Stephen colbert.......you're fired!

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CBS: For Immediate release - We want to thank Steven for all that he has contributed in keeping his ratings down and wish him all the best as he pursues interests outside the organization and spends more quality time with his family.
 
Carson was first........

Carson was the "Tonight Show" on NBC @ 11:30p ET.. Actually, Steve Allen was the first host in 1954-1957, followed by Jack Parr 1957-1962 when Carson took over. During Carson's era, NBC created a show called "Late Night with David Letterman" that aired directly after Carson. This, in response to Letterman guest hosting the Carson show a bunch of times.

Letterman was under the impression (as was some of Carson's team - Peter LaSally, etc.) that Letterman would, eventually, succeed Carson @ 11:30p. But the NBC "executives" had other ideas. Hence, Jay Leno was picked to succeed Carson and Letterman was left at the 12:30a (ND) ET slot.

Eventually, Letterman quit NBC and started a new "competitor" show @ 11:30p ET on CBS called "The Late Show," taped at the "Ed Sullivan Theater" in NYC. "The Late Show" name was CBS' intellectual property (avoiding that issue with NBC), as it was first used by them to host old movie nights. You may recall they used the old "Syncopated Clock" music written by Leroy Anderson and covered by Percy Faith.



There was even a "Late Late Show" for the movies that followed the Late Show, and an "Early Show" movie segment. for the 4:30p movies Thus, Letterman had his own niche until he elected to retire.

I have no idea what will succeed the "Late Show," now. Will they go back to movies? Or what's their plan for the future? I tend to think that NBC will continue the "Tonight Show" program, so we'll see what happens.
 
Carson was the "Tonight Show" on NBC @ 11:30p ET.. Actually, Steve Allen was the first host in 1954-1957, followed by Jack Parr 1957-1962 when Carson took over. During Carson's era, NBC created a show called "Late Night with David Letterman" that aired directly after Carson. This, in response to Letterman guest hosting the Carson show a bunch of times.

Letterman was under the impression (as was some of Carson's team - Peter LaSally, etc.) that Letterman would, eventually, succeed Carson @ 11:30p. But the NBC "executives" had other ideas. Hence, Jay Leno was picked to succeed Carson and Letterman was left at the 12:30a (ND) ET slot.

Eventually, Letterman quit NBC and started a new "competitor" show @ 11:30p ET on CBS called "The Late Show," taped at the "Ed Sullivan Theater" in NYC. "The Late Show" name was CBS' intellectual property (avoiding that issue with NBC), as it was first used by them to host old movie nights. You may recall they used the old "Syncopated Clock" music written by Leroy Anderson and covered by Percy Faith.



There was even a "Late Late Show" for the movies that followed the Late Show, and an "Early Show" movie segment. for the 4:30p movies Thus, Letterman had his own niche until he elected to retire.

I have no idea what will succeed the "Late Show," now. Will they go back to movies? Or what's their plan for the future? I tend to think that NBC will continue the "Tonight Show" program, so we'll see what happens.

I'm sorry......I was born in 1955, and don't remember the shows with Steve Allen, or Jack parr, but I will take your word for it.........