One night after signing off "The Late Show," Stephen Colbert appeared on a local access show in Monroe, Michigan.

Stephen Colbert says his plans for the Late Show finale have finally come together — but pretty late in the game. The late-night host admitted that it was harder to crack its final episode than it was to prepare his 2014 goodbye to The Colbert Report.

CBS' firing of Stephen Colbert has seen the Late Show time slot nosedive in ratings — and it's taking the network with it.Since CBS handed Byron Allen the 11:35 p.m. slot formerly occupied by Colbert's The Late Show — with Allen Media footing all production costs under a "time buy" arrangement —

Stephen Colbert’s talk show’s finale aired last month. According to a recent report, his extended farewell after the cancellation of “The Late Show” has allegedly backfired. The audience was reportedly “worn out” during the final episodes.

Byron Allen, Stephen Colbert’s CBS replacement, responded to the Daily Beast’s report that his new show was a “ratings disaster” for the network. In an interview with the Los Angeles Times on Monday, Allen, 65, was reportedly “not fazed” by his show’s 85% decline in viewership following Colbert’s historic exit in May.

With The Late Show leaving the air, another chapter of Stephen Colbert's historic TV career comes to a close. In September 2025, Colbert slipped back into character during a Late Show segment, reminding viewers why they fell in love with the persona in the ...