Yeah. In 1982, I was going through a some tough months. One of the highlights of my day was watching Letterman. No matter how bad the day was, he always cheered me up and made me laugh.
I watched him often for the remainder of the decade.
I haven't watched in many years, so I can't comment on him or the show as they currently are, but I'll always be grateful to him for brightening some dark days way back then.