David Letterman who had an affair with a staffer of his late night show, had been asked to fork out $2 million by Robert Joe Halderman, so that he would remain mum on the affair. The comedian had straight away approached the police, leading to Halderman's arrest, when he tried to cash in a phony check given to him by the former. Instead of keeping the incident under wraps, David Letterman had on air confessed to his infidelity and discussed the blackmail attempt.

Before sentencing, Robert Joe Halderman said that he was remorseful for his actions. He confessed, "In September of 2009, I attempted to extort $2 million from David Letterman by threatening to disclose personal and private information about him, whether true or false.

Meanwhile, David Letterman is back to reigning the charts with his Late Night Show, after Jay Leno reigned on the spot for a week. As per TV ratings, David Letterman on Monday beat the Tonight Show host, gaining more viewers than the latter in the 1-49 age group and 25-54 age group.