David Letterman to Retire from CBS in 2015

[Oscar Rothman]

http://variety.com/2014/tv/news/davi...15-1201152380/

[A Sith Lord?]

Crossing my fingers Ferguson doesn't get screwed.

[Blu Ian]

Damn.

[Visco.]

Never liked Letterman. This is good for television.

[Agent Bond]

Never liked Letterman. This is good for television.

Agreed. Dave is overrated as fu**!

[chris_sc77]

Originally Posted by Visco.

Never liked Letterman. This is good for television.

Agree.
I'd almost like to see Conna take over his late show.

[djgeneral]

People are speculating Neil Patrick Harris will get a show in the shuffle. Would be awesome.

[bsweetness]

Originally Posted by MasturB

Crossing my fingers Ferguson doesn't get screwed.

While I'm a fan of Ferguson, I don't know if he'd be able to compete with Fallon in the earlier slot. CBS will have to think outside the box on this one, like the speculation in djgeneral's post.

Originally Posted by djgeneral

People are speculating Neil Patrick Harris will get a show in the shuffle. Would be awesome.

[bsweetness]

David Letterman Announces His Retirement from the Late Show - YouTube

[iank]

Sad to hear.

[SilentDawn]

Originally Posted by MasturB

Crossing my fingers Ferguson doesn't get screwed.

I would love to see Ferguson get the spot, but I would miss the surreal and downright bizarre show that he has on now.

[Scottie]

About time. I never liked him.

[Moviefan1203]

Originally Posted by djgeneral

People are speculating Neil Patrick Harris will get a show in the shuffle. Would be awesome.

That would be amazing!

[djgeneral]

One of the best odds predicting websites posted who they believe will take over

MOST LIKELY:
Stephen Colbert: 3/1
Craig Ferguson: 7/2
Chelsea Handler: 5/1
Conan O’Brien: 6/1
Jon Stewart: 7/1
Jerry Seinfeld: 9/1

FAIR CHANCE:
Neil Patrick Harris: 15/1
Louis C.K.: 15/1
Chris Rock: 20/1

LONG SHOTS:
Tina Fey: 33/1
Ellen DeGeneres: 33/1
Howard Stern: 40/1
Alec Baldwin: 40/1

YEAH RIGHT:
Jay Leno: 50/1

[Tony208]

Would LOVE Colbert for it. Hasn't the conservative right wing character gotten a little old by now?

[DetroitSportsFan]

Originally Posted by djgeneral

YEAH RIGHT:
Jay Leno: 50/1

I'd laugh my ass off if Jay took over. The level of whining online would be monumental.

[Veronica Mars]

Originally Posted by Tony208

Would LOVE Colbert for it. Hasn't the conservative right wing character gotten a little old by now?

It is being reported today that Colbert is not only CBS's first choice, but that they had already spoken with Stephen about his interest in possibly taking over the gig when Dave eventually stepped down before Dave even made his decision and that Colbert was very interested in doing it.

I guess we'll see.

It makes a lot of sense. He's not young, but he appeals to a much younger fan base and he's one person who could take viewers away from Fallon.

I like the idea of a woman doing the job next, but I'm pretty sure CBS wants someone established and Tina Fey and Amy Poehler would have no interest in committing to a late night talk show and I don't think Chelsea Handler has broad enough appeal. I, personally, can't stand her.

It would be interesting to see how different Colbert would be not playing a character, but being himself. He also has the added advantage of being social media savvy, something Fallon and Kimmel use to their advantage, and has the respect and also built in relationships with many celebrities to allow him to have no trouble at all competing when it comes to getting guests.

PS-I do feel bad for Ferguson, though, because I think he's better than anyone else but I absolutely think he would fail at 11:30 pm. CBS might be wise to do what NBC did by replacing both hosts and use the LATE LATE show for a female (Amy Schumer would be great but she certainly couldn't do her usual stuff because they'd have to bleep most of the show) because I think Craig will likely not extend his contract anyway once he gets passed over.

[A Sith Lord?]

Love colbert but his appeal is political satirist.

Don't know how he'd do not being his character which put him on the map.

[A Sith Lord?]

Jay would mean the show moving to LA. Not gonna happen. Show will stay in new york.

[Veronica Mars]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ldhf30YtWkI