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James Corden on the last episode of ‘The Late Late Show’.Terence Patrick/CBS via Getty Images
The last episode of “The Late Late Show with James Corden” aired on April 27.
Corden, the show’s fourth host, announced his departure last year.
An executive told Los Angeles Magazine that the show “just wasn’t sustainable.”
CBS aired it last episode of “The Late Late Show” after a 28-year run on April 27 and its termination may have been related to the show’s declining profitability.
Sources Brian Stelter told Los Angeles Magazine that the late-night show, hosted by James Corden since 2015, cost $60 million to $65 million a year to produce, but only grossed less than $45 million.
“It just wasn’t sustainable,” an anonymous executive told Stelter, “CBS couldn’t afford him anymore.”
Corden announced his departure as host April 2022but it was unclear at the time whether the Late Late Show franchise would continue.
Since Corden took over, the show has received 12 Emmy nominations and won the award for Outstanding Interactive Program in 2019. Some of the show’s most popular segments included “Carpool Karaoke” and “Spill Your Guts,” in which celebrities ask a question truthfully or eat unfamiliar foods.
According to Deadline, the show averaged 971,000 viewers in its 2020-21 season. Seth Meyers’ “Late Night,” which also shares the 12:30 Eastern Time time slot, averaged 1.01 million viewers.
But keeping Corden on board was a costly expense. According to VarietyCorden’s salary was around $4 million to $5 million when he first signed on to the show in 2015. His salary increased an undisclosed amount in 2019 to ensure the British host stayed on board for another three years .
A CBS spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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