Late Show with David Letterman: Season 1 - 57 Episode s
1x1 - Bill Murray, Tom Brokaw, Paul Newman, Billy Joel
August 30, 1993
Tom Brokaw shows up to take back some NBC ""intellectual property;"" Dave shows off the renovated Ed Sullivan Theater and chats with Bill Murray.
1x2 - Robin Williams, John Mellencamp, Jonathan Estrata
August 31, 1993
Dave's worst moment on last night's debut: his fake tooth fell out (the video is repeated several times in slow motion); a four-year-old geography expert and cheese lover names states on a U.S. map.
1x3 - Demi Moore, Bev Tanner, Spin Doctors
September 1, 1993
A very pregnant Demi Moore is given the honor of throwing the first pencil through the backdrop windows of the Late Show.
1x4 - Martin Short, Cyndi Lauper
September 2, 1993
The ghost of Ed Sullivan (who haunts Dave throughout the first week) introduces a plate spinner; Andy Dick makes his first appearance as ""Donnie, the CBS Page Who Likes To Suck Up.""
1x5 - Debra Winger, Soul Asylum
September 3, 1993
Dave has fun with a car phone, calling in bogus traffic reports to 1010 WINS radio; Casey Kasem presents ""Top Ten Favorite Numbers Between 1 and 10;"" after showing a clip from an old ""Wonder Woman"" episode, Debra Winger strips to her old Wonder Girl outfit.
1x6 - Richard Lewis, Shawn Bouroughs, Midnight Oil
September 6, 1993
Dave continues pestering locals with the new hands-free car phone: WINS radio, a car wash, Dial-a-Mattress and Jackson Hole Restaurant, where he orders pancakes.
1x7 - Michael J. Fox, Rosie Perez
September 7, 1993
1x8 - Al Gore, Kim Basinger, Chris Isaak
September 8, 1993
1x9 - Ellen Barkin, Chris "Mad Dog" Russo, Lenny Kravitz
September 9, 1993
Dave takes a cab to help out at Yankee Stadium and later makes fun of Tony Randall; Lenny Kravitz performs ""Are You Gonna Go My Way.""
1x10 - Siskel & Ebert, Robert Plant
September 10, 1993
1x11 - Bruce Willis, Steven Wright
September 13, 1993
1x12 - Paul Reiser, Mike Ditka, John Hiatt
September 14, 1993
The Mars Observer crashes into the studio; Mike Ditka promotes ""NFL on NBC;"" John Hiatt performs ""Perfectly Good Guitar.""
1x13 - Jeff Goldblum, Louie Anderson, Jerry Garcia & David Grisman
September 15, 1993
Jerry Garcia sits in with the band; Dave makes several jokes at the expense of Yassir Arafat.
1x14 - Bonnie Hunt, Latrisha Baldrick, Patti Smyth
September 16, 1993
1x15 - Super Dave Osborne, Laura Dern, Stone Temple Pilots
September 17, 1993
1x16 - Sarah Jessica Parker, Jim Abbot, Patty Scialfa
September 20, 1993
1x17 - Robert Urich, Ellen Degeneres, Tim Tomasic
September 21, 1993
David Sanborn sits in with the band; Dave does part of the show from his ""house"" in Connecticut.
1x18 - Tony Randall, Elizabeth Perkins, Aaron Neville
September 22, 1993
1x19 - Mike Myers, John Kruk, Belinda Carlisle
September 23, 1993
1x20 - Glenn Close, James Taylor
September 24, 1993
1x21 - Matthew Broderick, Julie Krone, Neil Diamond
September 27, 1993
1x22 - Jimmy Carter, Brett Butler, Daniel Boulud
September 28, 1993
1x23 - Jerry Lewis, Sparky Mortimer, Rod Stewart
September 29, 1993
Ed Sullivan's ghost introduces juggler ""Andy Head;"" Paul & the CBSO play Jerry Lewis out with the coda from Count Basie's ""April In Paris"" (a Lewis signature tune); Dave gives Jerry his take on ""Beavis and Butt-head,"" then Jerry runs around the set and gooses a cameraman; budding sports reporter Sparky Mortimer makes his first appearance; Rod Stewart performs.
1x24 - Lily Tomlin, Adam Sandler, Mike Lupica
September 30, 1993
1x25 - Andie MacDowell, Graham Parker, Bill Scheft
October 1, 1993
1x26 - Sylvester Stallone, Melissa Etheridge, Janeane Garofalo
October 4, 1993
Dave's high-rise buddy Meg Parsont (at a different building) makes her first and only appearance on CBS -- giving a description of her boyfriend Tony to a police sketch artist.
1x27 - Isabella Rossellini, Bob Saget, Johnny Cash
October 5, 1993
Johnny Cash sings ""Don't Take Your Guns to Town.""
1x28 - Candice Bergen, John Mendoza
October 6, 1993
Dave looks at new books for fall; Andy Dick returns as ""Donnie ... the CBS Page Who Likes to Suck Up.""
1x29 - Don Rickles, Tracey Ullman, Johnny Cash
October 7, 1993
1x30 - Connie Chung, Mary Chapin Carpenter
October 8, 1993
""Celebrities in the Audience"" makes its first appearance on the new show, as guests from previous shows are introduced in the crowd -- Glenn Close, Sylvester Stallone, Jerry Lewis, Jimmy Carter, Siskel & Ebert and Bob Borden.
1x31 - Kathie Lee Gifford, Matt Dillon
October 11, 1993
1x32 - Stupid Pet Tricks, Howard Stern, Rosanne Cash
October 12, 1993
1x33 - Kirstie Alley, Rick Ocasek, Jeff Colton
October 13, 1993
1x34 - David Brenner, Gloria Estefan, Sean Young
October 14, 1993
1x35 - Tom Arnold, Rich Hall, Jon Weiss
October 15, 1993
1x36 - Dennis Miller, Tony Bennett, Sandra Bullock
October 18, 1993
1x37 - David Steinberg, Emmylou Harris, Bo Jackson
October 19, 1993
1x38 - Dan Rather, Penelope Ann Miller, Gin Blossoms
October 20, 1993
1x39 - Bob Newhart, Guru, Chloe Disker
October 21, 1993
1x40 - Martin Mull, The Pogues, Jean Louie
October 22, 1993
1x41 - Sean Connery, Jake Johannsen, Fran Drescher
October 25, 1993
1x42 - Phil Donahue, Art Garfunkel, Lenny Dykstra, Paul Molitor
October 26, 1993
1x43 - Marv Albert, Cindy Crawford, Natalie Cole
October 27, 1993
1x44 - George Foreman, INXS & Ray Charles
October 28, 1993
1x45 - Martin Lawrence, Phil Collins
October 29, 1993
1x46 - Jay Thomas, Squeeze, Martha Stewart
November 1, 1993
1x47 - Terry Garr, Paul Simon
November 2, 1993
1x48 - Mike Wallace, Jimmy Cliff, Faith Ford
November 3, 1993
1x49 - Annie Potts, Natalie Merchant, Dorothy Nash
November 4, 1993
Natalie Merchant - ""Because the Night""
1x50 - Tony Curtis, The Breeders, Calvin Trillian
November 5, 1993
1x51 - Michael Keaton, Barbara Walters
November 8, 1993
1x52 - Evander Holyfield, Phil Hartman, The BoDeans
November 9, 1993
1x53 - Mary Tyler Moore, Jackson Browne, Rita Rudner
November 10, 1993
Mary Tyler Moore treats Late Show viewers to a video clip of Dave from her 1978 variety show, ""Mary,"" in which she smashes a grapefruit in Dave's face. Also, Dave, Biff, Gaines, Anton and Laurie Diamond get their teeth cleaned.
1x54 - Tom Selleck, Pete Townsend
November 11, 1993
1x55 - Barry Bonds, Carol Kane, Living Colour
November 12, 1993
1x56 - Sinbad, Trisha Yearwood, Charlie Sheen
November 15, 1993
1x57 - Billy Crystal, Los Lobos
November 16, 1993
Late Show with David Letterman: All seasons
S1: Season 1
219 Episode s
S2: Season 2
220 Episode s
S3: Season 3
210 Episode s
S4: Season 4
213 Episode s
S5: Season 5
203 Episode s
S6: Season 6
213 Episode s
S7: Season 7
196 Episode s
S8: Season 8
197 Episode s
S9: Season 9
208 Episode s
S10: Season 10
187 Episode s
S11: Season 11
189 Episode s
S12: Season 12
193 Episode s
S13: Season 13
197 Episode s
S14: Season 14
199 Episode s
S15: Season 15
168 Episode s
S16: Season 16
200 Episode s
S17: Season 17
245 Episode s
S18: Season 18
181 Episode s
S19: Season 19
178 Episode s
S20: Season 20
179 Episode s
S21: Season 21
118 Episode s
S22: Season 22
139 Episode s