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Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
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Also known as The Late Late Show (franchise brand)
Created by David Letterman
Peter Lassally
Craig Ferguson
Written by Jonathan Morano
Ted Mulkerin
Lynn Ferguson
Philip McGrade
Joe O'Brien
Bob Oschack
John Reynolds
Ben Stout
Tom Straw
Joe Strazzulo
Craig Ferguson
Directed by Tim Mancinelli
Brian McAloon (2005–2012)
Presented by Craig Ferguson
Narrated by Shadoe Stevens
Country of origin United States
No. of seasons 9
No. of episodes 2,058 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) David Letterman
Peter Lassally
Producer(s) Michael Naidus
Running time 39 to 40 minutes without commercials
Production company(s) Worldwide Pants Incorporated
CBS Productions (2005–06)
CBS Paramount Television (2006–09)
CBS Television Studios (2009–2014)
Release
Original network CBS
Picture format 480i (4:3 SDTV) (2005–09)
1080i (16:9 HDTV) (2009–2014)
Original release January 3, 2005 (2005-01-03) – December 19, 2014 (2014-12-19)
Chronology
Preceded by The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Followed by The Late Late Show with James Corden

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson is an American late-night talk show hosted by Scottish American comedian Craig Ferguson. It was the third iteration of the Late Late Show franchise, airing from 2005 to 2014. It followed Late Show with David Letterman in the CBS late-night lineup, airing weekdays in the U.S. at 12:37 a.m. Taped in front of a live studio audience from Monday to Friday at CBS Television City in Los Angeles, California, directly above the Bob Barker Studio (Studio 33), it was produced by David Letterman's production company Worldwide Pants Incorporated and CBS Television Studios.

The Late Late Show franchise had previously aired as The Late Late Show with Tom Snyder, then as The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn. During the late 2004 transition of guest hosts following Craig Kilborn's departure, Craig Ferguson hosted a series of shows in October and November, culminating in being announced on December 7 as the pick for new host. Since launching The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson on January 3, 2005, Ferguson achieved the highest ratings since the show's inception in 1995. While comedy was emphasized in the majority of the episodes, Ferguson also addressed difficult subject matters, such as the deaths of his parents, his struggles with alcoholism, and commentating on national tragedies; and undertook serious interviews, such as one with Archbishop Desmond Tutu, which earned the show a 2009 Peabody Award. Despite not initially having a sidekick, comedian and voice actor Josh Robert Thompson joined the show in 2010 and voiced sidekick Geoff Peterson until the show's finale.


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