No One Is Watching Letterman

Blame the guests???

The Hollywood Reporter says that The Late Show With David Letterman tied its lowest-ever adults 18-49 rating since 1993 last week.

Is it Dave?

Why have people stopped tuning in to his show????

Posted: Jun 27, 2008 at 2:24 pm / Email this »

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nn says – reply to this

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kkjk
lesle says – reply to this

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cuz conan is better
Evana says – reply to this

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I love to watch Letterman….he's way better than Leno
B*** says – reply to this

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First
kathe says – reply to this

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thats sad
Vanes says – reply to this

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Because he's so damn awkward and the celebrity guests always seem uncomfortable
Kev says – reply to this

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First! I know it annoys people (and me) but I always wanted to do that.
heidi says – reply to this

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ummmm…. cuz he's not funny?!?!?!
Loady says – reply to this

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Awwww, I love Dave! But I must admit, I have been on a Jimmy Kimmell kick of late~
miran says – reply to this

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I WATCH IT
Vanes says – reply to this

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o yeah and because Conando is soooo much better!
Lippy says – reply to this

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I LOVE DAVE!!!

I'm still watchin'.

It's damn near impossible to get tickets for his audience.
jjhhg says – reply to this

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bitches
ewerw says – reply to this

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FIRST
bktx4 says – reply to this

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1st
mmm says – reply to this

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there are better shows on than his. and hes very awkward
Bluebonnet says – reply to this

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I quit watching him because he was always trying to impose his political opinions on his audience. Not too wise.
heatheat says – reply to this

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N.Y. is all fucked out.
Left is where its at.
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Joel says – reply to this

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His show sucks and he's a liberal prick. I gave up on him years ago. He plays with pencils, talks to that bald guy, cracks bad jokes, mocks conservatives, and that's the whole show. If I wanted to watch a funny liberal prick, I'd watch John Stewart.
lisa says – reply to this

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1st?
natal says – reply to this

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i still watch letterman. he is hilarious.
Shmanderz says – reply to this

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Possibly b/c there are other options?!
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Whoa…
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That was hard.
flangie nopants says – reply to this

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It's on too late. I am usually passed out by then
davie says – reply to this

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He's way better than Leno or anyone else out there. He just comes on too late for me. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
lisa says – reply to this

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david is awesome!!
lkj says – reply to this

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because he sucks, hes not funny, hes a stupid douchebag and i dont know how anyone watches him…. and you're a fag
Bad M says – reply to this

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because he is tooooo liberal and everyone hates him.

I hope he goes down the toilet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HE SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Grace says – reply to this

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Re: lesle – Letterman and Conan aren't even on at the same time!
marti says – reply to this

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first!
Weezy[E]BaBii says – reply to this

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Because half the country prolly got their cable shut off because they needed Gas to go to work….:)
st says – reply to this

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first
Julie says – reply to this

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That's because he's BORING and does the same schtick he did 20 years ago.
Grace says – reply to this

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People in that demo are probably watching the the late night shows on Comedy Central instead, if they're watching TV at all.
Weezy[E]BaBii says – reply to this

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Re: lisa – Hmmm there was 19 comments before yours, so I would assume the answer is NO…..
HateD says – reply to this

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Dave sucks!!! Jay, Jimmy and Conan and 1 million times better. He is out of touch and if I want to hear him and Paul make weird noises and shit all over his guests, I will tune in. He barely even speaks the whole show. He just makes noises, hums and makes stupid faces. He is not funny. All of the people who used to like him can't stay up past 8 PM and I hope he gets out of there and Jay takes over when Conan goes to The Tonight Show. PS-Jimmy Kimmel rocks!
meg says – reply to this

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I can honestly say that after the way he treated Bill OReilly on his show I have never watched him again. I won't even "surf" over his show. I refuse to watch him. He attacked him and not in a debate, or educated informed manner. He just made things up and looked like a boob everytime Bill corrected him. He childishly insulted him over and over and then when Bill asked him "have you ever watched my show?" Dave laughed and said "no."

He looked like an uninformed boob. Not very funny! He even spit in Bill's water glass before Bill came out. That is so classless I cannot believe he would take his image that low. It isn't that I like Bill O. BUT WOW was I disgusted by Dave's actions.

I have no desire to watch someone who is that ugly on the inside!
Anon says – reply to this

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I love Letterman! But I will not watch Spencer Pratt and Mary Kate Olsen. Never!!! Dave is really smart and really edgy. He is a lot like Jon Stewart, only less childish. Dave appeals mostly to smart people. Unfortunately, there aren't a lot of smart people around. He needs to have celebs on who are doing interesting things. I would love to see him talk to Christian Bale. I would love to see him focus on more variety. People who write books, or people in plays or musicians. Just having movie people and random TV crap is silly. If I see someone on TV every week, why would I want to see them on Letteramn!
ev says – reply to this

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its to late my eyes cant stay open that long. unknown guest
max says – reply to this

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it's cuz he's not funny. at all
Marilyn Monroe says – reply to this

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Because he's a fucktard and has fucktards on his show!
Marti says – reply to this

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All of his bits a old and stale and he runs them to death. Do we really need to hear any more TOP TEN lists. Shaffer is an annoying prick and it appears as if Dave is just phoning it in every night.
Virgo says – reply to this

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Dave is the best, the absolute best. He's on top of his game and I love that he has been speaking his mind politically. I watch him, and if I could only watch one late night show it would be his. Why his ratings are low I don't understand, just as I don't understand why Bush is in office. Wake up people!
khern says – reply to this

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Nobody watches his show because a) he's not funny, b) he's a pompous asshole and c) he derives pleasure out of making his guests look and feel stupid… A talk show is supposed to be light-hearted and funny. If you don't want a particular celeb guest on your show, don't invite them and be an asshole…
Ao We says – reply to this

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Because he's just not funny at all and he's mean to his guests. Conan's better!!!
Cleo says – reply to this

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I think forcing him to have morons like Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt on as guests has got to hurt. I have only seen clips of "The Hills" and the show is completely fake. Most Americans haven't seen it and could care less about its vain stars. Dave needs more A-Listers not losers from other shows that the network is trying to prop up!
HAM says – reply to this

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It's taht stupid channel he's on! WTF CBS alwayz has so much stupid lame shit on it people just pass that mess when flippin' thru the channels and we forget bout Good Ol' Dave! And plus we can just wait 2 see clips on here anywayz! And yes, Leno iz a fat head human something or other I lost my train of thought, gosh darn it…..Leno Sux! There! Ha!
linds says – reply to this

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Probably because he has guests like Heidi and Spencer on it
Sharo says – reply to this

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When you have guests like SPEIDI twice in ONE month that will happen
M.A. says – reply to this

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Cause Jay Leno is THE MAN.
angel says – reply to this

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David Letterman needs to learn that he is a comedian not a politician. I can't stand him making fun of John McCain every nite and talking about global F— warming! Like he knows the subject@! Your done Letterman and you are no Johnny Carson!

And get some balls and marry the mother of your child!
julie says – reply to this

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I'll tell you why - it's because he's always on vacation!!! I stopped watching because of that. If everytime you tune in and it's a rerun, why bother?
@v@ says – reply to this

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So what. It's a misrepresentation to quote the 18 to 49 years old age group. They are NOT the be all and end all folks with all the money. I'd bet the highest demographic is still the 49 to 64 year old boomers, and they're not out on the town but are watching Letterman. That is, if they're not asleep sitting upright in the Lazyboy, lol. Total youth focus is bereft, and boomers still power the economy. There are plenty of talky show people for the younger demographic.
bunse says – reply to this

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Uhhhhhh . . . because of the lame-ass guests?
Lisa says – reply to this

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Actually I work in TV in the Northeast and his numbers were up in our market in all demos…. he's still alive here…
Clayt says – reply to this

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b/c Conan O'Brien is God that's why!
Lisa says – reply to this

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OMG…ok "MEG" so you refuse to watch his show because of the way he treated someone….so you are on this website why???? dumbass
thena says – reply to this

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Well, adults are probably seeking real time entertainers who don't mind playing it safe on TV anymore. Also, his top ten is sooo outdated…can't his writers come up with other jokes?
Cleo says – reply to this

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Re: meg – Yea, Meg because Bill O'Reilly is so damn professional on his show, shouting to cut people's mics, and calling them wackos! You can't get made when one clown treats another the same! Dave was disrespecting O'Reilly as Bill O'Reilly disrespects nearly every guest on the left, the list is too long to print. Go watch a clip of him on youtube screaming "shut up" to his many guests. He does it all the time, Bill O'Reilly is a joke.
HAM says – reply to this

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Re: meg – Ugh, And I thought I typed alot! WTF I didn't even read anything but UR name! LOL ♥
rev says – reply to this

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this remind's me of the time I was making waffles in my new waffle iron from the acme waffle iron company and just when I was closing the lid one of my squirell hatchling's ran across the iron and it became a squirell infused waffle so I topped it off with some ms. butterworths and enjoyed it with a side of chiterlins and grits. I finally was able to find some new day laborers at the local home depot after the ins raided my house a couple of weeks ago because somebody reported seeing some illegals in the area and they were right they were in the neighborhood working on my house.
Weezy[E]BaBii says – reply to this

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Re: meg – Bill O'Reilly deserved it …He's an Asshole nevermind a racist fuck
missy says – reply to this

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He has gotten too political. When will talk show hosts learn that this turns off a big chunk of their viewing population? I love to watch Craig Ferguson because he is just plain funny and doesn't need to resort to shoving his political ideas down our throats. Plus, like somebody said before, he has done the same schtick for 20 years and it is getting stale.
Same says – reply to this

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Same reason people have stopped reading your blog. They are tired of the same old shit. Aim for the immature crowd, then don't be surprised when they grow up and move on.
TV says – reply to this

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Sally says – reply to this

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Because Dave is a mean spirited, patronizing, womanizing jack ass. He's not funny, leers at women on his show, acts like there is no one other than himself who is informed (which he is not). No one EVER reports that Jay Leno's ratings are consistently much, much higher than Dave's, even though they are and always have been. Dave is a has been.
czar says – reply to this

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Jay Leno SUCKS.
Randy says – reply to this

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Because Dave's a liberal, politically-correct dick head. Try, he's not funny anymore.
TRUE says – reply to this

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Bill O'Reilly and Avril Lavigne are dating. Its true!! A friend of mine saw Avril ass fucking him with a strap-on at an LA club last weekend.
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disneyprincess says – reply to this

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I Love Letterman, but he needs to stop putting guests like Heidi & Spencer lame….
meg says – reply to this

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WATCH HIS INTRVIEW WITH BILL OREILLY ON YOUTUBE AND YOU WILL SEE WHY! He also looks like a clowm picking on little kids like Spencer! Really, get a life! He got shredded by Bill O. so he decided to go after 12 year old media whores like Paris and Spencer Pratt instead.
jean says – reply to this

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If you half brained idiots paid more attention or had the ability to understand David Letterman's wit you would see that 1) He makes fun of all of the political candidates, usually on alternating nights. 2) yes, he puts the guests on the spot, someone has to. Better than Leno who sits there and kisses their asses. I guess you need an IQ over 50 to understand. Now go back to your short buses and padded rooms children!
kkola says – reply to this

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Because he's turned into a crochetty old fart. It's as painful as listening to my Uncle Monty drone on - plus leave the politics at home Dave - and clearly he tries to have conversations that are way over most of your guests heads … time to retire methinks!
jrr says – reply to this

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because he has d-bag guests like heidi and spencer!!! i hope his producers are happy.
juano says – reply to this

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because everyone was attending the week-long gang bang of Mario Lavandiahrea's sister!
PEREZ says – reply to this

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My name is PEREZ and I love METH.
Allis says – reply to this

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I LOVE DAVE LETTERMAN! HE IS THE FUNNIEST, BEST TALK SHOW HOST IN THE WORLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IF YOU DON'T GET HIM, THEN YOU HAVE NO PERSONALITY!
Allis says – reply to this

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I LOVE DAVE LETTERMAN!!!! HE IS THE BEST TALK SHOW HOST IN THE WORLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IF YOU DON'T GET HIM, YOU HAVE NO PERSONALITY!!!!!
E says – reply to this

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Maybe they stopped watching beacause he made his political views be known on his show. He gets paid to entertain No one gives a shit about his politcal beliefs.
hater says – reply to this

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Dave used to be funny. Now he's just an over the top liberal. Shut up and go away.
aging says – reply to this

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David Letterman has just gotten OLD all of a sudden and his acerbic brand of humor no longer bites - old & now boring - time to exit gracefully
Miche says – reply to this

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Maybe it is because he has morons like Spencer and Heidi as guests.
TJ== says – reply to this

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I hate that bald guy in the band who keeps laughing all the time on the background. Somebody plz shut him up!
kris says – reply to this

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Two words to explain the decline in viewers: Spencer Pratt
kels says – reply to this

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does anyone else think it's more than a coincidence that letterman's ratings dropped as soon as he had that scum of the earth spencer pratt on his show? granted, letterman made fun of pratt practically the entire time, but the fact that he even invited him on the show made me not want to watch. could people PLEASE stop boosting that loser's ego by making him think people care about his life? maybe i'm not the only one boycotting letterman right now, and if that's the case, i'm glad!
dah says – reply to this

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JKL is better and people are starting to realize it.
piazzasbuttplug says – reply to this

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Tivo and DVRs?
kelly says – reply to this

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I've stopped watching late night shows because there are WAYYYYYY too many commercials. It's not even worth watching it when you have to listen to 50 commercials about cancer and depression etc.
Maja says – reply to this

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If I could, I would watch The Late Show With David Letterman! I love to watch clips at the Internet. I think it's great, he can be really funny. PLUS he's got the best artist to come and play. I mean.. The Raveonettes, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Arctic Monkeys, etc etc etc.
sandy says – reply to this

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because Paul Shaffer is disgusting. I like Dave but I cannot tolerate that CREEPY creep Paul. Sooo not funny.
Dana says – reply to this

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Because he's not funny or even very interesting. And once Jay is gone and we have that not funny Conan, there will be nothing to watch. I guess I'll have to watch Meerkat Manor on Animal Planet instead or old Seinfeld re-runs.
Alleg says – reply to this

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Dave is great, I watch him every night that I am home! I think Conan is great also, but he is on an hour later so I watch both. And Leno is really awful to watch.
kgb/M says – reply to this

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Dave has sucked big time for years and years.
Pompous. Not funny. Butt-ugly, did I mention arrogant, and thinks all he has to do is show up.
He is awful.
hope he is off soon…retire already
Gypsy says – reply to this

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Letterman just doesn't give a damn anymore. Why should he? He's already rich beyond his expectations and like too many media types, once they become wealthy they just phone it in every night. Larry King is the same too, although he's just too damn old and cranky.

Lettermen used to be the man, back in the 80s, but as he got older he just slowly got more stale and tired.
jules says – reply to this

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i love dave! he's funnier than ever lately. and those of you complaining about his political views, i don't know if you've ever watched another late night talk show host, but they're all pretty liberal and anti-Bush
Angie says – reply to this

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Letterman is funny, but so left wing biased. He should keep political views out of it. I have not watched him in forever now. I prefer Leno and Conan.
laughoutloud says – reply to this

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His time is up. He stutters, is boring and arrogant!
Melis says – reply to this

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He SUCKS!!! He is as over rated as Oprah!!
J.T. says – reply to this

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Dave doesn't keep his material fresh. It seems each 'bit' is about making HIM laugh, not the audience; as if he is a Carson-wanna-be. I have great respect for Dave. But he's lost what the audience finds funny, not him.
d says – reply to this

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duh look at all his shitty ass guests!!!! i mean come on, Spencer and Heidi? they are really running out of talented people in Hollywood huh?
S says – reply to this

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Because Jon Stewart is where it's at! Letterman is not funny at all.

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