{"id":140479,"date":"2025-08-12T19:45:14","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T19:45:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/140479\/"},"modified":"2025-08-12T19:45:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T19:45:14","slug":"the-late-show-with-stephen-colbert-isnt-running-new-episodes-this-week-amidst-cbs-brouhaha-and-ratings-surge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/140479\/","title":{"rendered":"The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Isn\u2019t Running New Episodes This Week Amidst CBS Brouhaha And Ratings Surge"},"content":{"rendered":"

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To say that Stephen Colbert is having an interesting year is to say that outer space sure is dark. The late night staple was thrown for a loop when CBS axed The Late Show<\/a> ahead of its impending 11th season, as tied to parent company Paramount\u2019s now-finalized merger with Skydance<\/a>. Recent weeks\u2019 episodes have seen the host taking shots at the Powers that Be, while also talking about what gig he might take on next<\/a>, but fans won\u2019t be seeing any of that during upcoming episodes.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s because The Late Show is taking a week off amidst all of the behind-the-scenes turmoil. Although it should be pointed out that this mini-hiatus was already planned and in the books, and isn\u2019t a direct response to everything that\u2019s gone down since the cancellation news. That said, it\u2019s not necessarily the worst timing, either, although it comes at a point when The Late Show is enjoying a ratings surge. (More on that lower.)<\/p>\n

A lot of the conversations surrounding The Late Show\u2019s future, at least from the network\u2019s perspective, revolve around the show\u2019s financial failings<\/a>, since Stephen Colbert hasn\u2019t been nearly as successful as late night rival Jimmy Fallon by way of videos clips going viral featuring celebrities doing silly and ridiculous things. Outside of network rumblings, fans and haters alike have both surmised that the show\u2019s heightened focus on partisan politics and an abundance of left-leaning politician guests also factored into the decision.<\/p>\n

If that is indeed the case, then the choices for this week\u2019s (and last Friday\u2019s) repeats seem pointed enough. Here\u2019s the lineup that CBS announced:<\/p>\n