In what's going to be the final shift in late night for a very long time to come (probably), Craig Ferguson announced last night that he'll be stepping down from the The Late Late Show after his contract ends in December. He says of course this has nothing to do with him not getting (or apparently even being considered for) Letterman's job, that he decided awhile ago to move on, but he also acknowledges that's what everyone will think anyway. It's too bad, because he has his own cult of fans and is actually one of the more creative, goofier personalities out there. His interviews are some of the weirdest and most offbeat (and SO much better than the other talk shows becaus of that) but clearly CBS thought he was just too eccentric for the earlier time slot. When he's replaced, we'll have a new lineup of late night hosts for the foreseeable future, capping off quite the busy moving around of the last two years. Any suggestions on this one? I'm thinking they ought to give an unknown a chance in this later time period.
Here's Craig's announcement from last night:
