After Midnight
Based on	@midnight by Alex Blagg Jason Nadler Jon Zimelis
Developed by	Jack Martin Eric Pierce
Written by	Jo Firestone
Directed by	Sharon Everitt
Presented by	Taylor Tomlinson
Composer	Cory Wong
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	50
Production
Executive producers	Stephen Colbert Tom Purcell Carrie Byalick James Dixon Evelyn McGee Colbert Joe Farrell Mike Farah Whitney Hodack Henry R. Muñoz III Jason U. Nadler
Production locations	Paramount Studios Los Angeles, California
Production companies	Spartina Productions Dixon Talent, Inc. Funny or Die CBS Studios
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	January 17, 2024 (2024-01-17) – present (present)
Related
@midnight

After Midnight, stylized as @fter midnight or abbreviated @m, is an American late-night comedy panel game show hosted by Taylor Tomlinson and executive produced by Stephen Colbert via his company Spartina Productions, Henry R. Muñoz III via his comedy studio Funny or Die, and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert executive producer Tom Purcell. The program premiered on CBS at 12:37 am ET on January 17, 2024, in the timeslot previously held by The Late Late Show, ^[1] and is a reboot of @midnight, which ran from 2013 to 2017 on sister cable network Comedy Central. ^{[2] [3] [4] [5]} Upon its debut, it received generally positive reviews. ^{[6] [7] [8]}

Production

@midnight with Chris Hardwick, often shortened to @midnight, is an American late night panel game show hosted by Chris Hardwick that ran from October 21, 2013, to August 4, 2017, on Comedy Central. In February 2023, it was reported that Comedy Central's current sister broadcast network, CBS, was considering a revival of @midnight to serve as a replacement for The Late Late Show after the end of James Corden's tenure. ^[9] Pre-production of the series was halted due to the 2023 Hollywood labor disputes. ^[10]

On November 1, 2023, CBS announced the revival under the title After Midnight for a premiere in early 2024, with Jack Martin retained as showrunner alongside Eric Pierce. ^[11] The creative team is also composed of comedian Jo Firestone as head writer, with Spartina Productions' Carrie Byalick and Evelyn McGee Colbert, James Dixon, Tom Purcell, Funny or Die's Joe Farrell, Mike Farah, Whitney Hodack, Henry R. Muñoz III, and @midnight co-creator Jason U. Nadler serving as executive producers. ^[12]

On that night's episode of The Late Show, Colbert subsequently revealed stand-up comedian Taylor Tomlinson as the show's new host. She was chosen after auditioning alongside comedians Ricky Velez and X Mayo. ^[13]

The show airs Mondays-Thursdays; a special football-themed episode aired on Super Bowl Sunday after CBS's coverage of Super Bowl LVIII.

Format

As with the original series, most episodes feature a panel of three celebrity guests as contestants, usually stand up comics and comedy podcast hosts; the 2024 Valentine's Day episode featured three " power couples". ^[14] The contestants participate in topical segments related to popular culture and social media to earn points from the host for responses and punch lines. In addition to several new games, the series retains some of the core segments from @midnight, including the opening segment "Group Chat" (formerly "Rapid Refresh"); a segment discussing recent news headlines and viral videos, "Hashtag Wars", in which the contestants come up with answers for a fictional hashtag (as a parody of a currently trending topic); and "For The Win", a final challenge played between the top two scorers. A new recurring sketch, "The Talk Show Portion", was later added for viewers who want the show to change format to match other network late night shows. The player in last place is subjected to a humorous punishment such as being forced to give an apology speech or being sent to "horny jail". As a prank on April Fools' Day 2024, the highest scoring contestant was actually the loser.

Prizes

Unlike @midnight, where contestants played to "win the Internet," the winner receives a gag prize, which may be tangible or imaginary (early episodes featured old ketchup packets from Tomlinson's refrigerator, a damaged office chair, Tomlinson's father's approval, and an extra year of life). One prize, an allegedly haunted doll that was originally a gift to Tomlinson from her brother which she says is supposed to be the titular character from The Wizard of Oz but looks more like author Mark Twain, has appeared four times due to winners returning it, becoming a running gag.

Episodes

References

External links

• Official website
• After Midnight at IMDb