Allen: I Want Colbert's Slot

[Mark Jeffries]

Since the airing of "Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen" on CBS at 12:37 a.m. is a time buy with Allen's company selling the ads, no ratings are being released, but Allen claims the show is doing well is that he wants to move up to 11:35 p.m. in June when Colbert leaves:

https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/byron-allen-stephen-colbert-cbs-late-night-time-slot-1236543681/

Right now, the other possibilities are bringing back the reruns at 11:35 p.m. (say it along with Dave:  "The CBS Late Movie is not a movie") or giving another half-hour to the affiliates for supposedly local news (as if it won't stop some stations from running a half-hour of "Drew" at 11:35) and running either reruns or Allen at 12:05. I assume that as long as Allen is paying for the hour, CBS cannot get out of late-night completely.