The final season of ‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’ earned nine Emmy nominations on Wednesday, the largest haul for the series since Colbert took over the show. In addition to Outstanding Variety Series, the late-night talk show is also nominated for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series, Outstanding Directing For A Variety Series, Outstanding Production Design For A Variety Or Reality Series, Outstanding Technical Direction and Camerawork For A Series, Outstanding Lighting Design/Lighting Direction For A Series, Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Variety Series Or Special, Outstanding Picture Editing For Variety Programming and Outstanding Music Direction.

Background

The show’s previous record was five nominations in 2024, when it was nominated for production design, directing, lighting, talk series and technical direction. Colbert’s show also received five nominations in 2021 and 2022. In Colbert’s 11-year tenure at ‘The Late Show,’ the program received over 40 nominations but only two wins — for Outstanding Talk Series and Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series.

CBS canceled ‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’ last year for what it described as financial reasons with reports claiming the series was losing the network $40 million per year. However, several liberal commentators, along with Colbert himself, have accused the network of canceling the show to appease President Donald Trump ahead of a massive merger requiring FCC approval.

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