Colbert Snags a Slot on CBS After the Super Bowl, Just Not Right After

He'll follow the local news

The Late Show With Stephen Colbert will air after Super Bowl LIII on Feb. 3, though the time slot immediately after the Big Game is devoted to a new competition series from CBS.

Colbert’s show will broadcast from 11:35 p.m. ET to 12:37 a.m., right after local news. Guests have not yet been announced.

Colbert managed to secure the slot—the one right after the Super Bowl—in 2016, to much fanfare. That episode, featuring Tina Fey, Will Ferrell and Margot Robbie, attracted 21.1

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