CBS just got a nasty wakeup call. The network has a long way to go to match the numbers Stephen Colbert was bringing in with The Late Show, which aired its final-ever episode on May 24 following its shocking cancellation.
This past Monday (June 1) offered a clearer picture of the new landscape of late-night, as both ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! and NBC’s The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon returned with new episodes for the first time since Colbert said his final farewell.
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