Last Thursday, CBS aired the final episode of "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert." This Thursday, the first-ever creator-led late night show premiered on YouTube. It's an almost too-on-the-nose example of what the future of this medium may look like.

The ratings record comes with some caveats: Colbert reached more than 20 million viewers for a special Sunday episode after the Super Bowl in 2016; and “The Late Show” routinely drew larger audiences during the David Letterman era, before YouTube and other platforms offered people infinite viewing options.

Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel demanded to know why Stephen Colbert was being asked to make a case for late-night's existence during "The Late Show" alongside Seth Meyers, Jimmy Fallon and John Oliver on Monday. Colbert said he had been asked to make the ...

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How to make big, well, some bucks in late night? According to CBS, the trick is to cancel your traditional show and lease the time to someone else. The Paramount Skydance broadcast outlet, which has been grilled for weeks over its decision to oust Stephen Colbert and cancel its long-running “Late Show,