5.7/103 votes#1 - Bill Murray, Tom Brokaw, Paul Newman, Billy Joel
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 8/30/1993
Tom Brokaw shows up to take back some NBC ""intellectual property;"" Dave shows off the renovated Ed Sullivan Theater and chats with Bill Murray.
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- NaN/100 votes
#2 - Robin Williams, John Mellencamp, Jonathan Estrata
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 8/31/1993
Dave's worst moment on last night's debut: his fake tooth fell out (the video is repeated several times in slow motion); a four-year-old geography expert and cheese lover names states on a U.S. map.
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- 6.0/101 votes
#3 - 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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- NaN/100 votes
#4 - Martin Short, Cyndi Lauper
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 9/2/1993
The ghost of Ed Sullivan (who haunts Dave throughout the first week) introduces a plate spinner; Andy Dick makes his first appearance as ""Donnie, the CBS Page Who Likes To Suck Up.""
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- NaN/100 votes
#5 - Debra Winger, Soul Asylum
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 9/3/1993
Dave has fun with a car phone, calling in bogus traffic reports to 1010 WINS radio; Casey Kasem presents ""Top Ten Favorite Numbers Between 1 and 10;"" after showing a clip from an old ""Wonder Woman"" episode, Debra Winger strips to her old Wonder Girl outfit.
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- NaN/100 votes
#6 - Richard Lewis, Shawn Bouroughs, Midnight Oil
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 9/6/1993
Dave continues pestering locals with the new hands-free car phone: WINS radio, a car wash, Dial-a-Mattress and Jackson Hole Restaurant, where he orders pancakes.
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- NaN/100 votes
#7 - Michael J. Fox, Rosie Perez
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 9/7/1993
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- NaN/100 votes
#8 - Al Gore, Kim Basinger, Chris Isaak
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 9/8/1993
No description available
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- NaN/100 votes
#9 - Ellen Barkin, Chris "Mad Dog" Russo, Lenny Kravitz
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 9/9/1993
Dave takes a cab to help out at Yankee Stadium and later makes fun of Tony Randall; Lenny Kravitz performs ""Are You Gonna Go My Way.""
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- NaN/100 votes
#10 - Siskel & Ebert, Robert Plant
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 9/10/1993
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- NaN/100 votes
#11 - Bruce Willis, Steven Wright
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 9/13/1993
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- NaN/100 votes
#12 - Paul Reiser, Mike Ditka, John Hiatt
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 9/14/1993
The Mars Observer crashes into the studio; Mike Ditka promotes ""NFL on NBC;"" John Hiatt performs ""Perfectly Good Guitar.""
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- NaN/100 votes
#13 - Jeff Goldblum, Louie Anderson, Jerry Garcia & David Grisman
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 9/15/1993
Jerry Garcia sits in with the band; Dave makes several jokes at the expense of Yassir Arafat.
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- NaN/100 votes
#14 - Bonnie Hunt, Latrisha Baldrick, Patti Smyth
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 9/16/1993
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- NaN/100 votes
#15 - Super Dave Osborne, Laura Dern, Stone Temple Pilots
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 9/17/1993
No description available
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- NaN/100 votes
#16 - Sarah Jessica Parker, Jim Abbot, Patty Scialfa
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 9/20/1993
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- NaN/100 votes
#17 - Robert Urich, Ellen Degeneres, Tim Tomasic
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 9/21/1993
David Sanborn sits in with the band; Dave does part of the show from his ""house"" in Connecticut.
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- NaN/100 votes
#18 - Tony Randall, Elizabeth Perkins, Aaron Neville
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 9/22/1993
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- NaN/100 votes
#19 - Mike Myers, John Kruk, Belinda Carlisle
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 9/23/1993
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- NaN/100 votes
#20 - Glenn Close, James Taylor
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 9/24/1993
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- NaN/100 votes
#21 - Matthew Broderick, Julie Krone, Neil Diamond
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 9/27/1993
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- NaN/100 votes
#22 - Jimmy Carter, Brett Butler, Daniel Boulud
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 9/28/1993
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- NaN/100 votes
#23 - Jerry Lewis, Sparky Mortimer, Rod Stewart
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 9/29/1993
Ed Sullivan's ghost introduces juggler ""Andy Head;"" Paul & the CBSO play Jerry Lewis out with the coda from Count Basie's ""April In Paris"" (a Lewis signature tune); Dave gives Jerry his take on ""Beavis and Butt-head,"" then Jerry runs around the set and gooses a cameraman; budding sports reporter Sparky Mortimer makes his first appearance; Rod Stewart performs.
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- NaN/100 votes
#24 - Lily Tomlin, Adam Sandler, Mike Lupica
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 9/30/1993
No description available
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- NaN/100 votes
#25 - Andie MacDowell, Graham Parker, Bill Scheft
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 10/1/1993
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The Best Episodes of Late Show with David Letterman Season 1
Every episode of Late Show with David Letterman Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Late Show with David Letterman Season 1!
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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Bill Murray, Tom Brokaw, Paul Newman, Billy Joel" is the best rated episode of "Late Show with David Letterman" season 1. It scored 5.7/10 based on 3 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 8/30/1993. This episode is rated NaN points higher than the second-best, "Robin Williams, John Mellencamp, Jonathan Estrata".