The Late Late Show (American talk show): Difference between revisions

'''''The Late Late Show''''' is an [[Television in the United States|American]] [[late-night talk show|late-night television talk and variety comedy show]] that originally aired from January 9, 1995, to April 27, 2023, on [[CBS]]. [[Tom Snyder]] was the show's first host, followed by [[Craig Kilborn]], [[Craig Ferguson]], and [[James Corden]]. The show originated from [[Television City]] in [[Los Angeles]].

On April 28, 2014, Craig Ferguson announced he would leave ''The Late Late Show'' at the end of the year.<ref name="fergretire">{{cite news|last=Carter|first=Bill|title=Craig Ferguson to Leave CBS at End of Year|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/29/business/media/craig-ferguson-to-leave-cbs-at-end-of-year.html?_r=0|access-date=April 28, 2014|newspaper=New York Times|date=April 28, 2014}}</ref> He had reportedly made the decision prior to Letterman's announcement but agreed to delay making his own decision public until the reaction to Letterman's decision had died down. He had also originally intended to leave in the summer of 2014 but agreed to stay until the end of the year to give CBS more time to find a successor.<ref>{{cite news|title=Craig Ferguson: 'I Wanted to Leave the Show Before I Stopped Enjoying It' (EXCLUSIVE)|url=https://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2014/04/29/307994790/how-craig-ferguson-unmade-the-late-night-talk-show|access-date=April 30, 2014|newspaper=Variety|date=April 30, 2014}}</ref> His last show was December 19, 2014, and began with Ferguson performing "Bang Your Drum" with many of his guests over the years banging drums, including [[Desmond Tutu]]. The show featured [[Jay Leno]] as Ferguson's guest and cameos by [[Bob Newhart]] and [[Drew Carey]] in the closing segment, a parody of the finales of ''[[Newhart]]'', ''[[The Sopranos]]'' and ''[[St. Elsewhere]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title='Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson': Jay Leno Gives Host Great Sendoff|url=http://hollywoodlife.com/2014/12/20/the-late-late-show-with-craig-ferguson-finale-jay-leno-drew-carey-newhart/|access-date=December 20, 2014|work=Hollywood Life|date=December 20, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Late Late Show: Craig Ferguson Says Goodbye With Incredible Twist Ending|url=http://tvline.com/2014/12/19/craig-ferguson-late-late-show-finale-bob-newhart-drew-carey/|access-date=December 20, 2014|date=December 19, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Craig Ferguson Signs Off 'Late Late Show' with Jay Leno, Homage to Classic TV Finales|url=https://variety.com/2014/tv/news/craig-ferguson-signs-off-late-late-show-with-jay-leno-homage-to-classic-tv-finales-1201384206/|access-date=December 20, 2014|work=Variety|date=December 19, 2014}}</ref>

In February 2023, ''Deadline Hollywood'' reported that CBS was considering using Corden's departure to reevaluate the future of ''The Late Late Show'' as a franchise, with the network considering alternative formats for the time slot that would be cheaper to produce than a traditional talk show. That month, the network reportedly settled on a [[Stephen Colbert]]-produced revival of ''[[@midnight]]'', a social-media-themed [[panel show]] aired by sibling [[Comedy Central]] from 2013 through 2017, bringing an end to ''The Late Late Show'' franchise after 28&nbsp;years.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Andreeva |first1=Nellie |last2=White |first2=Peter |date=February 7, 2023 |title='The Late Late Show With James Corden' To Be Replaced With '@midnight' Reboot Exec Produced By Stephen Colbert On CBS |url=https://deadline.com/2023/02/the-late-late-show-with-james-corden-replaced-at-cbs-with-midnight-1235252659/ |access-date=February 7, 2023 |website=Deadline}}</ref>

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