CBS cancels Taylor Tomlinson's After Midnight, scraps 12:30 a.m.

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https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/cbs...2C%20Paramount

CBS is expected to replace its long-running “Late Late Show” after a 28-year run with a reboot of the Comedy Central game show “@midnight,” according to a person familiar with the matter, in a maneuver that would cut costs and also revive a programming concept controlled by the network's' parent company, Paramount ...

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It will need to be renamed @12:37.

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CBS Prepares '@midnight' Reboot 'After Midnight' for Early 2024 Release

Taylor Tomlinson, X Mayo, and Ricky Velez are in the running to host the 'Late Late Show with James Corden' replacement.

• CBS plans to release its reboot of the Comedy Central series @midnight, now called After Midnight, in early 2024 as a replacement for the Late Late Show with James Corden.
• The original @midnight ran for 600 episodes from 2013 to 2017 and was a popular internet-themed game show that earned Emmy nominations.
• The creative team behind the original show is returning for After Midnight, and CBS is currently considering Ricky Velez, X Mayo, and Taylor Tomlinson as potential hosts.

CBS is eyeing an early 2024 release for its reboot of the Comedy Central series @midnight. Now operating under the name After Midnight, the late-night game show was announced earlier this year as an eventual replacement for the outgoing Late Late Show with James Corden which drew the curtain on its eight-year run back in April. The showrunners and crew are set for the show's return, though CBS is still currently weighing who will take the reins once it premieres.

@midnight originally ran for 600 episodes from 2013 through 2017 as an internet-themed game show following the latest trends on social media and throughout the web. Then-host Chris Hardwick would be joined by a cavalcade of comedian guests who would compete to "win the internet for the next 23.5 hours" in a series of improv games based on popular memes, hashtags, topics, current events, and everything else that floods the internet. The series was a success on Comedy Central, earning a pair of Emmy nominations during its stint after The Daily Show and The Colbert Report.

Pieces of the creative team that made @midnight a success are back for After Midnight including showrunner Jack Martin. He'll now share his duties with Eric Pierce whom CBS has familiarity with as an executive producer on both The Challenge: USA and The Wheel. Joining them as an executive producer for the reboot is the man who will once again precede their show, Stephen Colbert, alongside Carrie Byalick, president of Colbert’s Spartina Industries, The Late Show executive producer Tom Purcell, Colbert’s wife Evelyn McGee Colbert, and his manager James Dixon of Dixon Talent. Joe Farrell, Mike Farah, Whitney Hodack, and Henry R. Muñoz III from Funny Or Die also executive produce with Jason U. Nadler of Serious Business, the original creator of @midnight. Joe Perra Talks to You and Ziwe writer Jo Firestone will be the series's head writer.

Although the host who will succeed Hardwick has yet to be named, CBS is reportedly close to a decision on that front. The field has narrowed to three candidates including Ricky Velez, X Mayo, and Taylor Tomlinson. Velez is a comedian and Pete Davidson collaborator, previously appearing in both the SNL alum's The King of Staten Island and Bupkis. He also previously recurred in several episodes of Single Drunk Female. X Mayo, meanwhile, would make a strong choice to take the reins considering her previous experience writing for The Daily Show. She also recently enjoyed roles in American Auto, The Blackening, and Swarm. Last but not least, Tomlinson is a fast-rising comedic talent with a pair of popular Netflix specials to her name, Quarter-Life Crisis and Look At You.

Whoever ends up hosting, Colbert was eager to welcome the new series into the slot right after his The Late Show. "We are thrilled to be reunited with our friends at Funny Or Die," he said in a statement. "My hope is that every night, After Midnight will be just as ridiculous as the internet is every day. Plus, the original @midnight aired after The Colbert Report, so welcoming this new show to 12:30 feels like coming home." Muñoz III echoed his sentiment, adding "Funny Or Die is proud to partner once again with CBS Studios, Spartina Industries, and our longtime friend and collaborator Stephen Colbert. Now that we are all old enough to stay up until after midnight, I’m excited for this show to harness the power of comedy and laughter to bring us all together."

Stay tuned here at Collider for more as After Midnight selects a host and moves toward its early 2024 premiere date. All four seasons of the original @midnight can be bought or rented through Prime Video.

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Taylor Tomlinson-Hosted Late-Night Series Gets Premiere Date at CBS
by Rebecca Ianucci
Jan 4, 2024


CBS‘ forthcoming late-night series "After Midnight", hosted by stand-up comedian Taylor Tomlinson, will premiere on Tuesday, Jan. 16, the network announced Thursday. New episodes will air at 12:37 am ET, following broadcasts of "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert".

"After Midnight" is described as “the smartest show on television about the dumbest things on the Internet.” Each night, Tomlinson and a panel of TBD guests will unpack “what set the Internet abuzz that day, with a game show feel.”

https://tvline.com/news/after-midnig...bs-1235108461/

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Originally Posted by JamesG

Taylor Tomlinson-Hosted Late-Night Series Gets Premiere Date at CBS
by Rebecca Ianucci
Jan 4, 2024


CBS‘ forthcoming late-night series "After Midnight", hosted by stand-up comedian Taylor Tomlinson, will premiere on Tuesday, Jan. 16, the network announced Thursday. New episodes will air at 12:37 am ET, following broadcasts of "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert".

"After Midnight" is described as “the smartest show on television about the dumbest things on the Internet.” Each night, Tomlinson and a panel of TBD guests will unpack “what set the Internet abuzz that day, with a game show feel.”

https://tvline.com/news/after-midnig...bs-1235108461/

That’s 11:35pm Central on January 15 when After Midnight debuts

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Taylor Tomlinson's After Midnight has a deliberately low-key premiere on CBS

“I’m Taylor Tomlinson and this is After Midnight, where three comedians enter, one wins and two will regret participating,” the comedian said in opening the first episode of the late-night game show, which was taped Tuesday at Paramount Studios (in contrast to James Corden's The Late Late Show, which was filmed at Television City three miles away). According to Variety's Michael Schneider, "the decision to keep the After Midnight premiere lowkey is by design: Allow the new show to find its voice over the next few weeks, prior to the Super Bowl and return of first-run scripted series in February, when more eyeballs will be back at the broadcast networks."

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CBS should let Taylor Tomlinson be herself as host of After Midnight

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Originally Posted by Mario500

(suggestion for the "After Midnight" of this topic: no vulgarity (such as vulgar language))

Suggestion for you: Double-Speak please stop you must.

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Suggestion for you: Double-Speak please stop you must.

"Double-Speak"?

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Originally Posted by Mario500

"Double-Speak"?

Yes, such as "no vulgarity (such as vulgar language)"

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Yes, such as "no vulgarity (such as vulgar language)"

(disagrees)

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With the departure of James Corden's horrible show, a void needed to be filled with something watchable. In comes the reboot of the web-savvy comedy show @midnight with After Midnight. Is it as good as the original? Tune in and get ready to win some points!

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"After Midnight" Renewed for Season 2 at CBS
by Peter White
June 11, 2024


Taylor Tomlinson for the win. CBS has renewed her late-night show "After Midnight" for a second season. It comes after the show launched in January.

Airing after "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert", the show will return for a second season in the 2024-25 season.

https://deadline.com/2024/06/after-m...bs-1235969503/

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CBS cancels Taylor Tomlinson's After Midnight, scraps 12:30 a.m.

CBS said on Wednesday that it was canceling “After Midnight,” the network's 12:30 a.m. comedy show, after the host, Taylor Tomlinson, decided to return full time to stand-up comedy.