Late Show With David Letterman

Buzz Watch: Letterman's Top 10 List of Demands of Striking Writers

Authored by Jay Baage on January 3, 2008 - 7:00am.

You got to give it to David Letterman and the writers for this one - last night when CBS' (NYSE: CBS) "Late Night with David Letterman" returned on the air for the first time after being shut down by the WGA strike, Letterman had striking writers write their top ten demands for his popular "Top Ten" list. By the way, David Letterman'scored a 4.3 rating and 10 share for "Late Show" on Wednesday, which translates to 39 percent better than his pre-strike average. It is also worth noting that while the writers for Jay Leno's "Tonight" show on NBC (NYSE: GE) are still on strike, Letterman's production company (Worldwide Pants) struck a deal last week to bring his writers back to work. Here is the top ten list from last night:

Verizon Adds Full-Length Mobile Streams of CBS's Letterman, Ferguson

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 21, 2007 - 12:17pm.

Basking Ridge, N.J. - Verizon Wireless said on Tuesday that it will make full-length episodes of CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman" and "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" available on its V CAST Video mobile TV service.