Overview

• Director Jim Hoskinson won Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series at the Creative Arts Emmys for a Late Show episode featuring David Oyelowo, Finn Wolfhard and Alan Cumming with a performance by OK Go.
• The Late Show’s trophy is its first after 33 nominations since Colbert took over in 2015.
• The program remains in contention for Primetime Emmys on September 14, including Outstanding Talk Series.
• CBS set a May 2026 end date for the show citing financial pressures, while critics questioned the timing alongside Paramount’s $16 million settlement with President Trump and regulatory review of the Skydance merger.
• Colbert marked his 10th anniversary on the show with pointed on‑air jokes about the cancellation as peers across late night also collected Creative Arts Emmys, intensifying debate over the format’s future.