Super Bowl 50: Late Show to Air Live in Coveted Post-Game Time Slot, Followed by a Special Late Late Show

CBS is handing the coveted post-Super Bowl ball to Stephen Colbert, and he’s gonna run with it — live.

Amid much speculation about which CBS series would follow the well-watched NFL championship on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2016, the network has announced that a live telecast of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert has scored that prime real estate (airing at or around 10/9c). Broadcasting from the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York, Late Show will be the first late-night program to air in the post-Super Bowl slot.

Last February’s Super Bowl XLIX drew north of 114 million viewers to NBC, almost 27 million of which stuck around for a special airing of The Blacklist.

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Then, following your late local news, CBS will air a special edition of The Late Late Show With James Corden (at approximately 11:35 pm). TVLine hears that details on Late Late Show’s broadcast are being worked out, but at minimum Corden will tape toward the end of the big game.

“It’s been a very big year in late night at CBS,” CBS entertainment president Glenn Geller said in a statement. “We’re extremely proud of our two new late night franchises, and we’re thrilled to give Stephen and James this big Super Bowl Sunday showcase.”

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What do you think of CBS’ Super move? Did anyone have this in their office pool? (Because we obviously didn’t; see below.)

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