The show ya fara a kan Agusta 30, 1993, da kuma aka samar da Letterman ta samarwa kamfanin, Worldwide wando, da kuma CBS Television Studios. The show ta music darektan da kuma shugaban gidan band, da CBS Orchestra, shi ne Paul Shaffer. The shugaban marubucin shi ne Matt Roberts da kuma mai gabatarwa da aka asali Bill Wendell, sa'an nan Alan Kalter. Daga cikin manyan US marigayi-dare shirye-shirye, Late Show ranked na biyu a tarawa talakawan masu kallo a tsawon lokaci da kuma na uku a yawan aukuwa a tsawon lokaci. A mafi US kasuwanni da show aired daga 11:35 pm zuwa 12:37 am.
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