Ferguson
Craig Ferguson is closing in on a deal with CBS and David Letterman's Worldwide Pants that will keep him at the helm of "The Late Late Show" through the 2011-12 season.
Ferguson's two-year extension will synch him up with the time frame of the new contract that CBS and Letterman have been hammering out for months (
Daily Variety, June 10).
CBS' decision to renew its vows with Ferguson is a no-brainer. "Late Late Show," produced by Worldwide Pants, is on a roll, up 9% in viewers this year to an average of 1.8 million. He's regularly beating NBC's "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon" in viewers and is competitive in the key 18-49 demo.
Ferguson's set to hit the yak circuit himself in the coming weeks as he tubthumps his memoir, "American on Purpose: The Improbable Adventures of an Unlikely Patriot," due out Sept. 22.
Reps for CBS and Worldwide Pants declined comment.
Ferguson is repped by WME.
Contact Cynthia Littleton at
cynthia.littleton@variety.com