When Does Stephen Colbert’s ‘Late Present’ Return?

Stephen Colbert is taking a summer time break, with The Late Present not anticipated again till early September.

The comic has had lots to cope with in current weeks following the information that CBS was cancelling The Late Present. On July 17, Colbert advised his viewers that the long-running late-night present had been dropped, with its ultimate ever episode set to air in Could 2026.

CBS and guardian firm Paramount cited monetary causes for the cancellation, although some critics imagine the choice was made as a consequence of Colbert’s criticism of President Donald Trump. Paramount is within the midst of a merger with Skydance, which requires authorities approval.

Colbert’s break from The Late Present isn’t immediately tied to the cancellation. Late-night reveals normally take a summertime hiatus in August. Along with Colbert, The Tonight Present‘s Jimmy Fallon and ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel are additionally off the air for the summer time. The Late Present and The Tonight Present at the moment are airing reruns, whereas Kimmel has seen visitor hosts whereas he’s out.

The Late Present will likely be again with all-new episodes on Tuesday, September 2. Within the meantime, followers can rewatch or atone for episodes they missed. This week’s reruns embrace friends George Clooney, Alan Ritchson, David Oyelowo, Finn Wolfhard, Alan Cumming, Bernie Sanders, John Oliver, Dangerous Bunny, and Leanne Morgan.

For the reason that cancellation information broke, The Late Present has seen a surge in rankings. The week of July 21 set a report because the CBS discuss present’s highest weekly viewers share since Colbert took over from David Letterman in 2015. The numbers continued to remain robust for the week of July 28, with a mean of three.016 million viewers and a 12.51% viewers share.

Colbert hasn’t let up on his criticism of Trump and the present White Home administration within the weeks because the cancellation. Responding to the President’s gloating of his firing final month, the late-night host bluntly advised Trump to “Go f**ok your self.”

He’s additionally been eyeing potential new properties for when The Late Present shuts up store subsequent yr. On the August 7 episode, the final earlier than the summer time hiatus, Colbert quipped, “Netflix, name me. I’m out there in June,” later including, “I will even entertain presents from Amazon.”