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As The Late Show pinch Stephen Colbert comes to an end, CBS has cemented its late-night schedule.
The web is doubling down connected nan clip bargain exemplary pinch Comics Unleashed pinch Byron Allen moving up to 11:35pm.
The move is not a astonishment arsenic CBS made clear that it was getting retired of nan late-night abstraction erstwhile nan storied late-night franchise ends successful May.
Comics Unleashed has been airing successful nan 12:35am slot pursuing nan extremity of After Midnight pinch Taylor Tomlinson. It will now move to 11:35pm for nan 2026-2027 play arsenic portion of an expanded clip bargain agreement. It will premiere its first section successful that slot connected Friday May 22, nan time aft Colbert will opportunity goodbye aft 11 years, and tally 2 back-to-back half-hour episodes each night.
The round-table style drama talk show, which is hosted by Allen, has featured comedians including Sebastian Maniscalco, Tiffany Haddish, Gabriel Iglesias, Cedric nan Entertainer and Nate Bargatze. It has been successful first-run syndication since its premiere successful September 2006 for 18 consecutive seasons and tin besides beryllium seen connected CBS-owned stations successful 14 markets. The show is produced by Allen Media Group. Allen, Carolyn Folks Jennifer Lucas, Jodi Miller, Peter Steen and Dylan King are executive producers.
The move will spot different Allen show slot successful astatine 12:35am.
Funny You Should Ask, which is hosted by Jon Kelley, will likewise aerial back-to-back half-hour episodes Monday done Friday started connected May 22. The drama crippled show has been airing successful first-run portion syndication since its premiere successful September 2017 and airs connected CBS owned-and-operated tv stations nationwide. It is produced by Allen Media Group and executive produced by Allen, Folks, Lucas, Miller, Steen, Bob Boden, Scott Satin and Eric Charbonnel.
The Late Show pinch Stephen Colbert was canceled successful July pinch CBS execs calling it “purely a financial determination against a challenging backdrop successful precocious night” and “is not related successful immoderate measurement to nan show’s performance, contented aliases different matters happening astatine Paramount.”
Paramount’s Chair of TV Media George Cheeks later reiterated this stance, saying that “it conscionable wasn’t sustainable to continue” successful late-night.
“The situation successful precocious nighttime is that nan advertizing marketplace is successful important secular decline,” Cheeks said. “We are immense fans of Colbert, we emotion nan show, unluckily nan economics made it a situation for america to support going.”
“I created and launched Comics Unleashed 20 years agone truthful my chap comedians could person a level to do what we each emotion – make group laugh,” said Allen, founder, president and CEO of Allen Media Group. “I genuinely admit CBS’ assurance successful maine by picking up our two-hour drama artifact of Comics Unleashed and Funny You Should Ask, because nan world tin ne'er person capable laughter.”
