Late Late Show With James Corden Is Cancelled Cos Production Cost More Than Profits

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CBS aired its final episode of "The Late Late Show" after a 28-year run on April 27 and its termination may have had to do with the show's declining profitability.

Sources told Brian Stelter for Los Angeles Magazine that the late-night show, hosted by James Corden since 2015, cost $60 million to $65 million a year to produce but only made less than $45 million.

"It was simply not sustainable," an anonymous executive told Stelter: "CBS could not afford him anymore."

According to Deadline, the show averaged 971,000 viewers in the 2020-21 season. Seth Meyers' "Late Night," which also shares the 12:30 a.m. Eastern time slot, averaged 1.01 million viewers.

But keeping Corden on board was a costly expense. According to Variety, Corden's salary was around $4 million to $5 million when he first signed onto the show in 2015. His pay increased an undisclosed amount in 2019 to ensure the British host stayed onboard for another three years.

https://www.insider.com/cbs-couldnt-afford-the-late-late-show-with-james-corden-2023-4

[LaLuna 12,732]

At first I was like, what? 28 years? Then I realized the show had been on since 1995 but with different hosts 

[Babba the Hutt 453]

8 minutes ago, LaLuna said:

but with different hosts

Yes, they had better times. 

[ThisGuyTony 31,942]

Paying that unfunny, cringe man $5 million is just  

[Lanadelduck 2,040]

Fallon and Corden are the only bearable ones to watch. Fallon is a genius. 

[LaLuna 12,732]

22 minutes ago, Babba the Hutt said:

Yes, they had better times. 

I wouldn't know, I've never watched the show, only the Carpool Karaoke segments  

9 minutes ago, ThisGuyTony said:

Paying that unfunny, cringe man $5 million is just  

Right? Good thing he's moving back to the UK, maybe his humor is more appreciated there idk 

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38 minutes ago, Lanadelduck said:

Fallon and Corden are the only bearable ones to watch. Fallon is a genius. 

He seems like a nice guy, but his actual interviewing skills make me nervous agh

[SevenWonder 4,490]

I LOVE Seth Myers. I watch his show every chance I get. His take downs of Trump were/are epic.

Couldn't care less about the others. 

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3 hours ago, Lanadelduck said:

Fallon and Corden are the only bearable ones to watch. Fallon is a genius. 

Cordon is bearable? that is one I don't hear people say about him often🤣🤣

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3 hours ago, Lanadelduck said:

Fallon and Corden are the only bearable ones to watch. Fallon is a genius. 

I couldn't disagree more. I find Fallon so fake and cringeworthy. I think Conan is by far the best of the American chat show hosts. Of course none of these hold a candle to Graham Norton, who is just far superior in just about every way possible.

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4 hours ago, LaLuna said:

Right? Good thing he's moving back to the UK, maybe his humor is more appreciated there idk 

It's not, we don't want him 

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5 hours ago, Lanadelduck said:

Fallon and Corden are the only bearable ones to watch. Fallon is a genius. 

Fallon's awful imo

It's Seth Myers and Stephen Colbert for me

[LaLuna 12,732]

30 minutes ago, Cello said:

It's not, we don't want him 

I had a feeling someone from the UK would say that 

 

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24 minutes ago, PartySick said:

Fallon's awful imo

It's Seth Myers and Stephen Colbert for me

The taste level 

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I've never found a host less appealing or entertaining.