I suppose that saying “this show won’t be as good as the old show” would be the equivalent of posting “FIRST!” in this thread.

Let’s all accept that this is almost certain to be the case. Now let’s also remind ourselves that Stephen is (quite unlike Jon Stewart) an excellent interviewer, and many of his interviews were basically done out of character.

I am looking forward to the show, but wonder how easy it will be for CBS to re-assemble an audience after 16 weeks of crime drama repeats in that time slot.