CBS announced today that both Dave and Craig have re-upped to keep hosting their respective hours – 'Late Show' and 'The Late Late Show' – through 2014.
During the run of this agreement, Letterman will clinch his title as the longest-running, late-night talk-show host in television history (although on two networks), the network noted.
Letterman surpasses Johnny Carson's record of a few months less than 30 years at NBC's 'Tonight Show'. Letterman, who turns 65 next week, began on NBC in 1982 with 'Late Night,' before switching to CBS in 1993 after Jay Leno edged him out for the 'Tonight Show' crown upon Carson's retirement.
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