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Your friends during his time at nbc and cbs he hosted a staggering total of 5,914. its more than jay leno who h t hosted 4610. letterman has really incredible résume. can you believe it or not, lewis, hes been doing it for over 30 years. technically letterman is older than you. >> just as a career. you have a ways to go. i dont think you are quite at 4,000. but regis fillman has the record of 17,000 hours on television. i dont know if anybody will beat the king. >> maybe you have a shot, tom. >...

When letterman completes his run hes going to be the longest serving host in late night history. at 19 he was making $150 as a weatherman and booth announcer. his stand-up comedy landed his own show in nbc working in the shadow of carson. carsons throne went on to dave leno. letterman carved out the own nish. sometimes there were the top-ten lists. >> number nine, whats up gangsters? its the mi double tizzle. >> number five, diffused stare. number three, look at this, no number three stolen by o...

Edwards. lettermans run hasnt been without controversial including tabloid headlines over an affair. he was forced to apologize about sarah palins daughter. >> one awkward moment, her daughter was knocked up by alex rodriguez. am i guilty of poor taste? yes. did i suggest that it was okay for her 14-year-old daughter to be having sex? no. >> letterman said hes looking forward to spending more time with his family. remains to be seen exactly who is going to replace him. it got our head spinning...