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‘I’m not trying to replace him’: meet the media mogul taking over Stephen Colbert’s time slot on CBS
Byron Allen’s show Comics Unleashed will take the 11.35pm time slot vacated by the cancellation of The Late Show Viewers accustomed to watching The Late Show With Stephen Colbert at its typical 11.35pm time slot will be greeted with a different show starting on Friday: Comics Unleashed, hosted by Byron Allen. While it’s standard for networks to pay a host like Allen, 65, his deal with CBS is a little different. He will be paying the network for Colbert’s old time slot through a 16-month-long lease agreement while selling advertising for the show himself. Continue reading...
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Byron Allen’s show Comics Unleashed will take the 11.35pm time slot vacated by the cancellation of The Late Show Viewers accustomed to watching The Late Show With Stephen Colbert at its typical 11.35pm time slot will be greeted with a different show starting on Friday: Comics Unleashed, hosted by Byron Allen. While it’s standard for networks to pay a host like Allen, 65, his deal with CBS is a little different. He will be paying the network for Colbert’s old time slot through a 16-month-long lease agreement while selling advertising for the show himself. Continue reading...
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According to The Guardian’s source item, ‘I’m not trying to replace him’: meet the media mogul taking over Stephen Colbert’s time slot on CBS, Byron Allen’s show Comics Unleashed will take the 11.35pm time slot vacated by the cancellation of The Late Show Viewers accustomed to watching The Late Show With Stephen Colbert at its typical 11.35pm time slot will be greeted with a different show starting on Friday: Comics Unleashed, hosted by Byron Allen. While it’s standard for networks to pay a host like Allen, 65, his deal with CBS is a little different. He will be paying the network for Colbert’s old time slot through a 16-month-long lease agreement while selling advertising for the show himself. Continue reading…
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