Seth Meyers Calls Colbert's Final 11:35 p.m. Exit a Sad Week for TV
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Updated · Deadline · May 20
Seth Meyers Calls Colbert's Final 11:35 p.m. Exit a Sad Week for TV
1 articles · Updated · Deadline · May 20
Seth Meyers said he is "heartbroken" ahead of Stephen Colbert’s final Late Show broadcast, calling the loss of both a colleague and the 11:35 p.m. slot "a very sad week for television in America."
Meyers said the moment feels worse because Colbert is not simply handing the job to a younger host, while CBS is set to fill the slot with Byron Allen’s Comics Unleashed under a time-buy arrangement.
Stephen Colbert is not expected to stay idle long: he signed on in March to co-write the next Lord of the Rings film, tentatively titled The Lord of the Rings: Shadow of the Past.
Speaking in Madrid at the premiere of Netflix’s 4-part Rafael Nadal documentary Rafa, Meyers said he is optimistic Colbert’s next chapter will be exciting even as late-night TV loses one of its marquee platforms.
Why is Stephen Colbert trading his iconic late-night desk for a quiet writer's room in Middle-earth?
Is CBS's move to 'rent' its late-night slot a smart business pivot or the end of a television tradition?