Stephen Colbert’s first guest on “The Late Show” will be George Clooney, the late-night host tweeted on Friday morning.
“George Clooney will be my first-ever #LSSC guest on September 8th! Could one of you let him know?” he wrote on Twitter.
Colbert is stepping in as CBS’ late-night flagship host following David Letterman’s retirement on May 20.
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The former host of Comedy Central’s “The Colbert Report” got his start as a long-time correspondent for the network’s other hit program, “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.”
Thursday night marked Stewart’s last show before bequeathing his anchor chair to Trevor Noah. Colbert made an appearance to help bid Stewart farewell.
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“The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” premieres Sept. 8 on CBS.
14 Late Night TV Hosts Ranked by Popularity (Photos)
Stephen Colbert, "The Colbert Report"
18+ Q Score: 20,18-34 Q Score: 25
John Oliver, "Last Week Tonight"
18+ Q Score: 18, 18-34 Q Score: 17
Jon Stewart, "The Daily Show"
18+ Q Score: 16, 18-34 Q Score: 18
Seth Meyers, "Late Night"
18+ Q Score: 16, 18-34 Q Score: 16
Jay Leno, "Tonight Show"
18+ Q Score: 15, 18-34 Q Score: 14
Andy Cohen, "Watch What Happens Live"
18+ Q Score: 14, 18-34 Q Score: 15
Jimmy Fallon, "The Tonight Show"
18+ Q Score: 13, 18-34 Q Score: 18
Craig Ferguson, "The Late Late Show"
18+ Q Score: 12, 18-34 Q Score: 15
Chelsea Handler, "Chelsea Lately"
18+ Q Score: 12, 18-34 Q Score: 16
Jimmy Kimmel, "Jimmy Kimmel Live"
18+ Q Score: 10, 18-34 Q Score: 16
Conan O'Brien, "Conan"
18+ Q Score: 10, 18-34 Q Score: 19
David Letterman, "The Late Show"
18+ Q Score: 9, 18-34 Q Score: 11
Carson Daly, "Last Call"
18+ Q Score: 9, 18-34 Q Score: 12
Arsenio Hall, "The Arsenio Hall Show"
18+ Q Score: 8, 18-34 Q Score: 9
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Stephen Colbert’s followers revere him, while Arsenio Hall is in the doghouse. How late night TV hosts rank according to Positive Q Scores among adults
Stephen Colbert, "The Colbert Report"
18+ Q Score: 20,18-34 Q Score: 25
