‘Late Late Show’ final episode sees huge uptick in viewership
James Corden’s ‘The Late Late Show’ finale scored a total of 1.43 million viewers
The final episode of the ‘The Late Late Show with James Corden’ aired Thursday, April 27, and had an impressive 1.43 million viewers tune in. This increase marked a 77 percent increase compared to the show’s season average of 806,000.
‘The Late Late Show’ also aired a primetime special edition of their well-loved Carpool Karaoke segment at 10 pm, which also saw a significant boost in ratings. This primetime segment drew in 3.65 million viewers, compared to their last primetime viewership count of 2.77 million.
The last time the talk show aired a primetime Carpool Karaoke segment was back in May 2019, and since its official inception in 2015, Carpool Karaoke has grown to be one of the show’s fan favorites.
‘The Late Late Show’ finale includes star-studded guest list
This past Thursday, Corden closed out his nine-year run as ‘The Late Late Show’ talk show host and celebrated the end of this era with a star-studded episode.
Corden’s final episode of ‘The Late Late Show’ included appearances by many notable celebrity guests who have been on the show in the past. The talk show’s in-studio guests were singer Harry Styles and actor Will Ferrell.
Corden also did a segment with Tom Cruise where they acted in ‘The Lion King’ and sang along to some tunes with Adele in his last Carpool Karaoke.
Adele and Corden’s last Carpool Karaoke is one of the most popular Carpool Karaoke episodes to date, and this latest one has already reached a whopping 15 million views on YouTube.
Other notable features included fellow talk show hosts and comedians Seth Meyers, Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon, Stephen Colbert, David Letterman, and Trevor Noah.
James Corden reminisces on his 9-year ‘Late Late Show’ career
As Corden finishes up this very last season of the fan-favorite ‘Late Late Show’, he reflects back on what got him to where he is. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Corden reminisces while taking one last final tour of the Television Studio set.
“I will always be genuinely blown away that this was something that I ever even got asked to do,” he said.
“I don’t look like I should be hosting a late night talk show. I’m not a broadcaster. And I’ve never done a stand-up set in my life.”