The Most Iconic (and Cringeworthy) Moments in Talk Show History

Letterman confessed on-air that he had been having multiple affairs with several of the women with whom he worked. Instead of complying with his demands, Letterman worked with police to arrest producer Joe Halderman, the blackmailer, on charges of larceny. Due to Letterman's decision to get ahead of the scandal, his career remained largely unaffected.

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The More You Know

  • When Lady Gaga went to NYU, a group of students started a "Stefani Germanotta, you will never be famous" Facebook group.
  • Game of Thrones made television history with "Baelor," the final episode of the first season, by killing off Ned Stark (played by Sean Bean), the main character of the show
  • The blue meth in Breaking Bad is rock candy.
  • Americans annually watch around 250 billion hours of television.
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