CBS “The Late Late Show” host Craig Ferguson announced on Monday his retirement from the show. The announcement was made a few weeks after David Letterman announced his retirement from his own late night show. Shortly after, CBS announced that Stephen Colbert will replace Letterman on the show. This is despite the fact that Ferguson is being dubbed as a strong contender for the position.
“CBS and I are not getting divorced, we are consciously uncoupling. But we will still spend holidays together and share custody of the fake horse and robot skeleton, both of whom we love very much,” Ferguson told his audience, adding that he will leave the show at the end of 2014. His guest that time was LL Cool J, who told the host he hates to see him go.
He jokingly said that he might be doing some carpentry when he leaves the show. But on serious talking, he stressed out that it was his decision to leave and that CBS has been good to him during his entire tenure. The Scottish-born TV host is set to host “Celebrity Name Game,” a syndicated game show that will have its debut later this year.
Ferguson, 51, started to host the show on January 3, 2005. He is the third regular host of the show, after Craig Kilborn and Tom Snyder. “The Late Late Show” is produced by CBS Television Studios and David Letterman’s own production company, Worldwide Pants Incorporated. It is being taped on weekdays at CBS Television City in Los Angeles and being aired in the US at 12:37 a.m., right after the “Late Show With David Letterman.”
“The Late Late Show” earned Peabody Award in 2009, when Ferguson interviewed Desmond Tutu. In most cases, the topics in the show focus on comedy, but there are some episodes where serious subject matters are being tackled. Although the show enjoyed high ratings in its earlier years, it started to drop especially when Seth Meyers started hosting “Late Night with Seth Meyers.” It premiered at NBC on February 24, 2014 and has the same time slot as Ferguson’s show.
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