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Ratings: America's Got Great Numbers, Dave Tops Conan

• Jun 25, 2009 01:02 PM ET
• by Matt Mitovich
• 7 Comments

America's Got Talent

Some recent ratings highlights:

• America's Got Talent on Tuesday tallied an audience of 11.3 million total viewers — a drop of 12 percent from its previous premiere, but still the night's most watched program. Its second outing dipped 8 percent, to 10.39 mil.

• ABC's The Superstars opened to a not-entirely-super 4.34 mil on Tuesday. In turn, the (thankfully) already-renewed Better Off Ted only managed 1.87 mil.

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• On Wednesday, ABC's Wipeout scored 7.7 mil, topping So You Think You Can Dance in the 8 o'clock hour. All told, Fox's Dance averaged ... read more

Letterman Offers Full Apology to Palins

• Jun 15, 2009 08:47 PM ET
• by Tim Molloy
• 194 Comments

David Letterman

After a semi-apology last week for a joke about one of Sarah Palin's daughters, David Letterman offered an unequivocal sorry during Monday's Late Show monologue "to the two daughters involved, Bristol and Willow, and also to the governor and her family and everybody else who was outraged by the joke."

Letterman joked last week that Palin's daughter was "knocked up" by Alex Rodriguez during a Yankees game. Though he didn't specify which daughter, he said he meant 18-year-old Bristol Palin. The family, however, said the joke targeted 14-year-old Willow, who attended the game with her mother.

Letterman made the full apology Monday after... read more

Letterman Regrets Telling Jokes About Palin's Daughter

• Jun 11, 2009 02:26 PM ET
• by Mickey O'Connor
• 189 Comments

David Letterman

David Letterman said he regrets telling jokes about Sarah Palin's daughter after the Alaska governor called them "sexually perverted" and her husband, Todd, called them "despicable."

On Wednesday's Late Show, Letterman repeated the jokes in question. He denied that they referred to the Palins' 14-year-old daughter — as the Palins' his-and-hers statements seemed to indicate (see below) — but rather their 18-year-old daughter, Bristol, who, as Letterman pointed out, "was knocked up."

Ratings: One Week Into Battle, Dave Tops Conan's Tonight Show

• Jun 10, 2009 02:50 PM ET
• by Matt Mitovich
• 16 Comments

David Letterman, Conan O'Brien

On their seventh day of head-to-head competition, David Letterman's Late Show squeaked past Conan O'Brien's Tonight Show, though by a slim margin — one half of a rating point. 

Still, Letterman's latest performance represents a 13 percent week-to-week gain, while Conan has dropped 42 percent since his Tonight Show debut.

The Tonight Show's numbers, in fact, have declined every night since O'Brien ... read more

Howard Stern Rips Jay Leno on Late Show

• Jun 9, 2009 06:29 PM ET
• by Adam Bryant
• 41 Comments

Howard Stern and David Letterman

Howard Stern must be thrilled that CBS is looking to re-up Late Show host David Letterman's contract through 2012.

The Sirius Radio shock jock stopped by The Late Show Monday, and during his time in the chair, he praised Letterman while taking shots at Dave's new late-night rival and the prime time-bound Jay Leno.

"We've got to beat this Conan," Stern said. "How are you feeling that Jay left late-night television, and now we've got a new guy to compete with?"

Stern, who gave credit to Letterman for putting the radio host on the map, continued to rail on Leno, even to the point that Letterman became visibly uncomfortable. In particular, Stern called out Leno's ... read more

Leonard Nimoy Delivers Letterman's Top Ten List

• May 8, 2009 04:23 PM ET
• by Joyce Eng
• 5 Comments

Leonard Nimoy, The Late Show with David Letterman

In a late-night Star Trek publicity push, the erstwhile Spock, Leonard Nimoy, beamed down to The Late Show with David Letterman Thursday to deliver the night's Top Ten list — not to mention help Letterman differentiate between Star Trek and Star Wars.

After receiving an apology from a befuddled Letterman for his Star-confusion, Nimoy, who cameos in J.J. Abrams' reboot, presented the ...
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David Letterman Reunites with "Goon" Bill O'Reilly

• Apr 1, 2009 02:11 PM ET
• by Joyce Eng
• 12 Comments

Bill O'Reilly

David Letterman wasted no time launching jabs at Bill O'Reilly on The Late Show.

"I think of you as a goon," Letterman quipped, barely ...
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Is This Anything? David Letterman Marries!

• Mar 23, 2009 07:13 PM ET
• by Mickey O'Connor
• 15 Comments

David Letterman

David Letterman has married his longtime girlfriend Regina Lasko.

Letterman broke the news of his nups during Monday's taping of CBS' Late Show. "On Thursday at 3 p.m., March 19, 2009, at the Teton County Courthouse in Choteau, Montana, I was married to Regina Lasko," he told the audience.

Tonight's TV Hot List for Monday, March 2, 2009

• Mar 2, 2009 04:38 AM ET
• by TV Guide News
• 8 Comments

Holly Hunter, Saving Grace

The Bachelor
8 pm/ET ABC
Romance fans, this is it. Molly? Melissa? Web rumormongers have had their say; now it's Jason's turn. Maybe Ty will have a say, too, after he meets his would-be stepmoms in New Zealand. And where does DeAnna fit into this? She's back, too. After the final rose comes the traditional "After the Final Rose" postgame show, which ABC is promoting breathlessly ("the unexpected and shocking ending of Jason's journey to find true love"). What's more, there's another "After the Final Rose" tomorrow.

Read on for previews of Saving Grace, Harlem Heights, Late Show with David Letterman and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. read more

U2 Books a Solid Week with David Letterman

• Feb 12, 2009 02:41 PM ET
• by Adam Bryant
• 19 Comments

U2

Paul Shaffer and the CBS Orchestra better watch their backs.

Irish rockers U2 have booked a full week on The Late Show with David Letterman to promote their upcoming album, according to The Associated Press.

In an unprecedented move for The Late Show, U2, which hasn't appeared on Letterman's show since October 2001, will perform as the musical guest each night from ... read more