After Midnight: next episode, guests and everything we know about the Taylor Tomlinson late night show

Taylor Tomlinson on After Midnight
Taylor Tomlinson on After Midnight (Image credit: Terence Patrick/CBS)

Late night TV's newest face is comedian Taylor Tomlinson, who hosts After Midnight on CBS.

Tomlinson's late-night program airs immediately after The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on CBS, occupying the time slot that previously belonged to The Late Late Show with James Corden which ended its run in 2023. Tomlinson's show of course joins the late-night lineup that also includes The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon and Late Night with Seth Meyers on NBC, and Jimmy Kimmel Live on ABC.

What makes After Midnight different from the other late-night offerings and who is going to be on it? We have everything we know about the series laid out for you directly below.

After Midnight next episode

After Midnight appears to be off this week, as a rerun is slated to air at its 12:37 am ET/PT time slot each night on CBS.

After Midnight guests: April 14-18

Paramount has not shared any official details on what After Midnight reruns are airing this week, but according to TV Guide these are the guests appearing on the show.

Monday, April 14

  • Dustin Nickerson
  • Sarah Shahi
  • Taylor Ortega

Tuesday, April 15

  • Andy Richter
  • Guy Branum
  • Tien Tran

Wednesday, April 16

  • Skylar Astin
  • Jason Ritter
  • Riki Lindhome

Thursday, April 17

  • Trixie Mattel
  • Atsuko Okatsuka
  • Gillian Jacobs

Friday, April 18

  • Bobby Moynihan
  • Thomas Lennon
  • Mary Elizabeth Ellis

Is After Midnight cancelled?

On March 26, multiple outlets reported that After Midnight would not be moving forward with a third season.

Tomlinson is the key factor in the decision, opting to exit the show she can focus more on her stand-up career and have the freedom to explore other projects in the future. However, rather than find a new host to take over After Midnight, CBS is reportedly going to end the show and have no immediate plans to replace it with original programming.

At this time an exact end date for After Midnight has not been announced, but it is expected to continue into June.

After Midnight host

Taylor Tomlinson is a stand-up comedian who has filmed multiple Netflix stand-up comedy specials, including Quarter Life Crisis, Look at You and Have It All.

Tomlinson was announced as the new host of After Midnight by Stephen Colbert during a special segment on The Late Show back in November 2023.

After Midnight premise

After Midnight is a slightly tweaked version of the Comedy Central show @midnight that was hosted by Chris Hardwick and ran from 2013-2017. CBS is billing the late-night show as "the smartest show on television about the dumbest things on the internet."

Tomlinson will lead a panel of rotating guests from the worlds of entertainment, comedy, music and beyond as they tackle the buzziest things on the internet in a game-show-style format.

Let Tomlison give you a preview of what to expect with this promo video shared on Instagram:

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After Midnight is going to feature a rotating cast of guests that make up the panels discussing the latest in internet trends.

No guests have been announced as of publication, but we'll update this post as they are announced.

How to watch After Midnight

After Midnight is going to air live on CBS, which is available to all viewers that have a traditional pay-TV subscription, a TV antenna receiving local stations or a live streaming TV service that carries CBS, which includes Fubo, Hulu with Live TV and YouTube TV. Paramount Plus with Showtime subscribers can also watch a live stream of the show through the streaming service.

If 12:37 am is too late for you but you want to watch After Midnight on-demand, all episodes are going to be available to stream on Paramount Plus (to all subscribers) the day after they air on CBS.

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