On Sunday night, the cancelled The Late Show with Stephen Colbert won the Emmy for Outstanding Talk Series.

Colbert and team members received a standing ovation as they walked onto the stage to accept the award.

“In September 2025, my friends, I have never loved my country more desperately,” Colbert told the audience.

In July 2025, CBS announced that the show’s cancellation is “purely a financial decision against a challenging backdrop in late night. It is not related in any way to the show’s performance, content or other matters happening at Paramount.” Others speculate it may have been a politically motivated decision.

Rather than play it safe, The Late Show has become more provocative than ever , especially in its segments about President Trump—“essentially daring his bo

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