August 15, 200422 yr LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Late-night comedian Craig Kilborn is quitting his CBS talk show after a five-year stint in the time slot following "Late Show With David Letterman," Hollywood's trade papers reported on Friday. Kilborn and Viacom Inc. -owned CBS had been in talks throughout the summer for a new multiyear deal keeping him at the helm of "The Late, Late Show with Craig Kilborn," but he told network executives on Thursday that he wanted to move on, according to Daily Variety. "It was easily the greatest job I've had, and CBS was very generous in their offer to re-sign me," the paper quoted Kilborn, 41, as saying. "But I simply want to try something new. I can now focus on writing and producing different television projects I haven't had time for." Kilborn will leave his Los Angeles-based job by early next month, Daily Variety said. It speculated that CBS may try to lure Conan O'Brien, whose NBC show outdraws Kilborn's in the 12:35 a.m. slot. However, it noted that O'Brien's contract with the General Electric Co. -owned network does not expire until December 2005. During the past 12 months, "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" has averaged 2.5 million viewers each night, compared with 1.6 million for "Kilborn," according to the Hollywood Reporter yahoo news
August 15, 200422 yr maybe theyll want to get jon stewart away from comedy central... this is probably good news for cbs since its hard to find a show worse than kilborn. ok, carson daly is worse, but thats it.
August 17, 200422 yr while i highly doubt it, i wonder if he's goin back to espn 512485[/snapback] They probably don't want him back.
August 20, 200422 yr well it wasn't horrible, but his schtick got old pretty fast. god I hope they don't give the slot to carson daly or something.... jon stewart would be interesting, but i think he likes where he is right now.
August 20, 200422 yr I liked Craig's show and I doubt he'll find anything close to the level of success he has at CBS.
August 21, 200422 yr i get an anti daily show feel here...why? 519979[/snapback] because its not good
August 21, 200422 yr i get an anti daily show feel here...why? 519979[/snapback] because its not good 520728[/snapback] i usually dont do this, but you are a moron.
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