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'The Late Show With Stephen Colbert' Wins Emmy After Ending 11-Year Run
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert won Outstanding Variety Series at the 78th Emmy Awards, marking the final victory for the show's concluding season, which ended in May.
- Merging talk and scripted variety categories, the Television Academy created a new "area award" this year; nominees are judged individually, requiring a 90% "yes" vote threshold or the highest percentage if no nominee reaches that mark.
- During the earlier Creative Arts Emmys, the series secured four prizes, including Outstanding Writing and Directing. Colbert thanked his wife, Evelyn McGee, and his staff, calling late-night shows "incubators for young people."
- Following the May cancellation, The Late Show continued winning awards. Colbert used his acceptance speech to urge the industry to hire his now-unemployed staff, emphasizing late-night shows as vital professional training grounds.
- The Television Academy will automatically split the variety category if both formats reach 20 submissions in a single year, reverting to the structure used prior to 2015 with nominee counts informed by submission volume.
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