'The Late Show With Stephen Colbert' Wins Emmy After CBS Cancellation
Variety • • entertainment
Key Points:
- "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert" won the sole Emmy for Outstanding Variety Series this year, based on its final season before cancellation in May.
- The category was restructured as an "area" award, requiring 90% positive votes from Emmy voters for a win, allowing for multiple winners; however, only Colbert's show met the threshold.
- Colbert acknowledged his writing team, who also won the show's first Emmy for variety series writing recently, and praised the late-night format as a training ground for young professionals.
- "The Late Show" beat notable competitors including "The Daily Show," "Jimmy Kimmel Live!," "Last Week Tonight," and "Saturday Night Live" in the combined variety series category.
- Over its run, "The Late Show" has won nine Emmys, with all victories occurring after CBS announced its cancellation despite the show being the top late-night talker at the time.
