![]() ![]() Letterman introduced Madonna right before she entered the Late Show set with the following phrase: television that year following controversy with her book Sex and her album Erotica, both of which had been poorly received by critics upon release in 1992. Madonna's 1994 appearance marked her first on U.S. This was, however, her first appearance since Letterman moved from NBC to CBS in 1993. Madonna's appearance of March 31, 1994, was not her first or last with Letterman in 1988, she was a guest on Letterman's previous show, NBC's Late Night with David Letterman, with comedian Sandra Bernhard. The Federal Communications Commission received numerous complaints about the language used on the show, echoing Letterman's (sarcastic) remark that she had to stop using the bad language "because people don't want that in their own homes at 11:30 at night". ![]() Madonna's language and behavior-which was provocative, seemingly spontaneous at times, full of double entendres, and ended with a playful refusal to leave the set-sparked a large public controversy. Critics commented she reached her "lowest low". This made the episode the most censored in American network television talk-show history while at the same time garnering host David Letterman some of the highest ratings he ever received. In particular, Madonna said the word "fuck" fourteen times throughout the interview. The appearance was noted for an extremely controversial series of statements and antics by Madonna, which included many expletives. Madonna's heavily censored appearance on Late Show with David Letterman led to some of Letterman's highest late-night viewershipĪmerican singer Madonna made an appearance on CBS's Late Show with David Letterman on March 31, 1994.
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