The late night shift, who's on top and who's lagging

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Nov 20, 2015

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The late night shift, who's on top and who's lagging

Bill Carter joins us now to talk about how the late night TV scene is playing out. He's a CNN analyst and author of the book "The Late Shift."

BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JULY 29: Host Trevor Noah speaks onstage during "The Daily Show with Trevor Noah" panel discussion at the Viacom Networks portion of the 2015 Summer TCA Tour at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on July 29, 2015 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

Bill Carter joins us now to talk about how the late night TV scene is playing out. He's a CNN analyst and author of the book "The Late Shift."

It's been about a month since the late night talk show world had its musical chairs moment.

CBS's The Late Show plucked Stephen Colbert to replace David Letterman and The Daily Show grabbed Trevor Noah to fill Jon Stewart's shoes. All the while the Jimmy's, Fallon and Kimmel, keep plugging along.

Bill Carter joins us now to talk about how the late night TV scene is playing out. He's a CNN analyst and author of the book "The Late Shift."