The party is over at the Ed Sullivan Theater, but not before one last embrace from the Television Academy. In its final ...

Stephen Colbert closed the curtain on “The Late Show” with a major career milestone. The veteran host earned a record nine Emmy nominations for the program’s final season, giving the long-running ...

There were tears, love and lots of laughs as the “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” aired its final episode Thursday night, marking an emotional end of the franchise’s 33-year-run. CBS announced its ...

The last-ever episode averages 6.74 million viewers. By Tony Maglio, Alex Weprin The final episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert drew 6.74 million viewers for CBS on Thursday, the most-ever ...

It's so hard to say goodbye, but it helps to have six million people do it all together. CBS announced Friday, May 22, that 6.74 million viewers tuned in live to watch Stephen Colbert sign off from ...

As Stephen Colbert was setting up a bit on his final episode of “The Late Show” Thursday night, he inadvertently explained why his canceled CBS program became so unbelievably off-putting and tedious. ...

“The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” went out on a literal high note. Thursday night’s series finale was the most-watched weeknight episode of Colbert’s eleven-year tenure on the show, according to ...

What will Stephen Colbert's legacy be? The story of the quintessentially American comedian did not end on May 21, in spite of the funerary pomp and circumstance surrounding the finale episode of "The ...

When The Late Show with Stephen Colbert takes its final bow on May 21, 2026, leaving behind an indelible mark on not just comedy and pop culture, but also the fight to preserve democracy. Rep. James ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Stephen Colbert is departing late night television as a ratings powerhouse, leaving industry ...

Now that CBS' long-running late night franchise has wrapped, take a look back at the memorable comedic bits, interviews and raw emotional reactions to historic events from the past decade. By Hilary ...