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AKA · 08-13-2004, 03:17 AM

Kilborn Going Off 'Late' Shift at CBS

By Cynthia Littleton
Hollywood Reporter

LOS ANGELES - After five years in late night, Craig Kilborn is exiting as host of CBS' "The Late, Late Show With Craig Kilborn."

A CBS spokesman confirmed late Thursday that Kilborn had informed the network that he would not seek a renewal of his contract, which is believed to expire this year. The spokesman declined to elaborate.

Sources familiar with the situation said the parting was amicable. One source said Kilborn's reps had sought a hefty salary increase for a new contract with CBS, but other sources discounted how much of a factor salary negotiations were in Kilborn's decision to move on.

CBS is not believed to have a replacement for Kilborn lined up for the show, which follows "Late Show With David Letterman" in the 12:35 a.m. time slot. Letterman's Worldwide Pants production banner has the right to produce the show in that time slot per Letterman's contract with CBS.

Kilborn took over "Late, Late Show" in April 1999 after Tom Snyder exited the post-Letterman slot on CBS. A former ESPN anchor, Kilborn first garnered attention for his comedy skills during his 1996-99 stint as the original host of Comedy Central's mock newscast "The Daily Show."

During Kilborn's tenure, "Late, Late Show" has been a steady performer for CBS, though it has consistently run second in the time slot to NBC's "Late Night With Conan O'Brien." During the past 12 months, "Late, Late Show" has averaged 1.6 million viewers each night, compared with 2.5 million for NBC's "Late Night."

tvje · 08-13-2004, 06:13 PM

I hope the new host is an african american comedian. It is time, they give a brother another chance to host a late night show.

AKA · 08-13-2004, 08:42 PM

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Originally posted by tvje
I hope the new host is an african american comedian. It is time, they give a brother another chance to host a late night show.

I was actually thinking earlier that I'd like D.L. Hughley to get it. I didn't like his sitcom, but I think he's hilarious. Every time he's on Real Time, he cracks me up.

Kind of a far-fetched idea, but it'd be really cool.

Brian · 08-13-2004, 08:48 PM

How ironic. Just when I show an interest in watching the series, it is going off the air.

I hope if CBS puts in a replacement talk show at that hour, that it is really good. I've never watched an episode of TLLS so I can't judge that. It'd be a great one-two punch for CBS like NBC has The Tonight Show and Late Nite with Conan O'Brien.

barwars · 08-13-2004, 10:02 PM

I've been anti-Kilborn since -- well, forever.
I'm glad he's gone.

Conan moving to CBS would be a wise choice, because its obvious that Letterman wants to end soon -- and Conan will get the cherished 11:30 slot.
(unless they screw him over like NBC did with Letterman)

tvje · 08-14-2004, 02:37 PM

Well CBS has not begun their search. But a couple of names mentioned in the New York Post are possible replacements Amy Sedaris and Jeffrey Ross.

I agree D.L. Hugley would be a great choise, so would Eddie Griffin.

ThirteenInchEscape · 08-14-2004, 03:06 PM

Was the Leno-Lettermen deal that Johnny Carson was on at 11:30 and Lettermen was on at 12:30 and then they gave Leno the 11:30 slot instead?

I never watched Kilborn, but I flipped by it to check if there was a guest i cared about sometimes.

I'm glad that Jon Stewart seems devoted to The Daily Show, because I'm sure the networks want him.

I think Stephen Colbert would make a great host, but I would be sad to see him leave The Daily Show also.

what I am truly terrified of, is that with the current climate of everyone loving this ridiculous blue collar comedy that they will give Larry the Cable Guy a late night show or something. Which would of course, bring about the apocolypse.

I think Judy Gold (from Tough Crowd) could possibly do well with a talk show, it would be nice to have a woman with a late night show.

And after all, Conan wasnt at all famous when he started, in fact, he was on a weekly contract for a while because he was so unpopular, they were only keeping him until they could find a replacement

barwars · 08-14-2004, 03:13 PM

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Originally posted by ThirteenInchEscape
I think Judy Gold (from Tough Crowd) could possibly do well with a talk show, it would be nice to have a woman with a late night show.

Good pick, I like her.
D.L. Hughley would be nice too, but not Eddie Griffin.

If they do go for a female host, my top pick would be Kathleen Madigan, who recently lost on Last Comic Standing, but is pretty well known.
She once won the female comedian of the year award.

AKA · 08-14-2004, 06:20 PM

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Originally posted by ThirteenInchEscape
Was the Leno-Lettermen deal that Johnny Carson was on at 11:30 and Lettermen was on at 12:30 and then they gave Leno the 11:30 slot instead?

Pretty much. Letterman clearly deserved The Tonight Show (he'd been their 12:30 guy since '82 and guest hosted for Johnny before that), but they stabbed him in the back and gave it to Leno instead

barwars · 08-14-2004, 07:18 PM

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Originally posted by AKA
Pretty much. Letterman clearly deserved The Tonight Show (he'd been their 12:30 guy since '82 and guest hosted for Johnny before that), but they stabbed him in the back and gave it to Leno instead

It wasn't Carson's decision, was it??

snl fan · 08-14-2004, 07:35 PM

no they never even asked johnny but most people who knew him knew he wanted letterman for the record so did i by the way what about kathy griffin for killborn she sure likes to talk?

AKA · 08-14-2004, 07:40 PM

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Originally posted by barwars
It wasn't Carson's decision, was it??

No. NBC made the decision. As stated above, Carson preferred Letterman over Leno and agreed that Dave deserved The Tonight Show.

According to legend, Johnny even encouarged Dave to quit Late Night and go to CBS.

barwars · 08-14-2004, 08:04 PM

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Originally posted by AKA
No. NBC made the decision. As stated above, Carson preferred Letterman over Leno and agreed that Dave deserved The Tonight Show.

According to legend, Johnny even encouarged Dave to quit Late Night and go to CBS.

Thats good to hear.
I'm hoping Conan jumps ship as well.... as long as he brings over the Max Wineberg 7. (I know, I spelled his name wrong)

A Letterman/Conan team would be pure gold.

Brian · 08-14-2004, 08:25 PM

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Originally posted by barwars
Thats good to hear.
I'm hoping Conan jumps ship as well.... as long as he brings over the Max Wineberg 7. (I know, I spelled his name wrong)

A Letterman/Conan team would be pure gold.

I'd love it if that happened. Probably be as good as the Carson/Letterman team in the 80s and early 1990s.

BTW, does anyone remember if CBS had a late night talk show or two around the time Carson and Letterman were on?

AKA · 08-14-2004, 08:26 PM

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Originally posted by Brian
I'd love it if that happened. Probably be as good as the Carson/Letterman team in the 80s and early 1990s.

BTW, does anyone remember if CBS had a late night talk show or two around the time Carson and Letterman were on?

They did for awhile. In the late '80s, there was a short-lived 11:30 show on CBS hosted by Pat Sajak of all people. It was pretty awful.

08-13-2004, 03:17 AM	#1
AKA Member Forum Star Join Date: Dec 17, 2001 Posts: 15,746	Kilborn Going Off 'Late' Shift at CBS Kilborn Going Off 'Late' Shift at CBS By Cynthia Littleton Hollywood Reporter LOS ANGELES - After five years in late night, Craig Kilborn is exiting as host of CBS' "The Late, Late Show With Craig Kilborn." A CBS spokesman confirmed late Thursday that Kilborn had informed the network that he would not seek a renewal of his contract, which is believed to expire this year. The spokesman declined to elaborate. Sources familiar with the situation said the parting was amicable. One source said Kilborn's reps had sought a hefty salary increase for a new contract with CBS, but other sources discounted how much of a factor salary negotiations were in Kilborn's decision to move on. CBS is not believed to have a replacement for Kilborn lined up for the show, which follows "Late Show With David Letterman" in the 12:35 a.m. time slot. Letterman's Worldwide Pants production banner has the right to produce the show in that time slot per Letterman's contract with CBS. Kilborn took over "Late, Late Show" in April 1999 after Tom Snyder exited the post-Letterman slot on CBS. A former ESPN anchor, Kilborn first garnered attention for his comedy skills during his 1996-99 stint as the original host of Comedy Central's mock newscast "The Daily Show." During Kilborn's tenure, "Late, Late Show" has been a steady performer for CBS, though it has consistently run second in the time slot to NBC's "Late Night With Conan O'Brien." During the past 12 months, "Late, Late Show" has averaged 1.6 million viewers each night, compared with 2.5 million for NBC's "Late Night."

08-13-2004, 06:13 PM	#2
tvje Member Senior Member Join Date: Feb 26, 2002 Posts: 1,402	I hope the new host is an african american comedian. It is time, they give a brother another chance to host a late night show.
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08-14-2004, 03:06 PM	#7
ThirteenInchEscape Member Senior Member Join Date: Jul 21, 2004 Location: Palouse, Washington Posts: 1,218	Was the Leno-Lettermen deal that Johnny Carson was on at 11:30 and Lettermen was on at 12:30 and then they gave Leno the 11:30 slot instead? I never watched Kilborn, but I flipped by it to check if there was a guest i cared about sometimes. I'm glad that Jon Stewart seems devoted to The Daily Show, because I'm sure the networks want him. I think Stephen Colbert would make a great host, but I would be sad to see him leave The Daily Show also. what I am truly terrified of, is that with the current climate of everyone loving this ridiculous blue collar comedy that they will give Larry the Cable Guy a late night show or something. Which would of course, bring about the apocolypse. I think Judy Gold (from Tough Crowd) could possibly do well with a talk show, it would be nice to have a woman with a late night show. And after all, Conan wasnt at all famous when he started, in fact, he was on a weekly contract for a while because he was so unpopular, they were only keeping him until they could find a replacement
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08-13-2004, 08:48 PM	#4
Brian Member Forum Celebrity Join Date: Jun 23, 2001 Posts: 20,451	How ironic. Just when I show an interest in watching the series, it is going off the air. I hope if CBS puts in a replacement talk show at that hour, that it is really good. I've never watched an episode of TLLS so I can't judge that. It'd be a great one-two punch for CBS like NBC has The Tonight Show and Late Nite with Conan O'Brien.

08-13-2004, 10:02 PM	#5
barwars .. Forum Star Join Date: May 04, 2002 Posts: 13,273	I've been anti-Kilborn since -- well, forever. I'm glad he's gone. Conan moving to CBS would be a wise choice, because its obvious that Letterman wants to end soon -- and Conan will get the cherished 11:30 slot. (unless they screw him over like NBC did with Letterman)

08-14-2004, 02:37 PM	#6
tvje Member Senior Member Join Date: Feb 26, 2002 Posts: 1,402	Well CBS has not begun their search. But a couple of names mentioned in the New York Post are possible replacements Amy Sedaris and Jeffrey Ross. I agree D.L. Hugley would be a great choise, so would Eddie Griffin.

08-14-2004, 07:35 PM	#11
snl fan Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 21, 2004 Posts: 119	no they never even asked johnny but most people who knew him knew he wanted letterman for the record so did i by the way what about kathy griffin for killborn she sure likes to talk?