Well, sort of. The Late Show will air immediately after the Super Bowl, and The Late Late Show will air right after that…as soon as the local news has ended.
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Stephen Colbert’s first few months as host of The Late Show have been nothing short of spectacular.
Wednesday proved to be a big day for late night TV when CBS announced this year’s post-Super Bowl spot will be awarded to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. His new show explores the same issues, and the actor has no problem getting candid about the topic. And behind it, “Late Night with Seth Meyers” pulled to within 0.05 of Colbert and 0.08 of Kimmel in 18-49 despite starting an hour later. Meanwhile, “The Late Late Show” will come on after the evening news at around 11:35.
Colbert debuted on CBS back in September and now averages more than 3 million viewers – plus many more episode streams online. Other notable series to get the Super Bowl boost have been “The Voice”, “Alias”, and “Grey’s Anatomy“.
While the Super Bowl advantage has always brought an initial massive rating for shows placed in the coveted timeslot, unfortunately it doesn’t usually last. But it also borrows from ABC’s playbook, as that network for several years has aired live episodes of Jimmy Kimmel’s talk show following the Academy Awards.
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Super Bowl 50 takes place on February 7, 2016. Currently, a lot is still up in the air related to Super Bowl 50. But the network’s choice to go with Colbert for the following time slot projects a larger message. Can the Colbert/Corden combo coax that many viewers to stick around after the world’s finest athletes stop colliding with one another at breakneck speed?
