The Story of Late Night
Reinventing Late Night TV
S1 E6:
Jimmy Fallon takes over for Jay Leno. Stephen Colbert inherits David Letterman's desk. Trevor Noah becomes a surprise pick for Jon Stewart's replacement. Plus, new hosts James Corden, Seth Meyers and Samantha Bee join the late-night TV ranks. It's a late-night free-for-all as this hilarious American institution confronts its biggest identity crisis in a generation thanks to streaming television and a highly polarized political landscape.