CBS’ Late-Night Show Finally Gets the Ax After Almost 30 Years, Replacement Announced
“The Late Late Show” will end its three-decade run on CBS after the network decided to cancel it rather than replace current host James Corden. Deadline reported Tuesday that the host’s decision to walk away this coming…
“The Late Late Show” will end its three-decade run on CBS after the network decided to cancel it rather than replace current host James Corden.
Deadline reported Tuesday that the host’s decision to walk away this coming summer has prompted the network to cancel the program outright.
The show debuted in January 1995 and was hosted by Tom Snyder, the former host of the NBC late-night series “Tomorrow.”
Craig Kilborn, the original host of Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show,” took over in 1999 and enjoyed a five-year run behind the desk on CBS.
Scottish comedian Craig Ferguson hosted the show from 2004 until Corden took the reins in 2015.
Deadline reported the show will likely be replaced by a Stephen Colbert-produced revival of the old Comedy Central panel show “@midnight.”
The show, which was hosted by Chris Hardwick, was canceled by the network in 2017 after a four-year run.
Hardwick is not expected to return as host should a revival of “@midnight” ultimately replace “The Late Late Show.”