backflip10019
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Pretty crazy that he had two brand integrations in his first show with Sabra and Oreo. Seems like a little overkill (though I didn't see the second one because I fell asleep).
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert |OT| Beginning September 8th - 11:30/10:30c
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BrokenFiction
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Pretty much this. Hell, I did it.
Yeah I hope they reign it in a bit.
I guess I don't know Late Night recently but is this the norm? I hope it was just Colbert going to the extreme like he often does.
Colbert is basically a walking Bud Light salesman.
The new trend is the retro return of in show advertising and Sabra has $$.
DietRob
i've been begging for over 5 years.
That would have been great. I legit shouted for joy when I saw scruffy Jon as the umpire. Play ball. Love it.
BrokenFiction
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Arby's should thank all the gods and Jon Stewart for what he did for them.
Veritigo_X
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Jeb... man that was hard to watch. He looked really uncomfortable.
Gordon Shumway
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To be fair, dude always looks that way lol..
catapult37
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Is CBS' paid "all access" streaming service really the only way to watch this other than catching it on live TV? Any other options?
(i know they have a one-week free trial; that's all i got from google. how about after that though?)
(i know they have a one-week free trial; that's all i got from google. how about after that though?)
Ignatz Mouse
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I am glad Jon wasn't a guest. Colbert has to walk a fine line between pleasing old fans and being accessible to a *lot* of newcomers, and having Jon there would have felt more like the old show had just moved to the network. There were lots of callbacks as it were (I loved the joke about how doing a monologue standing up was tiring, for instance), but you can't have people feel left out or that this is something continuing from elsewhere.
Do a Jon interview in a few weeks or a month, let the show breathe.
Likewise, I think it was super smart to have Jeb as a guest night one, to show that this is *not* the Daily Show/Colbert Report brand anymore. Stephen made a point of talking about how people can reasonably disagree and just be people. By de-partisanizing it somewhat, he's giving room for people who might think of him as partisan and never would have watched the old show an opening to like him.
Do a Jon interview in a few weeks or a month, let the show breathe.
Likewise, I think it was super smart to have Jeb as a guest night one, to show that this is *not* the Daily Show/Colbert Report brand anymore. Stephen made a point of talking about how people can reasonably disagree and just be people. By de-partisanizing it somewhat, he's giving room for people who might think of him as partisan and never would have watched the old show an opening to like him.
Veritigo_X
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I meant more than usual, haha.
morningbus
Serious Sam is a wicked gahbidge series for chowdaheads.
I doubt the Oreos segment was a brand integration. The closing credits made no reference to a promotional consideration and the Oreos had a legitimate reason to be there, unlike the hummus.
Like, I'm not some Pollyanna, but not every single instance of a brand showing up has to be an advertisement.
morningbus
Serious Sam is a wicked gahbidge series for chowdaheads.
Full episodes are put up for free on the website: http://www.cbs.com/shows/the-late-show-with-stephen-colbert/video/
Though it'll probably be on the same terms as The Late Late Show, where you get the 6 most recent for free and need CBS All Access to get access to the back catalog.
catapult37
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Awesome, thanks!
Wouldn't that kinda take the spotlight away from Colbert?
I'm sure he will be a guest but probably not until Colbert gets established and finds his Late Show identity.
Jimmy is the director, not cameraman
SoundsOfScience
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Loved it. I can't believe are complaining about the brand placement when some of the best Report bits were the brand placements. And I hope the STEPHEN chant never dies.
what did Fallon do on his debut?
xaosslug
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isn't this pretty bad, tho? Relatively speaking. I mean we all know ratings will level out around 50-80% when all is said and done, and didn't Fallon's debut bring in like 11m+?
Gordon Shumway
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That's fair 😁
Fallon had a 3.8.
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thepotatoman
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I think he got a 7.1 using the same measurement. 3.8 is the 18-49 demographic. Conan O'Brien got the same rating when he debuted on the Tonight Show.
They're not very clear in the article which measurement they're using but the articles cites the 7.1 number for Fallon, making me think that's probably catagory they're using.
CopperPuppy
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Loved the premiere - Colbert hit it out of the park. Feels so great to have him back on a nightly basis.
Quick question, though. I was a daily viewer of the TDS and TCR for years, never tuning in for Letterman, Leno, or the like. I knew the commercial break format was going to be different. As many have noted in this thread, their was one particularly long commercial break (approximately eight minutes, or so). Does this longer break typically happen at the same point every episode? It would be nice to be able to roughly predict it, as a 5-6 minute commercial break would be ideal for nightly routine shit à la dental hygiene, lunch preparation, etc.
Quick question, though. I was a daily viewer of the TDS and TCR for years, never tuning in for Letterman, Leno, or the like. I knew the commercial break format was going to be different. As many have noted in this thread, their was one particularly long commercial break (approximately eight minutes, or so). Does this longer break typically happen at the same point every episode? It would be nice to be able to roughly predict it, as a 5-6 minute commercial break would be ideal for nightly routine shit à la dental hygiene, lunch preparation, etc.
Frosty Droid
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Fallon also had the benefit of the Winter Olympics as his lead in.
Emperor Bohe
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Iirc Letterman had the same break length, even with the short ticket promo in between
The Pringles bit is one of my favorite things he's done. I think a lot of people complaining about the branding haven't seen much of the Report.
The Dutch Slayer
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First ep was great the Oreo segment was fantastic, during that segment I really missed the report 
Looking forward to checking it out every day its on.
Looking forward to checking it out every day its on.
backflip10019
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My biggest problem with this show is the time slot. I just can't seem to stay up past 11:30 on weeknights with work in the morning. Wish it was on half an hour earlier.
spindashing
Banned
Yeah. I'm the same way. I'll just have to DVR it or catch it online somehow, but other than that I won't be seeing it live.
TheAbsolution
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Just watch it online the next day. There's no real reason to watch it live.
backflip10019
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Yeah, I would but by then it feels dated and I've already heard about anything interesting that happened online. To me it's kind of like sports -- most of the fun of it is watching the first airing. Otherwise, might as well catch the highlights the next day.
Jack Scofield
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Yeah, the bokeh opening is really neat.
TheGreatLugia
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I don't think the Oreos were a sponsored segment. They weren't listed as sponsors and Trump's the one who brought them up in the first place.
The Sabra segment was basically Bud-Light Lime 2.0 though.
To be fair, Fallon also has the Winter Olympics as a lead-in.
The Sabra segment was basically Bud-Light Lime 2.0 though.
To be fair, Fallon also has the Winter Olympics as a lead-in.
TheAbsolution
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Late night shows from what I can tell are not very affected by DVR watching much.
Online isn't really tracked.
Solid. Excited to watch tonight.
That's too bad, I rarely catch anything that's on after 10:30 the same day. I'll watch the next morning and since TDS and CR are done, in a sense, the late show is my new go to. I may try some Conan too.
TheAbsolution
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That's a damn catchy theme tune. Good stuff.
Gonna be stuck in my head all day.
Extra Sauce
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My initial impression is that theme is repetitive to a fault but I'll admit I am warming up to it.
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