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With Stephen Colbert, CBS Prepares for a Late Night Ad Windfall

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Tonight, Stephen Colbert hosts a late-night show—CBS' The Late Show With Stephen Colbert—for the first time since The Colbert Report ended last December. It's the longest time the comedian has [...]


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Stephen Colbert Scores With Advertisers in His CBS Upfront Debut

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Stephen Colbert's CBS debut couldn't have gone any better.

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With 28 Shows Left for Letterman, a Star-Studded Guest Lineup is Planned

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David Letterman is getting a star-studded send-off in his last month as host of CBS' Late Show.

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Larry Wilmore on How He Landed The Nightly Show and What He Learned From Jon Stewart

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When CBS tapped Stephen Colbert to succeed David Letterman as its Late Show host, many people assumed Larry Wilmore—The Daily Show's "senior black correspondent" since 2006—would be a natural fit [...]

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The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Will Debut Sept. 8

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For once, the biggest buzz at CBS centers on its late-night shows, not prime time.

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The Colbert Report Is Dead. Long Live Stephen Colbert

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In his second night as host of The Colbert Report, Oct. 18, 2005, Stephen Colbert made a joke that wasn't really a joke. Over the course of the show's run, [...]