In the early years of ESPN, Late Night with David Letterman even featured a " Top Ten List " poking fun at some of the obscure sports seen on ESPN at the time.

At one point, the actor kicked at Letterman's head while wearing giant platform shoes, after which Letterman ended the segment, walking off the stage and saying " I'm going to go check on the Top Ten.

Such jokes usually refer to The Tonight Show's consistent lead in the ratings, a common example being where a guest presenter of the Top Ten List will use one of the entries to declare his or her preference for Leno, resulting in Letterman feigning humiliation or surprise.

On June 1, 2009, Conan O ' Brien ( who had succeeded Letterman as host of Late Night in 1993 ) took over as host of The Tonight Show — an event Letterman referenced in his own show's Top Ten List on that night — and Letterman's " feud " with Leno temporarily ceased.

* Tahlequah was once named as the fictional " home office " for the Top Ten Lists on Late Night with David Letterman.

* Top Ten list ( David Letterman ), a regular segment on the Late Show with David Letterman.

* On July 21, 2004's episode of the Late Show with David Letterman, rapper P. Diddy presented a Top Ten list titled " Top Ten Ways I, P. Diddy, Am Getting People to Vote.

They also played " When You're on Top " on Last Call with Carson Daly, and " How Good It Can Get " on the Late Show with David Letterman.

* David Letterman used the phrase " How to Shoot Friends and Influence People " as number ten in his Top 10 list of " Chapter Titles in Dick Cheney's Memoir ", referring to the Dick Cheney hunting incident.

* In the late 1980s and early 1990s, numerous Top 10 Lists on Late Night with David Letterman contained references to the D train.

The song was performed many times on television, in both the UK and the US, including An Audience with ..., Top of the Pops, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and the Late Show with David Letterman.

His last performance as a Four Top was on April 8, 2005 live on the Late Show with David Letterman.

Carey performed " Anytime You Need a Friend " live on several televised talk and award shows around the world, including the Late Show with David Letterman, the British music chart program Top of the Pops and German entertainment show Wetten, dass ..?.

The song was subsequently performed many times on television, in both Europe and the US, including An Audience with ..., Top of the Pops, All That, The Jay Leno Show, the Late Show with David Letterman, and The Oprah Winfrey Show.

These include on the Late Show with David Letterman, with Buddy Guy and Ronnie Spector, with Joe Jackson on Top of the Pops, with Billy Joel on Saturday Night Live, with Ivan Neville on Late Night with Conan O ' Brien.

The only shows available are the Late Show with David Letterman on Network Ten, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on The Comedy Channel, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson on Eleven and Conan on GEM.

Other overseas programming on Ten includes ; The Simpsons ( 1991-2011, 2012 -), A Gifted Man, House, The Talk, Entertainment Tonight, The Insider, Late Show with David Letterman, Homeland, Law & Order, NCIS, NCIS: Los Angeles, Rules of Engagement, Touch, The Good Wife, The Bold and the Beautiful, The Doctors, Last Man Standing, Dr. Phil, The Graham Norton Show, Judge Judy, Glee, White Collar, Merlin, New Girl, Undercover Boss, Modern Family and Hawaii Five-0.

This allows Network Ten the rights to air all CBS News footage, as well as access to its 60 Minutes, Dr. Phil, Late Show with David Letterman and 48 Hours programs.

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Debuting in June 1948, the show was broadcast from CBS Studio 50, at 1697 Broadway ( at 53rd Street ) in New York City, which in 1967 was renamed the Ed Sullivan Theater ( and is now the home of the Late Show with David Letterman ).

Ashcroft composed a paean called " Let the Eagle Soar " which he sang at the Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in February 2002, which was satirically featured in Michael Moore's 2004 movie Fahrenheit 9 / 11 and has been frequently mocked by comedians such as David Letterman, Stephen Colbert and David Cross, to name a few.

" David Letterman said, " I'm always amazed at what people will fall for.

On 22 September, Jones appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman at the Ed Sullivan Theatre in New York.

Although Letterman later expressed regret at the way Hicks had been handled, Hicks did not appear on the show again.

* Baby Gramps videos at NME website ( including August 28, 2006 Letterman appearance )

Even though they are not directly addressed, characterisations of Dr. Ruth, David Letterman, and Ronald Reagan ( who was President of the United States at the time ) appear.

On 9 November 1981, NBC and Carson's production company Carson Productions announced the creation of Late Night with David Letterman, set to premiere in early 1982 in the 12: 30 a. m. time slot Monday through Thursday, with occasional specials every few Fridays, all aimed at young men.

Starting in September 1991, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson was pushed back from 11: 30 p. m. to 11: 35 p. m., with Letterman starting at 12: 35 a. m., at the request of NBC affiliates who wanted more advertising time for their profitable late newscasts.

The stage layout has followed the same basic structure Letterman employed at 30 Rock: the house band appears on the far left, followed by the performance area and then the interview set.

Letterman feigned clumsy disinterest, measuring the wrong amounts, throwing raw eggs at the band, gulping down bottles of wine, eating half a stick of butter, and generally wreaking havoc.

Letterman will often poke fun at himself, ranging from the content of his show ( such as admitting when a joke is not particularly funny ), his personal life ( portraying himself as a reclusive loner ), his physical appearance ( his hair or " advanced age "), and his staff's supposed frustration with him ( being forced to work on holidays ).

In one episode, foreigners would appear on stage one by one, hurling a flurry of insults at Letterman in their native languages.

David Letterman also received the first Johnny Carson Award at the First Annual Comedy Awards, where a clip show was shown showing his achievements, funny moments, sketches, and memorable guests.

Lawler and an injured Kaufman appear on NBC's Late Night with David Letterman, theoretically to call a truce, but Lawler insults Kaufman, who throws a drink at the wrestler and spews a vicious tirade of epithets.

On March 19, 2009, Letterman married his girlfriend of 23 years at the Teton County Courthouse in Choteau.

It had the Nebraska legislature proclaim him an admiral in the Great Navy of the State of Nebraska, as well as inundate Letterman with letters, postcards, and bribes of flowers, clothing, animals, alcoholic beverages, shredded money, and free checkups at the Wahoo Medical Center.

Major General Lucius R. Holbrook died on October 19, 1952, at Letterman Army Hospital.

He engaged in long, seemingly boring conversations with his " supervising producer " Manuel Andrack ( known as " chief dramatic adviser "), who sat at a desk next to Schmidt's until 2005, and, like Letterman, also included his staff in the show, for instance, his cue card girl Suzana Novinscak and his band leader Helmut Zerlett.