Why Is James Corden Leaving ‘The Late Late Show’? Here’s What We Know

In an effort to keep James Corden as host of The Late Late Show for as long as possible, CBS executives dangled a variety of proposals in front of him. President and CEO George Cheeks, CBS Entertainment President Kelly Kahl, SEVP Programming Thom Sherman, and Nick Bernstein, SVP, Late-Night Programming (West Coast) trotted out a “variety of deals including a three-year extension, a two-year extension, and a rolling one-year deal before he made his decision.”

Unfortunately, it was just time to go.