(CNN) -- David Letterman will remain on late-night TV at least through 2015, CBS announced Friday. Letterman characteristically cracked wise about his new deal with CBS President and CEO Les Moonves. "Les and I had a lengthy discussion, and we both agreed that I needed a little more time to fully run the show into the ground," Letterman said in a CBS news release. Letterman debuted his late-night show on NBC on February 1, 1982, making comical top 10 lists and "stupid pet tricks" part of pop culture. He moved to CBS and "The Late Show with David Letterman" on Aug 30, 1993. CNN's John Branch contributed to this report.
Talk show host has been on late-night TV since 1982 . He moved from NBC to CBS in 1993 . Letterman: "I needed a little more time to fully run the show into the ground"