Stephen Colbert Ends Late Show Run With Paul McCartney Finale
Paul McCartney joined Colbert for a final performance and helped turn off the lights as the show drew 6.74 million viewers, Nielsen said.
- On Thursday, Stephen Colbert concluded his 11th season of "The Late Show" with a final broadcast featuring Paul McCartney, marking the end of the 33-year franchise at the Ed Sullivan Theater.
- CBS announced the cancellation last July, citing a "purely financial decision" against a challenging late-night backdrop; critics questioned whether political motives influenced the choice given Colbert's outspoken criticism of President Trump.
- Despite cancellation, the program remained most-watched in its time slot, averaging 2.70 million viewers, while Colbert highlighted the "joy" he and his team experienced creating more than 1,800 episodes.
- Byron Allen's "Comics Unleashed" will replace the show in the 11:35 p.m. ET time slot, while Colbert is already writing a script for a new "Lord of the Rings" movie with director Peter Jackson.
- The show's set is being donated to the Museum of Broadcast Communications in Chicago, as late-night television faces declining viewership with programs seeing 70% to 80% drops since 2015.
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