Stephen Colbert’s ‘Late Show’ Scores Major Win Amid Battle With CBS
What To Know
- The Late Show With Stephen Colbert won the 2026 Producers Guild Award for Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment, Variety, Sketch, Standup & Talk Television.
- Stephen Colbert has expressed bittersweet feelings about the upcoming end of The Late Show, highlighting his close relationships with longtime colleagues.
- CBS announced in July 2025 that The Late Show would conclude in May 2026 due to financial reasons.
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert scored a major win amid its battle with CBS at the 2026 Producers Guild Awards.
On Saturday, February 28, Stephen Colbert‘s late-night show won in the category for Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment, Variety, Sketch, Standup & Talk Television. The Late Show beat fellow nominees The Daily Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Last Week Tonight With John Oliver, and SNL50: The Anniversary Special in the process.
Colbert, 61, celebrated the big win on the show’s Instagram Stories on Sunday, March 1.
During a January appearance on Late Night With Seth Meyers, Colbert reflected on the quickly approaching final episode of The Late Show, set for Thursday, May 21.
“It feels real now,” he confessed to Seth Meyers. “It did not feel… I know it was real, but now, there’s four months left.”
“What I really love is the people I do it with,” Colbert continued. “There are people I’ve been working with… My shoemaker, Tom Purcell, I’ve known since 1988. And so, we’ve all been together forever.”
.@stephenathome talks about what he’ll miss most about working at @colbertlateshow pic.twitter.com/VRBz1rvuxB
— Late Night with Seth Meyers (@LateNightSeth) January 28, 2026
He continued, “You can do comedy in a lot of different places. There’s no place like the Ed Sullivan Theater. But it’s really the people, that’s really what I care about. That’s really what I’ll miss more than anything. And we’ll do something else together, but it feels real now. I’m not thrilled with it.”
In July 2025, CBS announced that The Late Show would end in May 2026, citing financial reasons. Colbert shared the news with his live audience, also posting a video on Instagram.
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“Before we start the show, I want to let you know something that I found out just last night. Next year will be our last season. The network will be ending The Late Show in May,” Colbert revealed, to which the audience booed. “Yeah. I shared your feelings.”
“It’s not just the end of our show, but it’s the end of The Late Show on CBS. I’m not being replaced. This is all just going away,” he added. “And I do want to say that the folks at CBS have been great partners.”
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Congratulations to Stephen Colbert and the Late Show.
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Yes, congratulations! Congratulations on being the best, and you will continue to be the best. CBS, meanwhile, is steadily going downhill.
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There will be no reason whatsoever to watch Fox II (CBS) after Colbert is done. The 1% are destroying this country.
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Hey, I think I went to school with your friend Stan Dupright.
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Colbert's going to run the table during awards season.
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C'mon guys. It's "Mike Shoemaker", not "my shoemaker". Where have all the editors gone....
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That will be the last of my use for CBS until next NFL season. Hopefully the NFL will quit CBS too. Maybe start it's own NFL channel like the Baseball and Hockey networks.
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For me personally, I will never forgive the thin skinned orange man-child and after Stephen's last show I will never watch CBS ever again.
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How do I take cbs off my tv. M.p
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What a difference a capital letter makes. He's talking about his "Shoemaker" not his shoemaker!
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Please do not change careers to comedy. You'll surely starve to death.
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rump should have won the award /S
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Wow, the show that nobody watches and will shortly go of the air won a meaningless virtue signaling award. Huge news.
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What planet are you from? He has a huge following. He speaks truth to power, and the power doesn't like it so they cancelled his show. This is a violation of the 1st amendment. But whogivesa fark? Not you obviously.
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Obviously a cult maga follower. Funny you don’t like the show but come read the article just to make an ignorant comment…typical maga
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Says some guy who watches pedohilia porn.
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Kinda like the FIFA Peace Prize?
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Please continue to enjoy your MAGA delusion while it lasts.
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"Go of the air" ? What the hell is that supposed to mean, you illiterate MAGAt?
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If only he had won the oh so very real Clean Coaly Award. Lol, or the highly coveted FIFA Peace Prize trophy.
Yes, let us talk about meaningless awards, especially the non existant ones. For goodness sake. Yes, let us discuss fake awards only meant to kiss the hindside of the only one to ever receive those ridiculous fake awards.
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