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President Barack Obama smiles while seated next to host David Letterman, who shows him a photograph during an interview on the Late Show set with a cityscape backdrop.
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Late Show

American television program
Also known as: “Late Show with David Letterman”, “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert”(Show More)
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Late Show, American late-night talk show that began airing on the CBS television network in 1993, with comedian David Letterman as host, and won numerous Emmy Awards for its innovative, frequently off-the-wall approach to the talk-show format. After Letterman stepped down in 2015, Stephen Colbert became the program’s host. In July 2025 CBS announced that the program would end the following year, and its final episode aired on May 21, 2026. Letterman rose to popularity...

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