David Letterman's announcement on Thursday that he would be retiring from the late-night perch he's held in one form or another since 1982 was, in one sense, no surprise.

David Letterman is retiring at a time when both Jay Leno and Conan O’Brien will be available to replace him. That’s potentially very bad news for NBC, which let both former “Tonight Show ...

David Letterman is readying an exit from his latenight perch at CBS’ “Late Show” that will play down the hype associated with the event, according to people familiar with the matter, ...

The exit of David Letterman and fast-approaching retirement of Jon Stewart is about to leave the first empty throne late-night has seen in 25 years.

But here's a special video from his last day hosting his previous show, "Late Night with David Letterman," on NBC in 1993.Letterman, then 46, let Katie Couric sit in his chair for his exit ...

Letterman, whose career has spanned more than 40 years, started NBC’s “Late Night.” NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via. The 74-year-old late-night talk show veteran left CBS’ “Late Show ...

(Late Night with David Letterman ran on NBC from February 1982 to June 1993, followed by Late Show with David Letterman from August 1993 to May 2015 on CBS.) Part of the reason, as Zinoman points ...

David Letterman’s EP Rob Burnett on Favorite Moments, ... and His Likely Exit as Worldwide Pants CEO. ... What about when you were head writer as the show transitioned from NBC to CBS at 11:30 p.m.?

Eight and a half years after David Letterman signed off as host of CBS' The ... The Late Show with David Letterman on CBS launched in 1993 following Letterman’s highly publicized exit from NBC.

David Letterman is retiring at a time when both Jay Leno and Conan O'Brien will be available to replace him. That's potentially very bad news for NBC, which let both former “Tonight Show ...