CBSSI Offering Carpool Karaoke Format

LOS ANGELES: The viral video hit Carpool Karaoke, a segment on CBS’s The Late Late Show with James Corden, is being made available as a format for the international market.

CBS Studios International (CBSSI) and Fulwell 73 are making the show available as a 30- or 60-minute format for global broadcasters. Each episode follows as the host of the show picks up a singer or celebrity and drives them in a Carpool Karaoke car, specially fitted with state-of-the-art cameras. CBSSI will hold all licensing rights for the format in the international market.

“Ever since Carpool Karaoke has aired as part of The Late Late Show with James Corden, the requests for the format have been overwhelming,” said Paul Gilbert, the senior VP of international formats at CBS Studios International. “International broadcasters can now leverage Carpool Karaoke’s huge digital and broadcast success for their own local viewers.”

“This is a very exciting format, one which gets the best interviews, and fun, out of every guest that appears, due to its most intimate setting,” said Ben Winston, executive producer of The Late Late Show with James Corden and co-director of production company Fulwell 73.