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The Best Episodes of Late Show with David Letterman

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Every episode of Late Show with David Letterman ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Late Show with David Letterman!

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  • Kathy Griffin; Chris Pratt; Big Boi
    8.3/10(16)
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    #1 - Kathy Griffin; Chris Pratt; Big Boi

    Season 20 Episode 1

    Aired 1/2/2013

    Comic Kathy Griffin; from "Zero Dark Thirty", actor Chris Pratt; Big Boi performs.

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  • Sen. John Edwards, Diablo Cody, Josh Ritter, David "Fathead" Newman
    8.0/10(204)
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    #2 - Sen. John Edwards, Diablo Cody, Josh Ritter, David "Fathead" Newman

    Season 15 Episode 49

    Aired 1/22/2008

    Senator John Edwards, Diablo Cody, and Josh Ritter are the scheduled guests.

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  • Stephen Colbert, Kristen Stewart, Super Diamond
    7.1/10(20)
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    #3 - Stephen Colbert, Kristen Stewart, Super Diamond

    Season 16 Episode 47

    Aired 11/20/2008

    Stephen Colbert and Kristen Stewart are the scheduled guests.

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  • Craig Ferguson, Kristin Chenoweth, and Snow Patrol
    6.2/10(30)
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    #4 - Craig Ferguson, Kristin Chenoweth, and Snow Patrol

    Season 17 Episode 13

    Aired 9/24/2009

    No description available

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  • Demi Moore, Bev Tanner, Spin Doctors
    6.0/10(1)
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    #5 - Demi Moore, Bev Tanner, Spin Doctors

    Season 1 Episode 3

    Aired 9/1/1993

    A very pregnant Demi Moore is given the honor of throwing the first pencil through the backdrop windows of the Late Show.

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  • Tom Hanks, Matt Medenweldt, Scott Weiland
    6.0/10(1)
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    #6 - Tom Hanks, Matt Medenweldt, Scott Weiland

    Season 5 Episode 123

    Aired 4/3/1998

    Tom Hanks interrupts the monologue because he and Dave are dressed alike; throughout the night, spelling bee champ Edmund Gillette stands next to Rob's desk and spells words; during Mailbag, Alan Kalter reacts badly to a letter asking if he's a freak by visiting the letter-writer (Jay Johnson) and punching in his face; Tom gets a new suit.

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  • Natalie Portman, Travis Pastrana, Ted Alexandro
    6.0/10(1)
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    #7 - Natalie Portman, Travis Pastrana, Ted Alexandro

    Season 7 Episode 43

    Aired 11/11/1999

    Dave shows a tape of stunt biker/scheduled guest Travis Pastrana's mishap that afternoon, and the injured daredevil later hobbles onstage. By the end of the show, the Hi-Ho Girls are helping Travis repair his bike.

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  • Paul Newman, Counting Crows
    6.0/10(1)
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    #8 - Paul Newman, Counting Crows

    Season 9 Episode 183

    Aired 7/11/2002

    Dave plays "Know Your Current Events" with the audience. Later, Paul Newman talks about auto racing while promoting "Road to Perdition."

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  • Roseanne Barr, Rachel Weisz
    6.0/10(1)
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    #9 - Roseanne Barr, Rachel Weisz

    Season 12 Episode 103

    Aired 2/18/2005

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  • Paul Newman, Danica Patrick, Adam Savage & Jamie Hyneman
    6.0/10(1)
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    #10 - Paul Newman, Danica Patrick, Adam Savage & Jamie Hyneman

    Season 12 Episode 152

    Aired 5/23/2005

    No description available

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  • Anthony Hopkins
    6.0/10(1)
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    #11 - Anthony Hopkins

    Season 13 Episode 86

    Aired 1/23/2006

    No description available

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  • David Spade, Teddy Geiger
    6.0/10(1)
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    #12 - David Spade, Teddy Geiger

    Season 13 Episode 117

    Aired 3/22/2006

    No description available

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  • Kevin Spacey, The Streets
    6.0/10(1)
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    #13 - Kevin Spacey, The Streets

    Season 13 Episode 168

    Aired 6/26/2006

    No description available

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  • Rachel Weisz, David Rakoff, Morningwood
    6.0/10(1)
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    #14 - Rachel Weisz, David Rakoff, Morningwood

    Season 14 Episode 37

    Aired 10/31/2006

    Tonights guests include Rachel Weisz, David Rakoff and Morningwood.

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  • Bill Maher, Ellen Page, the cast of Broadway's "Young Frankenstein"
    6.0/10(51)
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    #15 - Bill Maher, Ellen Page, the cast of Broadway's "Young Frankenstein"

    Season 15 Episode 36

    Aired 1/3/2008

    Dave's beard gets a key to the city, courtesy of Mayor Bloomberg; a wayward WGA picketer wanders around in the backdrop; Hal Gurnee's latest Network Time Killer is a "balloon drummer"; Ellen Page plugs Juno; Roger Bart, Sutton Foster, and Chris Fitzgerald perform a song from the musical "Young Frankenstein."

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  • Tom Hanks, Gov. Mike Huckabee
    6.0/10(1)
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    #16 - Tom Hanks, Gov. Mike Huckabee

    Season 15 Episode 38

    Aired 1/7/2008

    Tom Hanks and Mike Huckabee are the scheduled guests.

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  • Morgan Freeman, Tom Brokaw, Chuck Prophet
    6.0/10(1)
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    #17 - Morgan Freeman, Tom Brokaw, Chuck Prophet

    Season 15 Episode 40

    Aired 1/9/2008

    Morgan Freeman and Chuck Prophet are the scheduled guests.

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  • Denzel Washington, Don Rickles
    6.0/10(1)
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    #18 - Denzel Washington, Don Rickles

    Season 15 Episode 44

    Aired 1/15/2008

    An audience member claims to know Dave's ex-wife, who apparently now lives in Florida; the show is again interrupted by radio transmissions from Lt. Len Easton of the California Highway Patrol; Mike McIntee and Harold Larkin play "Can Two Guys and Their Dead Friend In An Office Chair Hail a Cab?"; Don Rickles plugs his DVD Mr. Warmth and throws a few zingers at Dave and fellow guest Denzel Washington.

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  • Kid Scientists, Natalie Portman, Kenna
    6.0/10(1)
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    #19 - Kid Scientists, Natalie Portman, Kenna

    Season 15 Episode 75

    Aired 2/27/2008

    "AMPTP President Nick Counter" and "Writers Guild Executive Director David Young" call a truce... and make out; in tonight's remote, Andy Kindler visits a toy convention; the latest Kid Scientist experiments from Naperville, IL include gravity-defying water and a crudely-built hovercraft; Kenna (featuring N.E.R.D.) performed "Say Goodbye to Love."

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  • Jim Carrey, Paula Abdul
    6.0/10(1)
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    #20 - Jim Carrey, Paula Abdul

    Season 15 Episode 78

    Aired 3/10/2008

    Jim Carrey and Paula Abdul are the scheduled guests.

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  • Liv Tyler, Sue Johanson, Tommy Johnagin
    6.0/10(1)
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    #21 - Liv Tyler, Sue Johanson, Tommy Johnagin

    Season 15 Episode 123

    Aired 5/23/2008

    No description available

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  • Julia Roberts, Al Green
    6.0/10(1)
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    #22 - Julia Roberts, Al Green

    Season 15 Episode 127

    Aired 6/5/2008

    No description available

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  • Abigail Breslin, Barry Sonnenfeld, Tift Merritt
    6.0/10(1)
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    #23 - Abigail Breslin, Barry Sonnenfeld, Tift Merritt

    Season 15 Episode 141

    Aired 6/25/2008

    No description available

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  • Morgan Freeman, Kaley Cuoco, Wild Sweet Orange
    6.0/10(1)
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    #24 - Morgan Freeman, Kaley Cuoco, Wild Sweet Orange

    Season 15 Episode 143

    Aired 6/27/2008

    No description available

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  • Kiefer Sutherland, Rumer Willis, Phil Vassar
    6.0/10(1)
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    #25 - Kiefer Sutherland, Rumer Willis, Phil Vassar

    Season 15 Episode 162

    Aired 8/7/2008

    No description available

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Best Episodes Summary

"Kathy Griffin; Chris Pratt; Big Boi" is the best rated episode of "Late Show with David Letterman". It scored 8.3/10 based on 16 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/2/2013. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "Sen. John Edwards, Diablo Cody, Josh Ritter, David "Fathead" Newman".