Overview

• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert won the 2025 Emmy for Outstanding Talk Series, the show’s first win in the category.
• Returning to air after the ceremony, Colbert showed off the trophy, thanked roughly 200 staffers and the audience, and joked that they “should have gotten canceled years ago.”
• He quipped that President Donald Trump “doesn’t have one,” after Trump publicly cheered the show’s cancellation in July.
• Late-night peers boosted Colbert ahead of the vote, with Jimmy Kimmel erecting a West Hollywood billboard declaring “I’m voting for Stephen,” and fellow nominees voicing support.
• Emmys producer Jesse Collins said placing Colbert early on the telecast was intentional to create “a moment,” as CBS maintains the show’s May 2026 end is a financial decision that many still question.