The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson Episode Rating Graph
Jan 2005 - Dec 2014
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Best Episodes of The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Simon Helberg / The Naked and Famous
S10 Ep21
10.0
30th Sep 2013
Craig welcomes actor Simon Helberg. The Naked and Famous perform "Hearts Like Ours".
Max Greenfield / Amy Smart
S10 Ep8
10.0
11th Sep 2013
Craig welcomes actor Max Greenfield and actress Amy Smart.
Mary Steenburgen / Becca Tobin
S10 Ep45
9.5
8th Nov 2013
Craig welcomes actresses Mary Steenburgen and Becca Tobin. William Shatner stops by for a fireside chat.
Kevin Kline / Jenna Dewan
S10 Ep42
9.5
5th Nov 2013
Craig welcomes actor Kevin Kline and actress Jenna Dewan.
Pierce Brosnan / Krysten Ritter
S11 Ep32
9.0
21st Oct 2014
Craig welcomes actor Pierce Brosnan and actress Krysten Ritter.
Kat Dennings / Markus Persson
S10 Ep44
9.0
7th Nov 2013
Craig welcomes actress Kat Dennings and videogame creator Markus "Notch" Persson.
Martin Short / Doris Kearns Goodwin
S10 Ep43
9.0
6th Nov 2013
Craig welcomes comedian Martin Short and author Doris Kearns Goodwin.
Neil Patrick Harris
S10 Ep15
9.0
20th Sep 2013
Craig welcomes actor Neil Patrick Harris.
Wanda Sykes / Anna Torv
S6 Ep124
9.0
31st Mar 2010
Craig welcomes comedienne Wanda Sykes. Anna Torv gets bumped.
Jay Leno
S11 Ep73
8.9
19th Dec 2014
In this final episode Craig welcomes comedian Jay Leno.
Kenneth Branagh / Christian Finnegan
S10 Ep81
8.8
16th Jan 2014
Craig welcomes actor Kenneth Branagh. Christian Finnegan performs stand-up.
Bob Saget / Jane Levy
S10 Ep77
8.7
10th Jan 2014
Craig welcomes comedian Bob Saget and actress Jane Levy.
Tim Meadows / Helen Fielding
S10 Ep55
8.7
22nd Nov 2013
Craig welcomes comedian Tim Meadows and author Helen Fielding.
Carrie Fisher / Dave Attell / Eddie Izzard
S11 Ep64
8.6
8th Dec 2014
Craig welcomes actress Carrie Fisher and comedian Dave Attell, while Geoff Peterson is out for a Job Interview. With Special Feature "Fireside Chat with Eddie Izzard"
Larry King / Abbie Cornish
S9 Ep113
8.6
5th Mar 2013
Craig welcomes TV host Larry King and actress Abbie Cornish.
Michael Sheen / Ben Schwartz
S11 Ep65
8.5
9th Dec 2014
Craig welcomes actors Michael Sheen and Ben Schwartz.
Craig welcomes actor Paul Giamatti and actress Candice Accola.
Anne Rice / Geoff Tate
S8 Ep133
8.5
19th Mar 2012
Craig welcomes author Anne Rice, comedian Geoff Tate performs stand-up.
Jayma Mays / Jean-Michel Cousteau
S8 Ep115
8.5
20th Feb 2012
Craig welcomes actress Jayma Mays and explorer Jean-Michel Cousteau.
Jon Cryer / Morena Baccarin
S8 Ep112
8.5
15th Feb 2012
Craig welcomes actor Jon Cryer and actress Morena Baccarin.
Isaac Mizrahi / Sophia Bush
S8 Ep91
8.5
10th Jan 2012
Craig welcomes fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi and actress Sophia Bush.
RZA / Melissa Rauch
S8 Ep87
8.5
4th Jan 2012
Craig welcomes musician RZA and actress Melissa Rauch.
Pierce Brosnan / Laura Lippman
S8 Ep73
8.5
8th Dec 2011
Craig welcomes actor Pierce Brosnan and author Laura Lippman.
Robin Williams / Jason Randal
S5 Ep94
8.5
3rd Feb 2009
In the second night of "Magic Week", Craig welcomes actor Robin Williams and magician Jason Randal, introduced by Neil Patrick Harris.
Jim Parsons
S11 Ep72
8.4
18th Dec 2014
Craig welcomes actor Jim Parsons. Josh Robert Thompson, the voice of Geoff Peterson (and many others over the years), gets introduced in the cold open.
Jon Hamm / Tim Meadows
S11 Ep69
8.4
15th Dec 2014
Craig welcomes actor Jon Hamm and comedian Tim Meadows.
Wayne Brady / Alison Becker
S11 Ep57
8.4
26th Nov 2014
Craig welcomes comedian Wayne Brady and actress Alison Becker.
Cedric the Entertainer / Billie Piper
S10 Ep138
8.3
22nd Apr 2014
Craig welcomes actor Cedric the Entertainer and actress Billie Piper.
Jim Gaffigan / Ariel Tweto
S10 Ep65
8.3
11th Dec 2013
Craig welcomes comedian Jim Gaffigan and reality-TV star Ariel Tweto.
Drew Carey / Pamela Silva Conde
S10 Ep38
8.3
30th Oct 2013
Craig welcomes comedian Drew Carey and TV host Pamela Silva Conde (credited as Pamela Silva).
Tig Notaro / Julie Delpy
S10 Ep80
8.3
15th Jan 2014
Craig welcomes comedienne Tig Notaro and writer Julie Delpy.
Drew Carey / Max Greenfield
S11 Ep62
8.2
4th Dec 2014
Craig welcomes actors Drew Carey and Max Greenfield.
Rashida Jones / DJ Qualls
S11 Ep68
8.2
12th Dec 2014
Craig welcomes actress Rashida Jones and actor DJ Qualls.
Mark Wahlberg / Michaela Conlin
S10 Ep75
8.1
8th Jan 2014
Craig welcomes actor Mark Wahlberg and actress Michaela Conlin.
Betty White / Thomas Lennon
S11 Ep71
8.1
17th Dec 2014
Craig welcomes actress Betty White and actor Thomas Lennon (credited as Tom Lennon). Featuring the future Host of the Late Late Show, James Corden.
Ariel Tweto / Henry Winkler
S11 Ep60
8.0
2nd Dec 2014
Craig welcomes actor Henry Winkler and reality TV star Ariel Tweto.
Worst Episodes of The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Quentin Tarantino / Mumford & Sons
S6 Ep108
2.0
26th Feb 2010
Craig welcomes director Quentin Tarantino. Mumford & Sons perform "The Cave".
Jason Schwartzman / Maria Bello / Kristen Bell / Jason Segel
S6 Ep65
5.0
15th Dec 2009
Craigs 1000th Show. On this special occasion the show is hosted by handpuppet Wavy Ranchero.
Wavy welcomes actor Jason Schwartzman, actresses Maria Bello and Kristen Bell. Jason Segel performs "Dracula's Lament".
Matthew Perry / RZA
S9 Ep46
5.5
7th Nov 2012
Craig welcomes actor Matthew Perry and musician RZA.
Ewan McGregor / Morrissey
S4 Ep106
6.0
28th Apr 2008
Craig welcomes actor Ewan McGregor, Morrissey performs "All You Need Is Me". Featuring a special segment of ESPN UK.
Martha Plimpton / Sarah Jarosz
S10 Ep86
6.0
23rd Jan 2014
Craig welcomes actress Martha Plimpton. Sarah Jarosz performs "Build Me Up From Bones".
Julie Chen / Louie Anderson
S11 Ep7
6.0
9th Sep 2014
Craig welcomes TV host Julie Chen and comedian Louie Anderson. Louie Anderson performs stand-up comedy.
Tyler Perry / Matt Kirshen
S8 Ep192
6.3
29th Jun 2012
Craig welcomes actor Tyler Perry. Matt Kirshen performs stand-up comedy.
Julie Chen / Neil Patrick Harris / Sophia Myles
S5 Ep6
6.5
8th Sep 2008
Craig welcomes TV host Julie Chen for a "Big Brother" update, actor Neil Patrick Harris and actress Sophia Myles.
Seann William Scott / Lena Heady
S5 Ep10
6.5
12th Sep 2008
Craig welcomes actress Lena Heady. Sean William Scott is stuck in traffic, so he welcomes segment producer Lisa Ammerman instead.
Mary-Louise Parker / Dom Irrera
S7 Ep184
6.5
29th Jun 2011
Craig welcomes actress Mary-Louise Parker and comedian Dom Irrera, who also performs stand-up comedy.
Ben Stein / Rhona Mitra / Brooks McBeth
S9 Ep10
6.5
10th Sep 2012
Craig welcomes author Ben Stein and actress Rhona Mitra. Comedian Brooks McBeth performs stand-up. Featuring Sandra the Rhino voiced by Dana DeLorenzo (uncredited).
Ray Romano / Carl Edwards
S10 Ep17
6.5
24th Sep 2013
Craig welcomes actor Ray Romano and NASCAR driver Carl Edwards.
Hugh Laurie
S10 Ep165
6.5
29th May 2014
Craig welcomes actor Hugh Laurie, who also performs "Wild Honey".
Mila Kunis / Michael Clarke Duncan / Rashida Jones / Ariel Tweto / David Sedaris
S8 Ep163
6.7
14th May 2012
Craig takes the show to Scotland. He goes fishing with Geoff Petersen, tours a glaswegian cemetary with actress Mila Kunis, has a drink with actor Michael Clarke Duncan, takes a walk on the beach with actress Rashida Jones and welcomes reality star Ariel Tweto. He has dinner with Rashida Jones, comedian David Sedaris and Ariel Tweto. The Imagineers perform "Imagineer".
Marion Cotillard / Kevin Pollak
S9 Ep55
6.8
20th Nov 2012
Craig welcomes actress Marion Cotillard and actor Kevin Pollak.
Lynn Ferguson / Lance Morrow
S5 Ep9
7.0
11th Sep 2008
Craig welcomes his sister, actress Lynn Ferguson and author Lance Morrow.
Kristen Bell / Josh Radnor
S5 Ep15
7.0
19th Sep 2008
Craig welcomes actress Kristen Bell, actor Josh Radnor. With special feature of "Murder, She Wrote" with Samuel L. Jackson.
Wynonna Judd / Ariel Tweto
S7 Ep141
7.0
12th Apr 2011
Craig welcomes Wynonna Judd and Ariel Tweto.
Drew Carey / Linda Cunningham
S8 Ep56
7.0
11th Nov 2011
Craig welcomes comedian Drew Carey and his mother-in-law, author Linda Cunningham. Celebrities read excerpts from her book, Geoff is voiced by comedian Louie Anderson.
Lisa Kudrow / Weird Al Yankovic
S8 Ep108
7.0
9th Feb 2012
Craig welcomes actress Lisa Kudrow and comedian 'Weird Al' Yankovic, who also performs "TMZ".
Eric Idle / Sarah Paulson
S8 Ep120
7.0
27th Feb 2012
Craig welcomes comedian Eric Idle and actress Sarah Paulson.
Mila Kunis / Ariel Tweto / Fred MacAulay
S8 Ep166
7.0
17th May 2012
In Scotland, Craig has a drink with actress Mila Kunis, visits a museum with reality star Ariel Tweto, picks outfits with Ariel Tweto and Mila Kunis, welcomes his guest, scottish comedian Fred MacAuley and continues dinner with actress Rashida Jones, Ariel Tweto and comedian David Sedaris, The Imagineers perform "Dearest One".
Jeremy Irons / Monica Potter
S9 Ep7
7.0
5th Sep 2012
Craig welcomes actor Jeremy Irons and actress Monica Potter. The performance of comedian Gerry Dee is rescheduled to a later date.
Phil McGraw / Hana Mae Lee
S9 Ep36
7.0
23rd Oct 2012
Craig welcomes TV host Phil McGraw and actress Hana Mae Lee.
Billy Crystal / Bérénice Marlohe
S9 Ep51
7.0
14th Nov 2012
Craig welcomes actor Billy Crystal and actress Bérénice Marlohe.
Kevin Bacon / Rebecca Hall
S9 Ep139
7.0
23rd Apr 2013
Craig welcomes actor Kevin Bacon and actress Rebecca Hall.
Megan Mullally / J. Maarten Troost
S10 Ep91
7.0
4th Feb 2014
Craig welcomes actress Megan Mullally and travel writer J.Maarten Troost.
Craig welcomes actress Emmy Rossum and author Jon Ronson.
Howie Mandel / Sutton Foster
S8 Ep175
7.3
30th May 2012
Craig welcomes TV host Howie Mandel and actress Sutton Foster.
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson Episode Guide
Ice Cube / Steve Jones / French Kicks
S1 Ep19
27th Jan 2005
Craig welcomes actor Ice Cube and musician Steve Jones. French Kicks perform "The Trial Of The Century".
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson is an American late-night talk show hosted by Scottish American comedian Craig Ferguson, who is the third regular host of the Late Late Show franchise. It follows Late Show with David Letterman in the CBS late-night lineup, airing weekdays in the US at 12:37 a.m. It is taped in front of a live studio audience from Monday to Friday at CBS Television City in Los Angeles, California, directly above the Bob Barker Studio. It is produced by David Letterman's production company Worldwide Pants Incorporated and CBS Television Studios.
Since becoming host on January 3, 2005, after Craig Kilborn and Tom Snyder, Ferguson has achieved the highest ratings since the show's inception in 1995. While the majority of the episodes focus on comedy, Ferguson has also addressed difficult subject matter, such as the deaths of his parents, and undertaken serious interviews, such as one with Desmond Tutu, which earned the show a 2009 Peabody Award.
The best rated episodes of The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson are:
Simon Helberg / The Naked and Famous S10E21 rated 10.0
Max Greenfield / Amy Smart S10E8 rated 10.0
Mary Steenburgen / Becca Tobin S10E45 rated 9.5
Kevin Kline / Jenna Dewan S10E42 rated 9.5
Pierce Brosnan / Krysten Ritter S11E32 rated 9.0
Kat Dennings / Markus Persson S10E44 rated 9.0
Martin Short / Doris Kearns Goodwin S10E43 rated 9.0
Neil Patrick Harris S10E15 rated 9.0
Wanda Sykes / Anna Torv S6E124 rated 9.0
Jay Leno S11E73 rated 8.9
The lowest rated episodes of The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson are:
Quentin Tarantino / Mumford & Sons S6E108 rated 2.0
Jason Schwartzman / Maria Bello / Kristen Bell / Jason Segel S6E65 rated 5.0
Matthew Perry / RZA S9E46 rated 5.5
Ewan McGregor / Morrissey S4E106 rated 6.0
Martha Plimpton / Sarah Jarosz S10E86 rated 6.0
Julie Chen / Louie Anderson S11E7 rated 6.0
Tyler Perry / Matt Kirshen S8E192 rated 6.3
Julie Chen / Neil Patrick Harris / Sophia Myles S5E6 rated 6.5
Seann William Scott / Lena Heady S5E10 rated 6.5
Mary-Louise Parker / Dom Irrera S7E184 rated 6.5
The first episode of The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson aired on January 03, 2005.
The last episode of The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson aired on December 19, 2014.
There are 2057 episodes of The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson.
There are 11 seasons of The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson.
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