David Letterman's farewell from late night on Wednesday evening earned him the highest ratings in nearly a decade.
According to early numbers, the goodbye episode earned a huge 9.3/24 in local ratings. That's the highest ratings for the show since December 1, 2005, when Oprah Winfrey, who Letterman has publicly feuded with, and Bonnie Rait were the guests.
To give you an idea about how big that is for Letterman, last night's numbers represent a 127% increase over Monday's episode (4.1/11) with guests Tom Hanks — appearing for the 60th time on the show — and rocker Eddie Vedder.
Additionally, "Late Show's" finale beat all primetime shows on Wednesday.
"The Late, Late Show with James Corden" also got a bump from its lead-in. Its early ratings, 2.5/10, are a new all-time high for the program. That represents a 79% increase over last week (1.4/05) and 150% increase from last year (1.0/03).
CBS will release the full overnight ratings, which will include the amount of total viewers, later on Thursday.
Letterman's finale episode showed a mix of favorite segments like Top Ten Lists and memorable moments. The highlight of the night was the star-sytudded reading of the final Top Ten List with guests Chris Rock, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Peyton Manning and Tina Fey, among others.
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