CBS Late Show With Stephen Colbert concludes its run
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Updated · TV Insider · May 3
CBS Late Show With Stephen Colbert concludes its run
16 articles · Updated · TV Insider · May 3
The franchise ends next month after 32 years and thousands of episodes, closing Colbert's decade as host of the network's flagship late-night programme.
The latest report frames the run as largely successful despite missteps, including backlash over a 2017 Trump-Putin joke and criticism of a 2016 post-Super Bowl episode.
It also highlights defining moments such as Colbert's 2016 election monologue, pandemic-era home broadcasts with his family, and the wider significance of CBS ending the Late Show franchise.
With Variety calling the finale an 'ego trip,' how might last-minute criticism reshape Stephen Colbert's television legacy?
As viewership migrates online, is the era of the traditional late-night broadcast host officially over?
Beyond finances, did shifting media regulations and industry critiques ultimately seal the show's fate?