Within the wake of Stephen Colbert asserting that the 2025–26 season of The Late Present With Stephen Colbert can be its final, followers of Craig Ferguson are calling for his return to late-night TV.
Ferguson hosted The Late Late Present from 2005 to 2014. In the meantime, Colbert took over The Late Present after David Letterman left in 2015. Nevertheless, of us on social media assume Ferguson ought to have helmed The Late Present over Colbert and will nonetheless convey lots to late-night TV immediately.
On X, Ferguson followers sounded off concerning the scenario after Colbert introduced on July 17 that The Late Present would finish in Might 2026.
One individual declared, “Craig Ferguson ought to have been the one to exchange David Letterman. Colbert was by no means humorous and fairly frankly was a humiliation more often than not! Craig, Ferguson and Jeff was a lot funnier that they might nonetheless be on immediately if CBS had been good!”
One other X person echoed, “Can we exchange Stephen Colbert with someone humorous, like Craig Ferguson @CraigyFerg? (who ought to’ve had the gig, within the first place).”
Another person shared, “With Colbert out… It’s time to put Craig Ferguson and Geoff Peterson on their rightful throne.”
The one Late Night time present I ever watched frequently was Craig Ferguson. He ought to have had Dave’s spot, however as an alternative they gave it Stephen Colbert and now the time slot is useless. Effectively finished Hollywood. pic.twitter.com/95xRZ1nJ4g
— FlyFoxPro (@flyfoxpro) July 18, 2025
A special X person advised, “Whoever owns CBS must get good. Name [up] Craig Ferguson and provide him no matter he wants and desires to get the entire crew again for his outdated present. Particularly the skeleton Jeff! He’ll be a scores hit and assured. Glad advertisers!”
Yet one more Ferguson fan wrote, “The one late Nnght present I ever watched frequently was Craig Ferguson. He ought to have had Dave’s spot, however as an alternative they gave it Stephen Colbert and now the time slot is useless. Effectively finished Hollywood.”
In the meantime, one more X person identified, “Greatest mistake was not giving Craig Ferguson the job at CBS. I cherished his present.”
Since The Late Late Present, Ferguson has starred in a number of comedy specials — together with Craig Ferguson: I’m Right here to Assist (2013), Craig Ferguson: Simply Being Sincere (2015), and Craig Ferguson: I’m So Glad, (2025) — along with doing voiceover work and writing for the TV collection Doc Martin.