'Late Show With Stephen Colbert' Sets Final Week Guests
Deadline • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Stephen Colbert's The Late Show will end its run on CBS on Thursday, May 21, marking the conclusion of his late-night tenure.
- The final week features special guests including Jon Stewart, Steven Spielberg, Bruce Springsteen, and a performance by David Byrne.
- The show's cancellation follows Skydance's acquisition of Paramount and comes after Colbert's controversial comments about CBS settling a lawsuit with Donald Trump.
- CBS announced that The Late Show franchise will be retired after Colbert's departure, praising him as an irreplaceable figure in late-night television.
- For the 2026-27 season, Comics Unleashed will move to the 11:35 p.m. time slot, replacing The Late Show, as part of an expanded time-buy agreement.