Our spring sale is now live — get full access for just $2/week, 50% OFF for 12 months. Lock in your rate before the offer ends. Greetings!In this newsletter: Creators sparking a late night evolution, why you should pay attention to "Obsession" and the latest "60 Minutes" controversy. Fresh on the heels of Stephen Colbert taking his final bow on "The Late Show" last week, several creators are looking to take up the baton and give the late night format a modern twist. Ben Gleib's "Good Night" launches on Thursday and is being advertised as YouTube's first late night show. A few weeks later, Julian Shapiro-Barnum's "Outside Tonight" launches on June 17. While there are plenty of video podcast shows, interview shows, man-on-the-street-type segments and other facets of the late show format already out there on YouTube and TikTok — and garnering plenty of views — these two programs are notable because they aim to be complete late night shows in the same mold as "The Late Show" or John Oliver's "Last Week Tonight" with scheduled airings and livestreams. As our Kayla Cobb and Adam Chitwood write, these shows come at a time when... | ||||||||||||
