CBS Says It Will Develop New Late Night Concepts After Axing Stephen Colbert, but ‘Immediate Profitability’ Is the Focus With New Byron Allen Deal

Paramount TV Media chairman George Cheeks says late night is still a work in progress at the network. The Eye did a one-year ...

CBS Is “Developing Other Ideas” for Colbert’s Time Slot After One-Year Byron Allen Deal Expires

In the days ahead of David Ellison buying Paramount, CBS fired Stephen Colbert. Per the network, it was “purely a financial ...

Kimmel, Colbert silent on Eric Swalwell scandal after platforming Democrat

"Jimmy Kimmel Live!" and "The Late Show" with Stephen Colbert have not addressed Eric Swalwell's alleged sexual misconduct ...

George Cheeks Talks Replacing ‘Late Show’ With ‘Comics Unleashed’ Time Buy, Says CBS May Return To Late-Night: “We Will Continue To Develop”

After serving as custodian of NBC’s late-night for years, George Cheeks, Paramount’s Chair of TV Media who oversees CBS, ...

CBS exploring 'other ideas' for Stephen Colbert's vacated time slot after Byron Allen's deal expires

The partnership between Allen and CBS has "immediate profitability," notes George Cheeks, Paramount’s Chair of TV Media.

Oprah and Stephen Colbert swap seats in emotional moment as 'Late Show' cancellation looms large

Oprah Winfrey emotionally thanked Stephen Colbert for holding the space for laughter as "The Late Show" nears its final ...

Stephen Colbert to Trump: ‘Why would you start a beef with the pope?’

Late-night hosts discussed Trump’s attacks on the pope as the White House tries to spin his AI-generated Jesus photo into anything other than a disaster ...