Overview
- Colbert completed filming a guest-host episode for the third season of CBS’s dramedy-crime series Elsbeth last week.
- Elsbeth star Wendell Pierce invited Colbert to join the Good Wife spinoff during an appearance on The Late Show in February.
- CBS announced in mid-July that The Late Show with Stephen Colbert will conclude in May 2026.
- Industry peers including Jimmy Kimmel, John Oliver and Seth Meyers publicly defended Colbert’s editorial independence following the cancellation announcement.
- President Trump celebrated Colbert’s pending exit on Truth Social, highlighting tensions over political critique in late-night television.