CBS Stands Down After Outcry Over Stephen Colbert
TV Insider • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Stephen Colbert returned to TV on May 23 as a surprise guest host of the public access show Only in Monroe, shortly after his final Late Show episode aired.
- CBS initially sent copyright takedown notices to YouTube channels reposting the Only in Monroe episode, despite CBS having financed and produced the episode.
- CBS clarified the takedown notices targeted unauthorized postings as standard practice but has now paused enforcement pending further review.
- The Late Show aired its final episode on May 21, achieving its biggest weeknight audience, after CBS announced cancellation due to financial reasons.
- Colbert is moving on to new projects, including a film adaptation titled Shadow of the Past, based on unused chapters from Tolkien’s The Fellowship of the Ring.