CBS promised that there would be surprises, highlights, and the last Top 10 List on the last episode of 'Late Show with David Letterman'.
- May 15, 2015
AceShowbiz - CBS announced on Thursday, May 14, some names who will join the send-off for David Letterman. The list includes Tom Hanks, Eddie Vedder and Bill Murray.
The network also announced that the long-running talk show, "Late Show with David Letterman", would be celebrated with three-night episodes. Tom Hanks will be featured on Monday, May 18. It will mark his 60th appearance on the show. Eddie Vedder will perform on the same day, backed by Paul Shaffer and the CBS Orchestra.
Bill Murray will appear on Tuesday, May 19. Murray will make his 44th appearance with Letterman. He was the very first guest in the first episode of Letterman's "Late Night" on NBC on February 1, 1982. Murray was the only name announced for the Tuesday episode, leaving many possible names to appear that day.
As for Wednesday's episode, there was no name of the guests announced. CBS mentioned that they would feature surprises, highlights, and the last Top 10 List on Letterman's last day.
Letterman told CBS' "Sunday Morning" about his vision after leaving his show. "I can't speak to specifics. I can tell you the kind of feelings and emotions, I hope will come of this. And I'm looking forward to. And I think that will be fairly easy to accomplish. Now getting back into television perhaps will not be as easy to accomplish," he explained.
By the time he retires, the veteran comedian will have hosted 6,028 late-night talk show broadcasts over 33 years, accumulating his tenure on NBC's "Late Night" and CBS' "Late Show". He has spent more than 21 years hosting "Late Show with David Letterman" and won Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series award six times.
