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Readers share personal memories of Stephen Colbert and The Late Show, praising his wit, empathy, and fearless political commentary—from the Covid era to the January 6 coverage—and describing how the show served as a nightly sanity check and left a lasting impact after its finale.
The Marshals Season 1 finale reveals Tom Weaver as the season’s villain, but the twist lands weakly because the show juggles too many storylines and tone shifts, failing to give the big bad a meaningful arc. The result is an anticlimactic ending that highlights Marshals’ struggle to define its focus, especially when contrasted with the more patient character-building seen in Yellowstone spin-offs.
A fan theory argues the Boroughs Season 1 finale’s emotional reunion is not real events but a construct inside Sam’s mind, likely sparked by Mother to keep him alive. The piece explores possibilities like Sam being in a coma, Mother siphoning memories or consciousness into Sam, and a mysterious tree with rejuvenating powers tying into the wider mythos. Blaine’s role and the cave sequence are tied to this mind-game, leaving the ending open to interpretation and potential future seasons.
Sunday’s What to Watch highlights Rick and Morty’s Season 9 premiere on Adult Swim, along with CBS finales for Tracker and Marshals, PBS’s National Memorial Day Concert, and a mix of reality, docuseries, and dramas across Netflix, HBO, CNN, Hallmark Channel and more.
The Boys' post-finale teaser arrives with a slick new trailer for Vought Rising, offering a sharp preview of the series’ continuing corporate intrigue and superhero chaos and drawing early praise for its tone and visuals.
Stephen Colbert’s Late Show finale drew a record 6.74 million viewers, the show’s most-watched weeknight episode, according to Nielsen. The Ed Sullivan Theater send-off featured Paul McCartney as the final guest, with cameos from Jon Stewart, Bryan Cranston, Paul Rudd, Tim Meadows and more, plus a Beatles-style performance of 'Hello, Goodbye' with McCartney, Elvis Costello, and Jon Batiste. The finale followed CBS’s decision to end the show for financial reasons amid a Paramount–Skydance merger, with industry chatter surrounding the move.
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert’s finale drew 6.74 million viewers, the show’s most-watched weeknight episode of all time, topping its 2026 Q1 average and surpassing its own earlier premieres, with a star-studded lineup of guests.
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert closed its run with a finale that drew about 6.74 million live+same-day viewers, the largest ever for a weeknight episode and well above the show’s Q1 2026 average; the hour featured Paul McCartney and appearances by Colbert’s fellow late-night hosts, underscoring a historic send-off.
After five seasons, The Boys’ finale ends Homelander at Billy Butcher’s hands in a brutal, headline-grabbing moment that still feels morally murky, as Butcher’s own capacity for violence complicates any sense of triumph. Kimiko de-powers him, Hughie intervenes to stop a city-wide anti-supe outbreak, and with the Seven wiped out, the show argues the real battle is the corrupt system and the monsters within its protagonists, not a clean victory over a tyrant.
Stephen Colbert’s finale of The Late Show featured Paul McCartney as the final guest, a send-off from peers like John Oliver, Seth Meyers, Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon and Andy Cohen, plus a musical closer with Elvis Costello and Louis Cato, and a final Beatles performance of Hello, Goodbye, capping an 11-year run and the Ed Sullivan Theater era as Paramount ended the late-night franchise.
The Survivor 50 finale drew 5.78 million live+same-day viewers, the franchise’s strongest finale in six years, up 20% week over week; Aubry Bracco was crowned Sole Survivor and $2 million, as the milestone season posted multi-platform gains and a 17% season-to-date lift.
The Boys ends its five-season run with a bloody, cathartic showdown in which Homelander is killed and Butcher dies soon after, leaving Hughie and Starlight to a mostly hopeful future. The finale threads a more optimistic ending than the show’s grim peak and acknowledges its shift away from the comics, while its satire of celebrity culture and authoritarian power remains, even as the bite of earlier seasons softens. The creator explains live-action adaptations necessitated different choices, and the franchise will continue with Vought Rising and The Boys: Mexico, despite Gen V’s cancellation.
President Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton paid tributes to Stephen Colbert ahead of his Late Show finale, praising his wit, thoughtfulness and honesty; Biden noted Colbert’s ability to make people laugh and think and recalled he has appeared six times on the show since its 2015 launch, even though he didn’t appear during Biden’s presidency. Clinton lauded Colbert’s empathy and humility as he wraps up his long-running run, with the finale taping underway and Trump’s appearances on the show historically limited.
Jimmy Kimmel urged viewers to watch Stephen Colbert’s final Late Show episode, then jokingly advised them to never watch CBS again as a playful send-off ahead of Colbert’s CBS finale.
Apple TV+'s Margo’s Got Money Troubles wraps Season 1 with a courtroom custody showdown, key family moments, and a renewal for Season 2, with creators signaling new arcs for Margo, Shyanne, Susie and the ensemble.