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Following nan extremity of an era this week connected CBS, Stephen Colbert recovered a impermanent caller TV location successful Monroe, Michigan.
On Friday, nan 11x Emmy-winning comedian amazed section Michigan audiences erstwhile he filled successful arsenic impermanent big connected Only successful Monroe, 1 time aft The Late Show pinch Stephen Colbert ended its monumental tally pinch its most-watched weeknight section ever.
“Hello. Also, welcome. It’s clip for different version of Only successful Monroe,” he kicked disconnected nan episode. “I’m your impermanent big Stephen Colbert. Longtime viewers of Only successful Monroe whitethorn retrieve that backmost successful July of 2015, I filled successful for nan accustomed hosts Michelle Baumann and Kaye Lani Rae Rafko Wilson. Still not judge really galore group that is.”
Colbert continued, “Since I was past present successful Monroe, Michigan, I spent 11 years arsenic nan superior big of The Late Show pinch Stephen Colbert connected CBS, which came to an extremity past night. It’s been an excruciating 23 hours without being connected TV, truthful I’m grateful to beryllium present connected Monroe Community Media, earlier they besides get acquired by Paramount.”
In summation to respective jabs astatine Paramount and CBS, Colbert promoted immoderate of Monroe Community Media’s caller coverage. He was besides joined for nan hour-long show by pals Jack White, Steve Buscemi, Jeff Daniels and Eminem.
After CBS announced past July that The Late Show was ending, nan last section aired Thursday connected nan network, pinch Byron Allen’s Comics Unleashed taking complete nan 11:35pm clip slot. The finale drew 6.74M unrecorded + same-day viewers, his most-watched weeknight section ever.
