Shows Like The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson is an American late-night talk show hosted by Scottish American comedian Craig Ferguson, who is the third regular host of the Late Late Show franchise. It follows Late Show with David Letterman in the CBS late-night lineup, airing weekdays in the US at 12:37 a.m. It is taped in front of a live studio audience from Monday to Friday at CBS Television City in Los Angeles, California, directly above the Bob Barker Studio. It is produced by David Letterman's production company Worldwide Pants Incorporated and CBS Television Studios. Since becoming host on January 3, 2005, after Craig Kilborn and Tom Snyder, Ferguson has achieved the highest ratings since the show's inception in 1995. While the majority of the episodes focus on comedy, Ferguson has also addressed difficult subject matter, such as the deaths of his parents, and undertaken serious interviews, such as one with Desmond Tutu, which earned the show a 2009 Peabody Award.
Ranked by shared creators, cast, themes, genre, and network — not just generic recommendations.
Late Show with David Letterman
Craig Ferguson's show aired directly after Letterman on CBS; same network, same franchise lineage, nightly companion slot.
Late Night with David Letterman
Letterman's original NBC late-night run; same franchise DNA that shaped the CBS Late Late Show format and tone.
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Direct franchise successor — next host of The Late Late Show on CBS after Craig Ferguson departed.
Conan
Fellow late-night comedian-host show, same irreverent sensibility, same era, direct network competitor to Craig's CBS slot.
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
Conan's short-lived Tonight Show run overlapped with Craig's peak years; same comedian-driven late-night format.
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Ran in the same 12:35 am NBC slot that Craig competed with; contemporary late-night comedian-host format.
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Conan's original NBC late-night run; same irreverent comedian-as-host format that Craig Ferguson emulated.
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Debuted as Craig was wrapping up; same 12:35 am network late-night slot, comedian-host with desk-and-couch format.
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Colbert took the exact CBS 11:35 pm slot above Craig's; same network, same comedian-host late-night format.
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Fallon's upgrade to Tonight Show directly competed with CBS late-night; same mainstream comedian-host format.
The Graham Norton Show
Craig is Scottish; Graham is Irish — both are UK-adjacent comedians hosting irreverent, witty late-night chat on public broadcasters.
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The archetypal late-night monologue-plus-guests format that Craig Ferguson's show descends from; definitive template.
Comedy Bang! Bang!
Surreal parody of the late-night talk format; shares Craig's absurdist, anti-conventional approach to the genre.
Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis
Deadpan comedian interviewing celebrities; shares Craig's subversive, self-aware take on the celebrity interview format.
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
Comedian-driven conversation show with a celebrity guest; stripped-down alternative to the formal late-night desk format.
Da Ali G Show
Comedy-talk hybrid with subversive celebrity/public interviews; shares the willingness to be absurd and break conventions.
The Ed Sullivan Show
Historical CBS variety-talk ancestor; same network lineage but variety format rather than pure comedian-host late-night.
Comedy Central Presents
Stand-up showcase that fed comedians into the late-night ecosystem Craig inhabited; shared comedy world, different format.
Celebrity Juice
UK comedy panel show with celebrities; shares irreverent humor and Craig's British Isles comedy sensibility but panel not desk.
How Good Is The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson?
Ratings across IMDb and TMDB, plus our verdict.