrada	5.3	24
8	Al Gore/Kim Basinger/Chris Isaak	7.2	26

Season 12 (2005)

5.45 avg 8 episodes 8.7 → 1.4 57 min avg

Season 12 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
89	Peter Lassally/Doc Severinsen/Johnny Carson Tribute	8.7	23
94	Episode #12.94	5.6	19
95	Episode #12.95	8.1	30
98	Episode #12.98	2.2	31
118	Episode #12.118	4.0	17
147	Ray Romano/Dave Matthews Band	7.8	14
164	Episode #12.164	5.8	17
174	Episode #12.174	1.4	90

Season 15 (2008)

6.80 avg 7 episodes 6.0 → 8.3 57 min avg

Season 15 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
36	Bill Maher/Ellen Page/the cast of Broadway's "Young Frankenstein"	6.0	20
49	Episode #15.49	8.0	170
53	Jessica Alba/Julie Chen/The Whigs	7.2	14
55	Episode #15.55	6.4	15
62	Episode #15.62	5.5	24
85	Episode #15.85	6.2	50
99	Episode #15.99	8.3	22

Season 16 (2008)

7.30 avg 3 episodes 5.8 → 8.8 57 min avg

Rising

Season 16 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Episode #16.1	5.8	17
47	Stephen Colbert/Kristen Stewart/Super Diamond	7.3	18
89	Episode #16.89	8.8	40

Season 17 (2009)

4.70 avg 3 episodes 6.2 → 6.2 57 min avg

u-shaped

Season 17 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
13	Episode #17.13	6.2	16
110	Episode #17.110	1.7	17
183	Drew Barrymore/Katy Perry	6.2	25

Season 18 (2010)

6.65 avg 4 episodes 6.6 → 9.0 57 min avg

Season 18 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
10	Joaquin Phoenix/Tom Jones/Huey the Dancing Macaw	6.6	18
11	James Franco/Sofia Vergara/Shakira	8.0	14
83	Episode #18.83	3.0	15
139	Kelly Ripa/Jennifer Lawrence/How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying	9.0	29

Season 19 (2011)

7.40 avg 4 episodes 8.4 → 7.2 57 min avg

Front-loaded

Season 19 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
41	Stupid Human Tricks/Katie Holmes/Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds/Governor Rick Perry	8.4	14
44	Episode #19.44	9.0	13
92	Episode #19.92	5.0	14
140	Episode #19.140	7.2	13

Season 22 (2015)

8.43 avg 7 episodes 8.0 → 8.6 60 min avg

saved-best-for-last

Season 22 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
139	President Barack Obama/Will Ferrell/Brandi Carlile & the Avett Brothers	8.0	13
143	Ray Romano/Brian Regan/Dave Matthews Band	8.3	17
144	Howard Stern/Don Rickles	8.9	19
148	Oprah Winfrey/Norm McDonald	8.5	21
149	Tom Hanks/Eddie Vedder	7.9	17
150	Bill Murray/Bob Dylan	8.8	30
151	The Final Late Show with David Letterman	8.6	109

Late Show with David Letterman (1993)

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