Amid continuing speculation about political motivation behind CBS’ decision to cancel The Late Show With Stephen Colbert and a soft ratings start for its successor, Byron Allen’s Comics Unleashed, the network issued a statement Thursday. In it, CBS for the first time revealed the balance sheet for The Late Show, claiming that it lost about […]
Viewers tuning into CBS on the evening of May 22 may have been surprised. While Stephen Colbert’s exit from The Late Show was heavily discussed and promoted, its replacement features a very different format and aims for a very different tone. “No politics,” Byron Allen told CBS Mornings while describing his roundtable comedy late show. “You come, you laugh.”
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One man, one mogul, just proved old Hollywood models are dead. Leaner production, time slot buys, and sheer size are the things that still print money. All of these combine at the end of May. Become a VIP member to read the rest of this article! Already a member? Login below. Username Password Remember Me […]
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Paramount TV Media chairman George Cheeks says late night is still a work in progress at the network. The Eye did a one-year deal with Byron Allen to air his “Comics Unleashed” at 11:35 p.m. as a time buy, allowing the network “to go into immediate profitability in that in that slot,” which he said […]
David Letterman has weighed in on CBS’ decision to replace “The Late Show” franchise after 33 years with Byron Allen’s comedy talk show “Comics Unleashed.” The network confirmed the change earlier this month. Stephen Colbert’s “The Late Show” airs its final episode on May 21. Allen will take over the 11:35 p.m. ET time slot […]
Stephen Colbert is being replaced next month by actual comedy shows that focus on jokes instead of political rage. With The Late Show With Stephen Colbert coming to an end in May, the network isn’t looking for a new host. It’s not rebooting the format. It’s walking away from it altogether. Colbert and the late night format […]
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As The Late Show with Stephen Colbert comes to an end, CBS has cemented its late-night schedule. The network is doubling down on the time buy model with Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen moving up to 11:35pm. The move is not a surprise as CBS made clear that it was getting out of the late-night […]
As “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” ends its run next month, CBS has opted to turn its 11:35 p.m. ET post-local news timeslot into a time buy, selling the slot to Byron Allen — who will move back-to-back episodes of his “Comics Unleashed” series down an hour. The time buy deal is through the […]