The Late Show (franchise)

*The Late Show*
The Late Show
Created by	David Letterman
Presented by	David Letterman (1993–2015); Stephen Colbert (2015–present);
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	4,263 (under Letterman) ; 1,568 (under Colbert)
Production
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)
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	August 30, 1993 –; present
Related
	The Pat Sajak Show; CBS Late Night; The Late Late Show; The David Letterman Show; Late Night with David Letterman; The Colbert Report;
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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.