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Commentary: 'The Late Show' is ending, but not Stephen Colbert or late-night TV
When Stephen Colbert inherited 'The Late Show' in 2015, it was during a golden age of late-night TV, and though it's evolved since, the appetite from viewers remains.
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According to Los Angeles Times’s source item, Commentary: ‘The Late Show’ is ending, but not Stephen Colbert or late-night TV, When Stephen Colbert inherited ‘The Late Show’ in 2015, it was during a golden age of late-night TV, and though it’s evolved since, the appetite from viewers remains.
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- Commentary: 'The Late Show' is ending, but not Stephen Colbert or late-night TVLos Angeles Times - 2026-05-21T10:00:00+00:00
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