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With the Long Farewell to the Late Show with David Letterman (due to end tonight) full of A-list guests, it's no surprise it's been doing well in the ratings in recent days.

Monday's show, featuring Tom Hanks, was up 37% from last week in number of households viewing, and 78% from a year ago.

It's benefited the Late Late Show with James Corden, which follows Letterman. Corden climbed 21% compared to last week and 55% from the show’s performance a year ago. It was, in fact, Corden’s best showing since his debut.

We'll have to wait and see what happens when Stephen Colbert takes the Letterman chair. Here's a sample of his style at a commencement speech in North Carolina, also on Monday. Watch and learn, Mark Thompson.