This Wednesday, April 23, 2014, photo released by CBS shows Lyle Lovett, left, and Craig Ferguson on “The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson,” on the CBS Television Network. Ferguson says he is stepping down as host of the show this year. CBS said that Ferguson made the announcement to his studio audience Monday. (AP Photo/CBS, Sonja Flemming)By DAVID BAUDER
AP Television Writer
LOS ANGELES – A few weeks after David Letterman announced he’d be retiring from the CBS late-night television lineup, Craig Ferguson did the same.
Ferguson, host of “The Late Late Show” since 2005, told his studio audience during Monday’s taping that he will step down at the end of the year. Ferguson’s show airs after Letterman’s, at 12:35 a.m. on weekdays.
The move was no surprise after CBS announced that Stephen Colbert will replace Letterman next year. There was a time that Ferguson, whose show won a Peabody Award in 2009, was considered a strong contender for that job.