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David Letterman is a legend. He came to life with his late late-night talk show, and he gave young kids who were fine with the excellent Johnny Carson but needed something they understood more a gift. He did that.
Letterman's top-10 lists were amazing. His guests were great. The musical guests he brought on were happening and popular, and cutting edge. In only a few minutes, we left the big band jazz of Carson and came face to face with rock. It was terrific, both at 11:30 pm and 12:30 am. The world was a wonderful place.
Since Letterman chose to leave the ridiculous game of late-night TV politics (who is going to appear when and where they are worthy of doing so? Not Leno!), he has become even more iconic. The reason is that he never sold out. He did things his way, and we should all want the same.
Netflix renews David Letterman's talk show for another two seasons
Thankfully, for Netflix subscribers, David Letterman's latest talk-show iteration has appeared on the giant streamer. My Next Guest Needs No Introduction has appeared for five seasons already, and while shortened from his original gig, the guy from Indiana still brings the goods.
And we still get the goods, too. Netflix announced on Thursday that Letterman's streaming show will be coming back for not only season 6 (which is set to drop later in 2025), but a season 7, too. At this point, there is no reason to think that Netflix is not simply going through the motions of renewal and that we should expect an indefinite number of seasons of Letterman's series.
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman has been renewed for two more seasons.
— Netflix (@netflix) June 12, 2025
Season 6 will premiere later this year. pic.twitter.com/eNqPhzFK4d
But this isn't all about laughs. Letterman dives into the subjects he truly wants to discuss. Politics is not out of bounds, and while Letterman has never put himself first when it comes to that particular subject, long-time viewers know where his opinions lie.
Letterman is also not afraid to push the envelope a bit. In an episode with Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton, Letterman got to live out a dream of driving at a fast speeds with a F1 legend. Of course, Letterman was only driving a station wagon, but what else would we expect from the legend (Letterman, not Hamilton)?