‘The Late Show With Stephen Colbert': Reflecting on its Emmy legacy as cancellation shocks Hollywood
But that run has now come to an abrupt end: During the July 17 taping of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, the host stunned his audience by announcing CBS had canceled the show. The network followed up with a statement confirming the news, attributing the decision to financial reasons.
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Despite the nomination haul, Colbert has yet to win a trophy in the talk series race. From 2017 to 2022, it consistently lost Best Talk Series to Last Week Tonight With John Oliver. When the HBO series was reclassified under Variety Scripted Series, The Daily Show swept in, beating The Late Show in both 2023 and 2024. This year, the nominees are The Daily Show, The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, and Jimmy Kimmel Live!.
The Late Show enjoyed considerable awards success under David Letterman, who hosted the program from 1993 to 2015. During Letterman's 22-year reign, the show won nine Emmys, including seven for Best Variety Series — twice in 1993 and 1994, and five more times between 1998 and 2002. Letterman's streak was broken in 2003 by The Daily Show With Jon Stewart, marking a generational shift in late-night television dominance.
While The Late Show hasn't delivered gold for Colbert, the host himself has built an enviable Emmy legacy. He boasts 10 wins and 49 nominations across his storied career. Early on, he won three consecutive Emmys for Best Writing for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Program while working on The Daily Show from 2003 to 2005. After launching The Colbert Report on Comedy Central in 2005, Colbert earned four more writing Emmys in 2008, 2010, 2013, and 2014. Additionally, The Colbert Report won Best Variety Series in both 2013 and 2014.
Colbert's most recent Emmy win came in 2021 for Stephen Colbert's Election Night 2020: Democracy's Last Stand: Building Back America Great Again Better 2020, which took home the award for Best Variety Special (Live). In addition to his impressive Emmy haul, he hosted the 2017 Emmy Awards and is also a two-time Daytime Emmy nominee for his 2011 special, The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear.
As The Late Show With Stephen Colbert approaches its final curtain call, its legacy remains significant — marked by sharp political satire, cultural influence, and Colbert's comedic brilliance — even without an Emmy to show for it. Perhaps the bittersweet announcement will inspire Emmy voters to finally give the show its long-overdue recognition.
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