With The Late Show with Stephen Colbert ending in May, CBS has officially locked in its new late?night lineup — and it’s a full pivot away from traditional talk shows. CBS is expanding its time?buy model, moving Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen into the 11:35 p.m. slot starting May 22, the night after Colbert signs off for good. The show, which has been running in syndication since 2006 and recently aired at 12:35 a.m., will now air two back?to?back half?hour episodes every night for the 2026–2027 season. At 12:35 a.m., CBS will plug in another Byron Allen property: Funny You Should Ask, also airing in double episodes Monday through Friday. Both shows come from Allen Media Group, with Allen and his longtime producing team overseeing production. CBS execs say canceling The Late Show was a financial decision, not a performance issue, citing a steep decline in late?night advertising revenue. Paramount’s George Cheeks said the economics “just weren’t sustainable” anymore.