The last time I watched late-night comedy via appointment viewing was, perhaps, Jay Leno in the 1990s. Erik A former Leno man. I liked the “Headlines” feature, what can I say? Alyssa Rosenberg I am basically elderly and never watched a late-night show in my life;

The unexpected demise of Stephen Colbert’s ‘Late Show’ isn’t the first late-night shift to send shockwaves through the TV industry.

In a shocking move, CBS is ending “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” next year, potentially exiting the late-night television business altogether.

When CBS announced that it had hired Merv Griffin to host a late-night show beginning in 1969, the host's syndicated talk show, also called "The Merv Griffin Show," had been around for several years and was a successful staple on more than 140 stations.