James Corden Says He’ll Leave His CBS Show Next Year

James Corden said on Thursday that he would leave his late-night show on CBS next year. A network spokesman said that Mr. Corden made the announcement on his show.

Mr. Corden, the host of The Late Late Show, has been signaling for some time that he was considering leaving the show.

In a previous interview with The Sun, Mr. Corden said that he and his family were a final destination.

Mr. Corden signed an extension that will keep him on CBS through the spring of 2023, even though his contract was set to expire in August.

We wish he could stay longer, but we are very proud he made CBS his American home and that this partnership will extend one more season on The Late Late Show.

One of the most significant changes for the late-night comedy lineup since the departure of David Letterman, Jay Leno and Jon Stewart is the upcoming departure of Mr. Corden.

There is a feeling of uncertainty in the middle of the night. Jimmy Kimmel, the host of ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live", has a contract that will end soon, and he has said publicly that he was unsure if he would continue. Stephen Colbert has a contract that will end next year. The executive producer of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert left last month to become the chairman of CNN. The fourth in four years was the reason for the new showrunner change for Jimmy Fallon's Tonight Show.

There are questions about the viability of the late-night talk show genre. Ratings for shows have nose-dived over the last few years as viewing habits have changed. The number of people tuning in to Mr. Corden's show had dropped by the year 2022.

Talk shows, which depend on relevancy and audience who make it a daily habit to tune in, have not performed well on streaming services.

When his show first aired in 2015, Mr. Corden entered the late-night market in a big way. Mr. Corden, who had a successful theater career but was still relatively unknown in the United States, became an overnight star.

Seven years ago, James Corden came to the U.S. and took television by storm, with huge creative and comedic swings that resonated in a big way with viewers on-air and online.

Mr. Corden's brand of comedy was out of step with the times and focused on games and musical sketches.

The landscape changed after Donald J. Trump became president. Audiences began to laugh at political humor. Within weeks of Mr. Trump's inauguration, Mr. Colbert became the No. 1 late-night host. He has been in the lead for more than five years. Mr. Corden preferred a lighter show.

The Tony Awards and the Grammys were hosted by Mr. Corden. He's appeared in several movies, including the critically acclaimed gnawed-on Cinderella and Cats.