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CBS Explores New Paths for 'Late Show' S*** as Colbert Exit Nears

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https://latenighter.com/features/cbs-replace-colbert-exit-timeslot/

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run-on_sentience Mar 27, 2026 +836
All you had to do was...nothing.
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BrownSugarBare Mar 27, 2026 +101
Silly. That would have been too easy. 
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davidmlewisjr Mar 27, 2026 +51
I am planning to cancel my Paramount subscription after the last show. That’s all I’ve got.
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StateRadioFan Mar 27, 2026 +11
Sooner the better. 👊
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Flimsy-Sprinkles7331 Mar 27, 2026 +8
Why wait? You can watch Colbert on Youtube.
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Jca666 Mar 27, 2026 +3
If the paramount deal goes through on WB, I’ll be scrapping HBO max
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Tacitus111 Mar 27, 2026 +70
But…but then Dear Leader’s fee-fees would be hurt!
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Topheriffic Mar 27, 2026 +17
"Lets get rid of our Emmy winning show who consistently gets good ratings because a sentient puddle of skin tanner told us to"
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flynnfx Mar 27, 2026 +1
_Sentient? That's some heavy lifting there._
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Dachuiri Mar 27, 2026 +321
It’ll be reruns of Big Bang Theory
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MaxZorin1985 Mar 27, 2026 +87
That’s what has kept the lights on at TBS for a decade or so.
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JohnHazardWandering Mar 27, 2026 +1
TBS looked so promising at one point in time - Conan, People of Earth, Final Space. Then they seemed to just give up. 
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DudeB5353 Mar 27, 2026 +11
You know it will be
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PeterNippelstein Mar 27, 2026 +6
Bazonga!
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rhunter99 Mar 27, 2026 +4
reruns of the colbert report :P
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Dandan0005 Mar 27, 2026 +5
Say hello to Gutfield!
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GastropodSoups Mar 27, 2026 +3
No, it'll be "Sheldons Adventures" coming soon!
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Kind-Armadillo-2340 Mar 27, 2026 +6
Only the ones where Elon Musk guest starred.
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southendgirl Mar 27, 2026 +277
The Pete Hegseth War Prayer Hour
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zztop610 Mar 27, 2026 +58
….With shots
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FullofLovingSpite Mar 27, 2026 +15
Two drink minimum
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jpt4jpt Mar 27, 2026 +6
Also axe throwing
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beer_me_twice Mar 27, 2026 +6
And also alcohol
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Zealousideal-Cup5982 Mar 27, 2026 +10
Where Pete’s “pastor” prays for James Talarico’s death every hour
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I_Study_The_Patterns Mar 27, 2026 +2
The horseman of war prayer fire and fury hour
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BringMeTwo Mar 27, 2026 +2
Two minutes of silence at the top of every hour to silently admire his NOT white supremacy tattoos
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rysker6 Mar 27, 2026 +182
Bari Weiss is gonna try and have her own show. She is that dumb
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futuresdawn Mar 27, 2026 +33
Questions is, is she dumb enough to call it the late show
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mr_mufuka Mar 27, 2026 +35
Late Weiss with Bari and Rob Schneider
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Hopeless351987 Mar 27, 2026 +11
Jim Bruer as the announcer/sidekick
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SellaraAB Mar 27, 2026 +3
Kid Rock can be the in house band
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davidagnome Mar 27, 2026 +3
Probably — but the jokes are going to be so dated, they could only call it the late show.
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RKsu99 Mar 27, 2026 +6
I would say they could try to lure Bill Maher over, but they own that trash show now too. 🎆
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Artistic_Half_8301 Mar 27, 2026 +3
I'm hoping for this!
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kcfdr9c Mar 27, 2026 +2
Dumb like a… never mind. Just dumb.
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Pitiful_Ad2397 Mar 27, 2026 +2
Honestly? Yeah.
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_Miss_Eclipse Mar 27, 2026 +31
That time s*** is going to turn into an absolute black hole of viewership
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LurkerBurkeria Mar 27, 2026 +8
Yea wasn't the whole point of the format to give someone a reason to stay up? They might as well turn off the lights and run the infomercials earlier lol
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_Miss_Eclipse Mar 27, 2026 +4
Thats okay. Senior citizens shouldn't stay up so late anyways. Sleep is important at that age.
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CozmicBunni Mar 27, 2026 +2
Right. I can't imagine anything fitting Weiss's M.O. would bring anyone to the table.
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cficare Mar 27, 2026 +83
It'll put $10 on The Bari Weiss SHOWWWWWW
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rj319st Mar 27, 2026 +7
Whoever is doing late-night right now on Fox News will take over. His name is Gutfield or something similar to that.
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TheLegendTwoSeven Mar 27, 2026 +4
I agree, but Guttfeld is profoundly unfunny. Weiss will pick him because in theory he does a similar thing on Fox News. Maybe they should try to get Dennis Miller, although he might be in his 70s now. If they can’t get him, maybe Adam Carolla (he had a late night show briefly, called Too Late, on Comedy Central.)
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BriefausdemGeist Mar 27, 2026 +2
No you missed the point. CBS claimed to be entirely exiting the late night comedy show gene. So bringing an unfunny person for another right wing editorial garbage fest like gutfeld would be on point.
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normankrasnerkc Mar 27, 2026 +96
they'll hand to Bari Weiss for something even lower rated than Dokoupil
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SkylarAV Mar 27, 2026 +14
CBS presents The Bari Weiss Real News Patriot Comedy Hour
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ArbysLunch Mar 27, 2026 +3
With the Kid Rock Orchestra
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Ok-Thanks4321 Mar 27, 2026 +40
Yeah it’s just gonna be some MAGA coded talk show, like if Karoline Leavitt were to ramble and try to make jokes for 30 minutes
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MrVociferous Mar 27, 2026 +23
Karoline’s Komedy Klub
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Darryl_Lict Mar 27, 2026 +3
Pam Bondage Hour. Torturing innocent people for no reason at all.
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Agreeable_Mouse6000 Mar 27, 2026 +24
Late Night with Greg Gutfeld 🤮
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8JHF8 Mar 27, 2026 +9
Said this before I saw yours but combined with Bill Maher for maximum nails on chalkboard effect.
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ceruveal_brooks Mar 27, 2026 +21
It doesn’t matter, it’s going to fail.
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UserWithno-Name Mar 27, 2026 +35
Well they can't use the same show or brand anymore, letterman retains rights, and they'll surely make it worse or put a worse personality on it no one likes. If it's not just replaced by syndication reruns
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NoEmu5969 Mar 27, 2026 +2
Kid Rock can’t host?
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boner79 Mar 27, 2026 +15
just let CBS die
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UnluckyCardiologist9 Mar 27, 2026 +4
That was the point.
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Venator2000 Mar 27, 2026 +14
More importantly, what’s going to become of the Ed Sullivan Theater? They fixed that up beautifully.
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Dangerous_Weird_7329 Mar 27, 2026 +5
Turn it into a data center? 
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BarelyIncredible Mar 27, 2026 +3
You mean the Ed Sullivan Trump Theater?
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leafscitypackersfan Mar 27, 2026 +2
Kramer will take it home and entertain us all
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medievalesophagus Mar 27, 2026 +13
Late Night with Tucker
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supergooduser Mar 27, 2026 +3
honestly it could be this
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BillyShears17 Mar 27, 2026 +3
He's being investigated by the DOJ for speaking against Israel. He's on the outs atm
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Chrono_Convoy Mar 27, 2026 +33
They’re gonna give it to Kegsbreath or some stupid f*** Gonna miss you Colbert but you’ve already landed on your feet (as if that wouldn’t happen /s)
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UncleChu Mar 27, 2026 +21
They’re going to make up a new late night show that’s pro trump even after saying Colbert was cancelled because no one watches late night anymore.
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Ser_Artur_Dayne Mar 27, 2026 +13
That unfunny chode gutfield will host
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GB715 Mar 27, 2026 +5
Man I hate that guy.
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gothdaddi Mar 27, 2026 +6
It would be hilarious to see him try to survive a show without the built-in Fox News viewership. He’d make James Corden’s ratings look like Johnny Carson numbers.
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Gregbot3000 Mar 27, 2026 +3
They'll run the previous night's show that was on Fox
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quaranTV Mar 27, 2026 +2
His sidekick will be Tucker Carlson!
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NoEmu5969 Mar 27, 2026 +3
Kid Rock will be the musical accompaniment. He will chime in with the dumbest takes possible
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Creepy_Trouble_5980 Mar 27, 2026 +2
Right now, I would set my tv to watch Kegseth on CBS just to get that moron out of DOD.
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NastyMothaFucka Mar 27, 2026 +2
What’s he doing after Late Night?
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BarbarianCarnotaurus Mar 27, 2026 +9
He is currently writing a script for a Lord of the Rings prequel.
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NastyMothaFucka Mar 27, 2026 +5
Good for him! That’s awesome! He knows his Tolkein shit too!
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Lfsnz67 Mar 27, 2026 +3
With his son and the writer of the Peter Jackson trilogy
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WhatIsNoMan Mar 27, 2026 +19
The Hannity and O'Reilly Show "F\*ck it! We'll do it live!"
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Any_Asparagus8267 Mar 27, 2026 +2
And our man on the street is the ghost of....JOHN WAYNE?!?
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zeruch Mar 27, 2026 +8
New path...bankruptcy?
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sacklunch Mar 27, 2026 +7
Kevin Zorbo's The Late Show
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AwwwNuggetz Mar 27, 2026 +8
No one will watch whatever it becomes. You fucked it up CBS, he was your best host
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SavingThrowVsWTF Mar 27, 2026 +4
Can’t wait for All Fun Time State Television Trump Show Good.
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Large-Produce5682 Mar 27, 2026 +4
"CBS eyeing Greg Gutfeld as replacement for..." Call it a hunch.
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KatieBarTheDoor1977 Mar 27, 2026 +3
I would love to see that unfunny troll fall flat on his face. He's only 5'4 so they'll need a baby booster seat for the host chair.
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LieDry7854 Mar 27, 2026 +3
I wouldn’t be surprised that they put Gutfeld in the spot
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bengibbardstoothpain Mar 27, 2026 +5
“Last call with Vince Vaughn”
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dkwinsea Mar 27, 2026 +4
Try a test pattern. I think that’s probably the best use of the time s*** after Colbert is gone.
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Retired_Jarhead55 Mar 27, 2026 +4
Doesn’t matter what they do, I won’t be watching it.
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Raindog66 Mar 27, 2026 +5
don’t care won’t watch
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BoogaBetty Mar 27, 2026 +5
Why bother adding a new show, CBS? No one will watch it. #BoycottCBS
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BurtReynoldsLives Mar 27, 2026 +4
You couldn’t pay me to watch whatever they chose to put into the s***.
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Weedity Mar 27, 2026 +1
CBS Defends the Trump Administration Crimes special hour s***.
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babeshun1 Mar 27, 2026 +3
Air some Mr. Beast videos, of course
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mspady33 Mar 27, 2026 +3
If they weren’t “exploring” when the decision was made.. that shows enough..
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Vegetable-Walrus-246 Mar 27, 2026 +3
An hour of CBS execs kissing trumps ass.
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Flat-Koala-3537 Mar 27, 2026 +3
A one hour loop of Trump doing his 'jerking off two guys at once' happy-dance.
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ModeatelyIndependant Mar 27, 2026 +1
I'm gonna remove CBS from my favorites list when this happens
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Interesting-Risk6446 Mar 27, 2026 +5
The right wing show will have the same 10 weekly "celebrities" in a circle jerk praising Trump. 90 year old Sylvester Stallone talking about the good old days. Throw in some commercials for gold, term life insurance, and funeral pre-planning.
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BarbarianCarnotaurus Mar 27, 2026 +5
You forgot reverse home mortgage
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CrissBliss Mar 27, 2026 +4
Is 11:30 pm on CBS really prime real estate anymore? For many years, it was because of the Late Show brand. And Colbert has made the time-s*** great because of his political humor/commentary. But between streaming and better options elsewhere (aka Kimmel still on at 11:30 on ABC), I don’t see it as prime real estate anymore for CBS. My guess is they’ll try and reboot “Late Night” with a new host… but I personally won’t be watching.
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Fire_Z1 Mar 27, 2026 +2
I bet it's a Donald Trump show.
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Glittering_Ad366 Mar 27, 2026 +2
Kid Rock and AI Ed Sullivan
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8JHF8 Mar 27, 2026 +2
Greg Gutfeld & Bill Maher Propaganda Hour
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CapTurangaLeela Mar 27, 2026 +2
Infomercials. Cindy Crawford and every real housewife of xyz out of work slanging their products. Or Ellen.
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ghallway Mar 27, 2026 +2
Don't matter...I ain't watching anything on CBS. Even if they had full frontal nudity. That network is dead to me.
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jertheman43 Mar 27, 2026 +2
I will boycott whoever or whatever they put in there.
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LastLadyResting Mar 27, 2026 +2
Whatever it is, I hope everything they try lasts less than a year like the late night version of a defence against the dark arts teacher.
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upfromashes Mar 27, 2026 +2
Might as well go straight to infomercials for as much as I'm not going to tune in for whatever.
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OldAdministration735 Mar 27, 2026 +2
“THE SHOW NO ONE IS WATCHING”
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Blueberry_Mancakes Mar 27, 2026 +2
Trump Gold Coin infomercials incoming.
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taxilicious Mar 27, 2026 +2
NO ONE is going to watch that.
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LandoDupree Mar 27, 2026 +2
The late show with Jim breuer
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No-Tap-2772 Mar 27, 2026 +2
I am boycotting after he leaves the air.
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Meebs-are-Flying Mar 27, 2026 +2
Id like to state, I dont give a shit.
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VexedCanadian84 Mar 27, 2026 +2
They'll hire the idiot from fox news
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Brendanaquitss Mar 27, 2026 +2
Give us Samantha bee!
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Insomniac_80 Mar 27, 2026 +2
Return of Crimetime after Primetime? Or will it be Byron Allen? Joel Osteem 7 days a week? *Or death match between Byron Allen and Joel Osteem?*
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Soggy-Speed-490six Mar 27, 2026 +2
Crimetime after Primetime hell yes
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dropkickninja Mar 27, 2026 +2
CBS screwed the pooch by cancelling him. They will not get his viewers back
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bhardin Mar 27, 2026 +2
Looking forward to “Ow, my balls”
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w00lal00 Mar 27, 2026 +2
Never watching SeeBS again. My husband won’t even watch the football games there.
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Schwiftness Mar 27, 2026 +2
Can't wait for his Lord of the Rings movie. Stephen will be back stronger than ever, eventually. Shame on CBS.
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TheUrPigeon Mar 27, 2026 +2
Whatever it is, its ratings will be lower than *The Late Show's* are/were. It may be a rickety and decrepit media institution, but it was/is still an *institution*. If I were a creative looking to launch my show I'd take any s*** *but* this one.
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MovieGuyMike Mar 27, 2026 +1
Two minutes hate coming soon to CBS!
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Think_Fault_7525 Mar 27, 2026 +1
It’s CBS, who cares now. F***’em
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Plastic_Ad_8619 Mar 27, 2026 +1
I’m sure they have an AI solution planned.
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ChillPalm Mar 27, 2026 +1
It's going to be Alex Jones
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AbsoluteRook1e Mar 27, 2026 +1
The fact they still haven't figured this out and it's been a year is absolutely laughable. Absolutely ridiculous.
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No-Lead-6769 Mar 27, 2026 +1
They would probably bring in Greg gutfield but lights out at the retirement home is 10pm
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Numerous_Photograph9 Mar 27, 2026 +1
Reruns of cops it is.
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Jonny-Raze Mar 27, 2026 +3
This comment section is fun.
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G-Unit11111 Mar 27, 2026 +3
I will never watch a single second of CBS while they are under Ellison / Weiss control. They threw away a once in a generation talent for nothing.
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AnonBaca21 Mar 27, 2026 +2
The Kill Tony White Power Hour (the chances of this are higher than you think)
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Outrageous_Space8083 Mar 27, 2026 +2
Exit? He was fired.
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DanfromCalgary Mar 27, 2026 +2
How does your exit near after being fired
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Ozatopcascades Mar 27, 2026 +1
"The Miller's Show!" Dennis and Stephen. (With special musical guest; Kid Rock)
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zeruch Mar 27, 2026 +6
I consider Dennis Miller's turn south one of the saddest pivots in comedy.
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NastyMothaFucka Mar 27, 2026 +2
I used to love him too. His HBO show was fantastic. Shame what happened to him.
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Full_Of_Wrath Mar 27, 2026 +1
It will be be the Erika Kirk show
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moderatenerd Mar 27, 2026 +1
it won't be something new or exciting that's for sure
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FiveUpsideDown Mar 27, 2026 +1
I would like Bari Weiss take over all of the positions she fired people from.
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N4RQ Mar 27, 2026 +1
It's Too Late Night
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TonyTheSwisher Mar 27, 2026 +1
Adam Ray please. 
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ddkelkey Mar 27, 2026 +1
Make it a test pattern, no one will be watching
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Pxlfreaky Mar 27, 2026 +1
Tammy Faye aka Erica Kirk, talk show host, bet.
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brianlefebvrejr Mar 27, 2026 +1
The Colbert Steven Show Night Late Hour
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powersurge Mar 27, 2026 +1
Who is going to be watching CBS after Colbert leaves? Not me.
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Big_Inside_7824 Mar 27, 2026 +1
Firing Line with Bari Weiss? Gong Show?
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Garagedays Mar 27, 2026 +1
Im betting late night klan rally mega spectacular
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normankrasnerkc Mar 27, 2026 +3
Krusty Komedy Klassics
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Acuallyizadern93 Mar 27, 2026 +1
Reruns of Heil Honey I’m Home?
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mmmck2 Mar 27, 2026 +1
I'm so pissed they are canceling the late show. It's just ridiculous. I hate CBS! THEY SUCK!!!
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mattyGOAT1996 Mar 27, 2026 +1
They'll probably give someone that is a Fox News personality named Jimmy Falia his own show. Then there will be 3 Jimmys to choose from.
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readerf52 Mar 27, 2026 +1
The Right Wing Barbie show with all the former Trump Press Secretary Barbies. Or a soap opera based on the Conway family with hubby George making anti Trump videos for The Lincoln Project, KellyAnne ignoring him and her family to kiss up to Trump, and their teenage daughter hating on both of them.
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Blochamolesauce Mar 27, 2026 +1
They’ll offer the gig to Tim Allen or some other well known con who’s mostly liked or tolerated and hasn’t completely worn out their welcome just yet. Or Erika Kirk because this timeline is f****** ridiculous.
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Lizard_Wizard_d Mar 27, 2026 +1
I am excited to see where Colbert ends up. I hope he does his own thing on youtube/podcast or whatever.
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cosmiccerulean Mar 27, 2026 +1
The Late Show with... Tiffany Trump! *(Kid Rock music starts blasting)*
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Clean_Ad_5683 Mar 27, 2026 +1
They’re just going to play reruns of Ridiculousness
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KilroySmithson Mar 27, 2026 +1
Who cares about that timeslot? I care about where Colbert ends up.
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Writerhaha Mar 27, 2026 +1
They’re prepping Vince Vaughn.
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Significant-Board718 Mar 27, 2026 +1
Dumbasses don’t get it tons of networks will have him on there shows stupid shit networks no spines
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trashheap47 Mar 27, 2026 +1
Hopefully they’ll bring back Crime Time After Primetime - reboot Silk Stalkings and Sweating Bullets!
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Armenoid Mar 27, 2026 +1
Early Evenings with Bill OReilly?
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jarod1701 Mar 27, 2026 +1
Public hangings?
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Separate_Feeling4602 Mar 27, 2026 +1
I’ll cancel my paramount as well . Let’s all cancel paramount on Colbert last day ! Who’s with me !
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Hi_Im_Ken_Adams Mar 27, 2026 +1
Reruns of Murder She Wrote.
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WobblyFrisbee Mar 27, 2026 +1
The Kid Rock comedy hour.
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CurrentMoodIsMahmoud Mar 27, 2026 +1
The Rob Schneider Hour
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BarelyIncredible Mar 27, 2026 +1
It's gonna be Rob Schneider, isn't it?
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CommonSensei8 Mar 27, 2026 +1
Now they just gave away all their audience to their competitors. Good job idiots
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Alone_Bicycle_600 Mar 27, 2026 +1
CBS is circling the drain
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