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Thursday's series finale outpaced the show's 2026 quarterly average by more than 4 million viewers, capping a 33-year franchise.
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.
Stephen Colbert tried to prank CBS during "The Late Show" finale by having his band play copyrighted "Peanuts" music, but CBS holds the license.
Jon Stewart has never been above weaponizing an awkwardly amazing celebrity cameo for a good joke, and honestly, bless him for it. During a recent Daily Show bit, Stewart brought former correspondent Olivia Munn back to the desk and the 2026 TV schedule for what looked,
Stephen Colbert put on an emotional and existential final episode of “The Late Show” Thursday night, thanking his staff, studio audience and viewers for eleven years of laughs.
Stephen Colbert delivered his final "Late Show" monologue, sticking to business as usual as his famous friends vied to be his last guest. "Now, at first, when we knew this was going to be our last night,
Hundreds of people, including a pope, staked out the Ed Sullivan Theater in Manhattan, hoping to get in, or just get a glimpse.
Stephen Colbert's late-night run has ended after a controversial cancellation, but his popular ice cream flavor isn't leaving.Ben & Jerry's will continue to sell "Stephen Colbert's Americone Dream," a flavor launched back in 2007.