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After 2 seasons of breaking the mold on late night, After Midnight will be ending. The second slot late night talk show will not be returning for a third season. The finale of the series will air in June.
It comes on the heels of Taylor Tomlinson announcing she was stepping aside from the series to return to stand up. In a statement shared with Entertainment Weekly, Tomlinson shared,"Hosting After Midnight has genuinely been the experience of a lifetime, and I'll be forever grateful for the opportunity to be part of this incredible journey. Though it was an extremely tough decision, I knew I had to return to my first passion and return to stand-up touring full-time. I appreciate CBS, Stephen Colbert, the producers, and the entire After Midnight staff and crew for all the love, support, and unforgettable memories." Stephen Colbert addressed the cancelation on his show, The Late Show. He said, when he would normally pass it to Tomlinson,"CBS just gave us a pickup for a third season, but Taylor has decided to return to standup full-time. And as someone who’s done this job for twenty years, I completely respect her enormously as a comedian, and for making a very hard decision on how to best use her time and her talent." He continued on, adding, “I’ve been doing this a long time, and you rarely have partners that good. You’d have to work on one of these shows like we do to understand all the time and the effort the amazing staff of After Midnight put into not only launching a new show, but also creating a new form of one of these shows for a late-night time slot. It’s hard to try something new, and it’s rare for a network to say, ‘We’d like more of that.’” Late Night Will Be Without a Female Host, Again Close It has also been reported that CBS will not fill the time slot with original programming, specifically a late night talk show. Prior to After Midnight, the slot was occupied by the long-running The Late Late Show. Since 1995, the show has been hosted by Tom Snyder, Craig Kilborn, Craig Ferguson, and James Corden, respectively. With the end of After Midnight, late night television will be left without any female hosts. Again. The hybrid-style show mixes and matches talk show with game show. As CBS had previously shared,"After Midnight is where funny people come to play. With Taylor Tomlinson at the helm, After Midnight is the television destination for stand-up comedians, improvisers, and performers where anything can happen, and no two episodes are alike." Produced by Stephen Colbert, the series' original format aired on Comedy Central, hosted by Chris Hardwick. The revival series replaced James Corden's chat show following his departure in 2023. Taylor Tomlinson recently shared her third Netflix standup special, Have It All. Her previous specials include Quarter Life Crisis, debuting in 2020, and Look At You, debuting in 2022. She is currently on tour with the Save Me Tour. After Midnight airs at 12:30am late nights on CBS. All episodes are available to stream on Paramount+. After Midnight TV-14 Comedy Talk Game Show Music Release Date 2024 - 2025-00-00 Network CBS Directors Sharon Everitt Writers Megan Neuringer, Ismael Loutfi, Michelle Davis Cast See All
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