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CBS announces replacement for Colbert's late-night time slot [View all]

Source: CNN Business

Updated Apr 6, 2026, 3:19 PM ET
PUBLISHED Apr 6, 2026, 2:44 PM ET

CBS has filled its soon-to-be-vacant 11:35 p.m. time slot. The network said Monday that beginning May 22, the day after the finale of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” the hour will be filled by “Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen.”. Because “Comics Unleashed” is a half-hour program,

CBS will air two back-to-back episodes each night. The 12:35 a.m. slot will then be filled by “Funny You Should Ask,” a syndicated game show created by Allen and hosted by Jon Kelley. “Comics Unleashed” has been airing at 12:35 a.m. since last September, when it moved into the slot after CBS canceled game show “After Midnight.”

“I truly appreciate CBS’ confidence in me by picking up our two-hour comedy block of ‘COMICS UNLEASHED’ and ‘FUNNY YOU SHOULD ASK,’ because the world can never have enough laughter,” Allen, a comedian and founder and chief executive of Allen Media Group, said in a statement.

CBS has a time-buy agreement with Allen Media Group for the 2026-27 season, meaning Allen pays to air his programs on the CBS network. The programming move comes less than a year after CBS announced it would end Colbert’s “Late Show,” which airs its final episode on Thursday, May 21.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/06/media/cbs-colbert-byron-allen-late-show-comics-unleashed

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CBS announces replacement for Colbert's late-night time slot [View all] BumRushDaShow Monday OP

There's a blast from the past. greatauntoftriplets Monday #1

- Lemon Lyman Monday #6

Probably just temporary to fill in. Ritabert Monday #17

It now comes on here right after Colbert and I've never watched it, turn it back to MS NOW Rhiannon12866 Monday #46

My husband says they're not that funny. Ritabert Monday #51

I never caught that, either, but it had to be funnier. And Stephen Colbert produced it. Rhiannon12866 Monday #53

Oh I didn't know that! Ritabert Monday #54

One night they had Trae Crowder, murielm99 Tuesday #68

Ah, I've seen him posted here, likely one of the few I've heard of. Rhiannon12866 Tuesday #69

It is no different from selling time to teevee preachers and the guy selling that rubber in a spray can. Bluetus Monday #57

You are making a critical error quakerboy Tuesday #71

Surprised it isn't Byron Donald's and Banon. Regardless, I predict ratings will drop like a rock. lostincalifornia Monday #2

Sounds like a cheap option maxsolomon Monday #3

They don't care about ratings for this show. He's buying the time. rsdsharp Monday #37

I won't be watching. DURHAM D Monday #4

As soon as Colbert is gone, I'm done with CBS RainCaster Monday #5

i dropped paramount when they fired him moonshinegnomie Monday #8

Please share... Chrysanthemum Monday #42

Yup Lemon Lyman Monday #9

I wonder who will fuck up CBS Sunday Morning? RussBLib Monday #22

I count on Jane quitting the day they screw with the show. dem4decades Monday #31

- Lemon Lyman Monday #61

I'll pick on that bone RussBLib Tuesday #65

They continue to shoot themselves in the foot, I remember when they fired Dan Rather, too Rhiannon12866 Monday #48

There's no need to leash those comics. They're not funny. rsdsharp Monday #7

My wife makes me change the channel too Diraven Monday #13

It was either that or the medicare avantage shows LiberalArkie Monday #21

Oof. I watched one episode once to catch a specific comic pnwest Monday #44

Omigosh Bum Rush, you just passed another hurdle - 170,000 posts! FakeNoose Monday #10

LOL BumRushDaShow Monday #19

Funny You Should Ask is so bad Diraven Monday #11

And I can't stand Jon Lovitz or Sherri Shepherd. Ritabert Monday #18

Game show, not talk show. Wiz Imp Monday #55

Comics Unleashed airs in the Chicago market after Stephen Colbert sueh Monday #12

So Byron Allen has to pay the Ellison oligarch to be on the air...................now that's funny............ turbinetree Monday #14

Let us not watch and not post clips to DU. Intractable Monday #15

The ratings dive will be enormous. nt moniss Monday #16

I figured that they would recreate the Hee Haw show like they did before. LiberalArkie Monday #20

I reckon you can count on "safe" humor on those shows RussBLib Monday #23

Stephen is in heaven already catchnrelease Tuesday #66

that Tolkien thing.... RussBLib Tuesday #67

Their ratings are going to sink like Trump's stock market when he makes a mistake and tells the truth. Vinca Monday #24

They may as well bring back the test pattern. StoolPigeon Monday #25

Weak sauce. NCDem47 Monday #26

Another reason for the general strike. Sigh. n/t rzemanfl Monday #27

Colbert will succeed wherever he lands. Dr. T Monday #28

Oh dear. Recall his show from years ago. Nice person, but not very funny. nt allegorical oracle Monday #29

"Allen pays to air his programs on the CBS network" PSPS Monday #30

Limbaugh TV show is a prime example.... The Grand Illuminist Monday #47

Gee, I though it would be 5 year old Hallmark reruns...nt mitch96 Monday #32

Maybe the yule log would attract more viewers. twodogsbarking Monday #33

I will not watch one fucking minute of this ick Aviation Pro Monday #34

Are these new shows? Or reruns? I never watched either show and won't watch these. Srkdqltr Monday #35

Dammit! I was hoping Melania would get her own talk show. Midnight Writer Monday #36

I used to watch Funny You Should Ask only if Louie Anderson was on the panel. I quit watching after he passed away. BHDem53 Monday #38

Damn, my money was on Kid Rock or Ted Nugent ToxMarz Monday #39

Gee kids, maybe they'll put on Apprentice reruns! Talitha Monday #40

Wasn't it Real People that he was on ohh...40-45 years ago? Bengus81 Monday #41

Ho hum. QueerDuck Monday #43

Probably a ratings loser bmichaelh Monday #45

The comics will be Kirk Cameron, Kevin Sorbo, and Scott Baio Orrex Monday #50

Holy shit. I'm old enough to remember when he existed. Orrex Monday #49

Zzzzzzzzzzz....... WestMichRad Monday #52

It's paid programing, like infomercials TexasBushwhacker Monday #56

To think this was once the "Tiffany Network". SleeplessinSoCal Monday #58

Next up: hadEnuf Monday #59

According to the news he bought the time from CBS Figarosmom Monday #60

CBS doesn't get it WVreaper Monday #62

Painfully inoffensive and irrelevant "comedy" RedArkGuy Monday #63

Mass exodus Zambero Tuesday #64

Dumb-ing Down...what else? NowsTheTime Tuesday #70

If CBS's "management" had any brains (I know, I know), they'd extend Colbert's contract to November. eppur_se_muova Tuesday #72

With their news and entertainment divisions The Wizard Tuesday #73