Editing Late Night with David Letterman (section)

===Letterman moves to CBS===
Letterman, who had hoped to get the hosting job of ''[[The Tonight Show]]'' following Johnny Carson's retirement, moved to CBS in 1993 when the job was given to [[Jay Leno]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lippman |first1=John |title=Letterman Reported Going to CBS After NBC Bid Fails : Entertainment: Late-night talk show host expected to move to new network opposite Leno in $14-million deal |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-01-13-mn-1357-story.html |access-date=October 13, 2021 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=January 13, 1993}}</ref> This was done against the wishes of Carson, who had always seen Letterman as his rightful successor, according to CBS senior vice president [[Peter Lassally]], a one-time producer for both men.<ref>[http://pqarchiver.nypost.com/nypost/access/781543221.html?dids=781543221:781543221&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Jan+20%2C+2005&author=Post+Wire+Services&pub=New+York+Post&edition=&startpage=102&desc=CARSON+FEEDS+LETTERMAN+LINES Carson Feeds Letterman Lines] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714223159/http://pqarchiver.nypost.com/nypost/access/781543221.html?dids=781543221:781543221&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Jan+20,+2005&author=Post+Wire+Services&pub=New+York+Post&edition=&startpage=102&desc=CARSON+FEEDS+LETTERMAN+LINES |date=2011-07-14 }}. New York Post (Post Wire Services). p. 102. January 20, 2005.</ref> Letterman announced the move on January{{spaces}}14, 1993.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Carter |first1=Bill |title=Letterman Appears Certain To Move to CBS From NBC |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/01/14/us/letterman-appears-certain-to-move-to-cbs-from-nbc.html |access-date=August 29, 2021 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=January 14, 1993}}</ref> On April{{spaces}}25, 1993, [[Lorne Michaels]] chose [[Conan O'Brien]], who was a writer for ''[[The Simpsons]]'' at the time and a former writer for Michaels at ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'', to fill Letterman's old seat directly after ''The Tonight Show''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hall |first1=Jane |title=Letterman's NBC Spot Goes to Unknown : Television: The network's late-night choice is Conan O'Brien, a former writer and sketch actor on 'Saturday Night Live.' |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-04-27-fi-27763-story.html |access-date=October 17, 2021 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=April 27, 1993}}</ref> O'Brien began hosting [[Late Night with Conan O'Brien|a new show]] in Letterman's old timeslot, taking over the ''Late Night'' name on September{{spaces}}13, 1993.

When Letterman left, NBC asserted their [[intellectual property]] rights to several of the most popular ''Late Night'' segments. Letterman easily adapted to these restrictions for [[Late Show with David Letterman|his CBS show]]: The "Viewer Mail" segment was continued under the name "CBS Mailbag," and ''Late Night'' fixture  Larry "Bud" Melman continued his antics under his real name, [[Calvert DeForest]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lee |first1=Jennifer |title=Calvert DeForest, 85, Larry (Bud) Melman on 'Letterman,' Dies |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/22/arts/television/22defo.html |access-date=October 13, 2021 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=March 22, 2007}}</ref> Similarly, the in-house band (now free to add horns) was unable to use the name "The World's Most Dangerous Band," so the name was changed to "[[Paul Shaffer]] and the [[CBS Orchestra]]".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Henerson |first1=Evan |title=Paul Shaffer strikes up the band, hits the road |url=https://jewishjournal.com/culture/arts/music/220748/paul-shaffer-strikes-band-hits-road/ |access-date=October 17, 2021 |work=[[The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles]] |publisher=TRIBE Media Corp |date=June 21, 2017}}</ref> The name "CBS Orchestra", approved by CBS (who retained rights to the name after Letterman retired in 2015), was Shaffer's idea. Notably, however, "Stupid Pet Tricks" originated on Letterman's 1980 early morning show ''[[The David Letterman Show]]'', to which Letterman, not NBC, owned the rights.  This meant "Stupid Pet Tricks" was able to cross over to the CBS show with its name and concept unchanged.  With Carson retired, Letterman was also granted free use of some of Carson's sketches, and in due time, "Stump the Band" and "Carnac the Magnificent" (with Shaffer as Carnac) entered the ''Late Show'' rotation.