David Letterman is set to make some serious cash for his upcoming Netflix series.
Undeterred, Letterman hopped over to CBS, creating The Late Show franchise, and hosting the program until his retirement from TV in 2015.
Letterman would host Late Night until 1993, departing NBC after losing out to Jay Leno in the competition to succeed Tonight Show host Johnny Carson at the network.
With Netflix reported to be billions of dollars in debt, though, one wonders how long they’ll be able to keep these massive paydays up.