This was how it started Monday night:

And it continued on “The Colbert Report.” And then this is how it ended, on “Late Night with Conan O’Brien”:

Yes, I wish I had a TiVo. Tonight, after my bedtime, Craig Ferguson will have his citizenship swearing-in ceremony from last Friday on his show.

But Conan — according to the promo I just saw on NBC — will have a comedy bit with Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert, a backstage fight relating to their mock feud about who is responsible for Mike Huckabee’s presidential campaign.

Both shows air at the same time. I can’t tape both, and in order to watch one and tape the other I would have to stay up past my bedtime.

A searing feud erupts in late night. Part 1:

Part 2: