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Bearded Stephen Colbert resurfaced to urge Emmy voters to back Jimmy Kimmel in the Outstanding Variety Series category, a goodwill gesture that mirrors Kimmel’s support for Colbert when The Late Show was canceled; Colbert’s Late Show also earned nine nominations this year as the Emmy race intensifies.
Stephen Colbert’s former Late Show writers are helping craft this year’s Emmy Awards under host Mariska Hargitay, with Deadline noting they’re in the early planning stages and throwing out ideas; Colbert had jokingly urged CBS to hire his team after The Late Show ended, and the ceremony is set for September 14, while Colbert’s show earned nine Emmy nominations this year.
Stephen Colbert’s writing staff is plotting a comeback for Emmy season after CBS pulled The Late Show, with Mariska Hargitay set to host the Emmys in September. In a Deadline interview, Hargitay said she’s collaborating with Colbert’s team to brainstorm ideas and even helped push a playful #FYC campaign the writers released after CBS’s decision, which Paramount/CBS described as purely financial. The Late Show earned nine Emmy nominations this year, underscoring the ongoing buzz around the franchise despite its cancellation.
Stephen Colbert’s daughter Madeleine Carlisle resigned as an associate producer at 60 Minutes, a move noted by Oliver Darcy’s Status newsletter; Carlisle, who started at 60 Minutes in 2022 after roles at Time and The Atlantic, leaves as CBS News undergoes leadership shakeups following the cancellation of The Late Show and a broader shift in direction under new leadership.
Madeleine Carlisle, a Yale graduate who has worked on 60 Minutes since 2022 after interning in 2017, exits CBS’s flagship newsmagazine amid Bari Weiss’s leadership shake-up that has fueled internal tensions and multiple departures at CBS News.
Madeleine Carlisle, Stephen Colbert’s daughter and a respected 60 Minutes associate producer, resigned from the program amid a wave of behind-the-scenes departures at CBS News as the longtime magazine gears up for a fall return under new leadership. The upheaval follows notable exits and comes alongside scrutiny over an unaired Epstein segment, which CBS says was not suppressed for political reasons. The show is preparing for a restart under Bari Weiss and Nick Bilton.
Madeleine Carlisle, Stephen Colbert's daughter and longtime associate producer on 60 Minutes, resigned amid a wave of CBS News staff departures and internal upheaval, just after a period of high-profile firings and reshuffles at the program and following the final bow of Colbert's Late Show.
Jimmy Kimmel Live! posted its best June in 23 years with an average of 3.15 million viewers and cheekily credited CBS for canceling The Late Show With Stephen Colbert; Kimmel invited Colbert to guest-host during his break, though Colbert has declined. The host has publicly criticized CBS over the cancellation, which sparked discussion about political factors behind the decision.
Jimmy Kimmel Live is enjoying a ratings surge with June posting 3.15 million viewers and the season up 34%, and Kimmel even revealed he asked Stephen Colbert to guest-host (Colbert declined). He also previewed this summer’s celebrity-filled edition of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, premiering July 22 on ABC, with pairs like Ben Affleck and Jamie Ding, and Larry David with his daughter Cazzie David.
Stephen Colbert returned to Instagram two months after ending The Late Show to wish his dog Benny a happy seventh birthday, a pet that has long been a fan favorite on the show. Colbert had teased Benny’s on-set antics in the past and has since popped up publicly for a few appearances as he shifts focus to family and other projects.
In its final season, The Late Show With Stephen Colbert earned nine Emmy nominations—the most in Colbert’s 11-year tenure—across categories including variety series, writing, directing, and technical crafts, as CBS wraps the franchise after 33 years amid industry shifts and consolidation.
Stephen Colbert played Vince Guaraldi’s Linus and Lucy on The Late Show finale without permission; a licensing fee will be donated to World Central Kitchen, LMFP confirmed, continuing a charitable thread after a prior $2.5 million donation and underscoring the need for written licenses for music in commercial settings.
CBS signed a licensing agreement with Lee Mendelson Film Productions to use the unlicensed Peanuts theme from Vince Guaraldi for Stephen Colbert’s final Late Show gag; proceeds from the deal will go to World Central Kitchen, and LMFP stressed the need for written licenses for commercial use, echoing Colbert’s prior charitable donations.
CBS will pay for the unauthorized use of Vince Guaraldi's 'Linus and Lucy' in The Late Show with Stephen Colbert's finale under a licensing deal with Lee Mendelson Film Productions, with the proceeds donated to José Andrés’ World Central Kitchen; LMFP says the action protects the Guaraldi catalog, and Colbert’s joke about whether it would cost CBS money framed the moment.
After Stephen Colbert’s exit, CBS leased the 11:35 p.m. slot to Byron Allen for Comics Unleashed, but Nielsen data show late-night ratings collapsed—down about 64% from Colbert’s end—raising concerns that the loss could drag down CBS’s morning shows and local news, even as ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel absorbs some of Colbert’s former audience; CBS defends the arrangement as a more profitable time-buy despite the slump.