{"id":2662281,"date":"2026-09-16T08:42:02","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T12:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stephen-colbert-pours-cold-water-on-possibility-of-return-to-late-night-tv\/"},"modified":"2026-09-16T08:44:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T12:44:07","slug":"stephen-colbert-pours-cold-water-on-possibility-of-return-to-late-night-tv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stephen-colbert-pours-cold-water-on-possibility-of-return-to-late-night-tv\/","title":{"rendered":"Stephen Colbert pours cold water on possibility of return to late-night TV"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fstephen-colbert-pours-cold-water-on-possibility-of-return-to-late-night-tv%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2662281&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Stephen Colbert, the former CBS late-night host, has stated he is not considering returning to late-night television after his show ended last year. He hosted his last episode of The Late Show in May following CBS and Paramount&#8217;s decision to cancel the show for financial reasons.Recently, Colbert made a notable return to the public eye by attending the Emmy Awards, where his show won six awards-the most in its history. During an interview with Jimmy Kimmel, Colbert mentioned he has &#8220;many fond memories&#8221; of hosting but is glad to be taking a break from the news cycle, saying he has &#8220;an opportunity to not think about the news every day.&#8221; He also joked about feeling healthier and happier as stepping away from TV, indicating he is busy with other pursuits and does not plan to return to late-night format soon, noting that Kimmel and Fallon currently &#8220;have that locked down.&#8221; Colbert reflected that CBS&#8217;s cancellation was not related to politics, despite some speculation, and emphasized he is now focused on other activities beyond television.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ousted CBS television host <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/stephen-colbert\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"2185\">Stephen Colbert<\/a> told <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jimmy-kimmel\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"570\">Jimmy Kimmel<\/a> on Wednesday that he is not thinking about returning to the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/late-night-shows\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"2186\">late-night airwaves<\/a>, in an interview months after his show formally ended.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Colbert <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4578698\/stephen-colbert-signs-off-one-last-time-hello-goodbye\/\">hosted his last episode<\/a> of <em>The Late Show with Stephen Colbert<\/em> in May, nearly one year after CBS and its parent company, Paramount, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3475213\/cbs-cancels-late-show-stephen-colbert-financial-decision\/\">announced<\/a> that they would be canceling the comedian\u2019s show for financial reasons. On Monday evening, his show won six Emmy Awards during the 78th annual primetime television awards, the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/awards\/2026-primetime-emmys-winners-stephen-colbert-widows-bay-1236340018\/\">most Emmys<\/a> Colbert\u2019s show has won in any of its 11 seasons.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<style>.explore-more-section { background: var(--wex-bg); border-top: 1px solid #ffffff; border-bottom: 1px solid #ffffff; margin: 24px 0; margin-top: -20px; }<\/style>\n<style id=\"mos-f9f8784e-6e1e-47ed-81f1-9e4f0d62988b-style\">@scope (#mos-f9f8784e-6e1e-47ed-81f1-9e4f0d62988b) { .we-meter {   --we-red: #DB3745;   --we-charcoal: #323E48;   --we-blue: #15BEF0;   --we-slate: #85A0AB;   --we-gold: #ECC270;   --we-text: #323E48;   --we-border: #85A0AB;    max-width: 800px;   margin: 0 auto;   padding: 1.5rem;   border: 1px solid rgba(33, 39, 42, 0.4);   border-radius: 12px; 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<\/script>     <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After the Emmy Awards, Colbert made his debut return to late-night in a sit-down with Kimmel, joking about how he has felt better since his time off the airwaves. When Colbert quipped that he has \u201cmany fond memories\u201d of hosting late night, Kimmel asked, \u201cDo you think about it ever?\u201d to which Colbert answered quickly, \u201cNope.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI have an opportunity to not think about the news every day, and I took it,\u201d Colbert said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhen I saw you last night,\u201d Kimmel said to Colbert, referring to seeing him at the Emmy awards, \u201cI felt like you, I don\u2019t know, you just seemed like a different person. You seemed happier, you seemed healthier.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLike I don\u2019t drink a cup of poison every day?\u201d Colbert joked.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After CBS\u2019s cancellation of his show took effect in May, Colbert was officially off television for the first time in his nearly three-decade TV career.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The former late-night show often took aim at President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> and the Trump administration during his monologues, causing rumblings among Democrats that there may have been an ulterior motive for his show\u2019s cancelation as\u00a0Paramount needed approval from the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/federal-communications-commission\/\">Federal Communications Commission<\/a> for its merger with Skydance. CBS and Paramount have maintained that the cancellation was for financial reasons.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/technology\/4727822\/ted-cruz-stakes-ai-trump-administration-some-say-similar-to-jd-vance\/\">TED CRUZ STAKES OUT A\u00a0MIDDLE GROUND ON\u00a0AI\u00a0COMPARED TO TRUMP\u00a0AND VANCE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Colbert also addressed the fact that he does not plan on returning to late-night on the Emmy red carpet, telling <em>E! 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