CBS extends "Late Show" contract with Letterman
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Late-night television comedian David  Letterman has extended his contract with the CBS network in a  deal that will keep his "Late Show" on the network through the  fall of 2010, the broadcaster announced on Monday.
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"Late Show with David Letterman" and "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" will be back with their writers airing joke-filled new hours starting Wednesday, the shows' production company, Worldwide Pants, announced Friday.
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If David Letterman hoped a deal with striking writers would help him in his battle for late-night supremacy with Jay Leno, it hasn't happened yet. Leno's NBC "Tonight" show averaged 5.17 million viewers last week, despite its writers being on strike and big-name celebrities being encouraged not to cross the picket line.
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David Letterman isn't leaving the home office anytime soon.
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CBS "Late Show" host David  Letterman has a secret joke writer -- and it's none other than  the retired king of all late-night television, Johnny Carson.
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Prime-time comedian Drew Carey has signed on to serve as guest host for the first two segments of the CBS "Late Late Show" next week when the program returns for its first season without Craig Kilborn.
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Variety - NEW YORK -- Fueled by John Kerry's guest appearance Monday, CBS latenight host David Letterman posted his highest overnight ratings for a season premiere since the program bowed in 1993.
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NEW YORK - The NFL agreed Monday to $8 billion in contract extensions with Fox and CBS to televise Sunday afternoon games for six more years, deals that would also allow the league to show better matchups late in the season in prime time.
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From the home office at  the Ed Sullivan Theater: David Letterman is staying at CBS for  another four years.
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CBS confirmed Thursday that it has been negotiating with the National Football League on a new TV rights deal.
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Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton will yuk it up on CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," a day before the Feb. 5 Super Tuesday contests.
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David Letterman brought his late-night show to Marines serving in Iraq on Friday, loosening up the Camp Taqaddum crowd with the line, "Anybody here from out of town?"
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The NFL agreed Monday to &#36;8 billion in contract extensions with Fox and CBS to televise Sunday afternoon games for six more years, deals that would also allow the league to show better matchups late in the season in prime time.
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LOS ANGELES Aug. 28, 2004 - Craig Kilborn bid farewell to viewers of CBS&#39; &quot;Late Late Show&quot; on Friday, concluding five seasons as its host despite the program&#39;s expanding audience.
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The deal will allow David Letterman to resume his show next Wednesday with his team of writers on board.
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CBS said it concluded a series of agreements with cable system operators that would generate a new stream of revenue for the network.
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Prime-time comedian Drew Carey has  signed on to serve as guest host for the first two segments of  the CBS "Late Late Show" next week when the program returns for  its first season without Craig Kilborn.