{"id":24124,"date":"2014-04-10T12:31:08","date_gmt":"2014-04-10T16:31:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/?p=24124"},"modified":"2014-04-10T12:31:24","modified_gmt":"2014-04-10T16:31:24","slug":"cbs-confirms-inventive-stephen-colbert-lettermans-replacement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/2014\/04\/10\/cbs-confirms-inventive-stephen-colbert-lettermans-replacement\/","title":{"rendered":"CBS Confirms &#8220;Inventive&#8221; Stephen Colbert as Letterman&#8217;s Replacement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cantorpedia\/status\/451828004600414208\">Confirming what Headline Planet&#8217;s Brian Cantor first suggested<\/a>, CBS announced Thursday that Stephen Colbert will take over its iconic &#8220;Late Show&#8221; when David Letterman retires in 2015.<\/p>\n<p>CBS has yet to confirm the date for Letterman&#8217;s retirement, but following his official announcement on April 3, the network knows it will happen in 2015.  And it is now willing to share that Stephen Colbert of Comedy Central&#8217;s Emmy-winning &#8220;The Colbert Report&#8221; will be the man taking over the reins.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Stephen Colbert is one of the most inventive and respected forces on television,&#8221; said CBS&#8217; Les Moonves. \u201cDavid Letterman\u2019s legacy and accomplishments are an incredible source of pride for all of us here, and today\u2019s announcement speaks to our commitment of upholding what he established for CBS in late night.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Per CBS&#8217; announcement, its deal with Colbert extends for five years.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Simply being a guest on David Letterman\u2019s show has been a highlight of my career,\u201d said Colbert. \u201cI never dreamed that I would follow in his footsteps, though everyone in late night follows Dave\u2019s lead.  <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I\u2019m thrilled and grateful that CBS chose me. Now, if you\u2019ll excuse me, I have to go grind a gap in my front teeth.&#8221; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[1048],"tags":[275,1729,176,1728,2060],"adace-sponsor":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>CBS Confirms &quot;Inventive&quot; Stephen Colbert as Letterman&#039;s Replacement<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Confirming what Headline Planet&#039;s Brian Cantor first suggested, CBS announced Thursday that Stephen Colbert will take over its iconic &quot;Late Show&quot; when\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/2014\/04\/10\/cbs-confirms-inventive-stephen-colbert-lettermans-replacement\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"CBS Confirms &quot;Inventive&quot; Stephen Colbert as Letterman&#039;s Replacement\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Confirming what Headline Planet&#039;s Brian Cantor first suggested, CBS announced Thursday that Stephen Colbert will take over its iconic &quot;Late Show&quot; when\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/2014\/04\/10\/cbs-confirms-inventive-stephen-colbert-lettermans-replacement\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Headline Planet\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2014-04-10T16:31:08+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2014-04-10T16:31:24+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Dolph Malone\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@headlineplanet\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@headlineplanet\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/2014\/04\/10\/cbs-confirms-inventive-stephen-colbert-lettermans-replacement\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/2014\/04\/10\/cbs-confirms-inventive-stephen-colbert-lettermans-replacement\/\",\"name\":\"CBS Confirms \\\"Inventive\\\" Stephen Colbert as Letterman's Replacement\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2014-04-10T16:31:08+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2014-04-10T16:31:24+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/#\/schema\/person\/b902f455f63156eaf34c503385466644\"},\"description\":\"Confirming what Headline Planet's Brian Cantor first suggested, CBS announced Thursday that Stephen Colbert will take over its iconic \\\"Late Show\\\" when\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/2014\/04\/10\/cbs-confirms-inventive-stephen-colbert-lettermans-replacement\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/\",\"name\":\"Headline Planet\",\"description\":\"Music News &amp; Charts, TV News &amp; Spoilers\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/#\/schema\/person\/b902f455f63156eaf34c503385466644\",\"name\":\"Dolph Malone\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e959d88bf98ab21f00cf51ce0f4ce8f3?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e959d88bf98ab21f00cf51ce0f4ce8f3?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Dolph Malone\"},\"description\":\"Dolph Malone is a senior editor for Headline Planet and a key contributor to the music and television sectors of the publication. 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