Overview

• Kimmel’s billboard at Santa Monica and La Cienega reads “I’m voting for Stephen,” positioned within blocks of Television Academy offices to sway Emmy voters.
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert has amassed 33 Emmy nominations without a win since 2015, making it one of three shows contending in Outstanding Talk Series.
• CBS canceled Colbert’s program last month, attributing the decision to cost cuts after the Paramount–Skydance merger during annual losses of $40–50 million.
• Fellow hosts such as Jon Stewart praise the billboard as a defense of editorial independence; President Trump denies influencing the cancellation, blaming Colbert’s “lack of talent,” citing the show’s financial losses.
• Emmy voting runs through August 27, with the awards set for September 14, making the public endorsement a last-minute appeal to Television Academy members.