Stephen Colbert turns final 'Late Show'
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'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert' was on the air from September 2015 to May 2026
The final episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert drew 6.74 million viewers for CBS on Thursday, the most-ever for a weeknight episode, according to preliminary Nielsen data
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CBS airs last ‘Late Show with Stephen Colbert’: Highlights, audience reaction and celebrity cameos
Follow live updates about the final episode of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” at Ed Sullivan Theater as CBS cancels the long-running late-night program.
President Donald Trump's White House published an AI-generated video of the president dumping Stephen Colbert into a trash bin to celebrate the end of 'The Late Show.'
The video then cuts to the president dancing to the Village People’s “YMCA,” while a studio audience looks on.
McCartney also helped close the show after original bandleader Jon Batiste and Elvis Costello headlined as performance that ended with Colbert saying goodnight. Before they signed off, though, McCartney appeared onstage, as he, Colbert and the other acts sang the Beatles’ classic “Hello, Goodbye” to close out the episode.
Several celebrities, from Jane Fonda and Mark Hamill to Jimmy Fallon, paid tribute to Stephen Colbert as he concluded his talk show after 11 seasons.
The host and his colleagues were joined by such luminaries as Anderson Cooper, Gayle King, Katie Couric, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mark Hamill, Tiffany Haddish, Drew Barrymore and the CBS host's final guest,