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Last Thursday, CBS aired the final episode of "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert." This Thursday, the first-ever creator-led late night show premiered on YouTube. It's an almost too-on-the-nose example of what the future of this medium may look like.
Stephen Colbert may have revealed what his next move is now the Late Show is over on CBS, and CBS looks to still working with their ex-late night main man – at least when it comes to his vMay 22 Michigan public access special.
Stephen Colbert launches a new YouTube channel with "Only in Monroe," a public access show prank featuring Jack White, Eminem and Michigan-themed humor.
Deposed CBS late night host Stephen Colbert has launched a YouTube channel after being axed from his long-running show. So far, he’s just posted one video, of his May 22 gig hosting the
Stephen Colbert hosted "The Late Show" for the final time Thursday night as the franchise came to an end after 33 years.
The ratings record comes with some caveats: Colbert reached more than 20 million viewers for a special Sunday episode after the Super Bowl in 2016; and “The Late Show” routinely drew larger audiences during the David Letterman era, before YouTube and other platforms offered people infinite viewing options.
Colbert was a guest host on last Friday’s episode of Michigan public access station, “Only in Monroe,” which is broadcast from Monroe, Michigan.
For one last night, the Ed Sullivan Theater will host an episode of the iconic Late Show franchise. It’s not just the final installment of Stephen Colbert’s iteration of the late-night talk show, but it’s the end of an era.
The final episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert drew 6.74 million viewers for CBS on Thursday, the most-ever for a weeknight episode, according to preliminary Nielsen data.