The King of Late Night isn’t going anywhere: Stephen Colbert will remain at The Late Show through 2026.
While speaking at the Banff TV Festival on Tuesday, CBS CEO George Cheeks revealed that CBS had reached a contract extension with the comedian to continue as host of its top-rated The Late Show with Stephen Colbert for another three years. His current pact was set to expire this year.
“We just extended him for three more years and I was praying for that to happen,” Cheeks said at a Deadline-moderated panel.
He added that The Late Show was “absolutely crushing it” and “firing on all cylinders”.
The deal to keep Colbert comes at a transitional time for CBS’ late night lineup. In April, James Corden appeared in his final Late Late Show after eight years in the timeslot after Colbert.
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