Overview
- ABC confirmed Monday that Jimmy Kimmel Live will run a repeat on May 21 out of deference to Stephen Colbert’s final Late Show.
- NBC still lists a new Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon that night, leaving Fallon as Colbert’s lone 11:35 p.m. rival.
- Colbert reunited Strike Force Five on The Late Show on Monday, and the hosts announced a special video episode for May 13 to raise money for World Central Kitchen.
- CBS canceled The Late Show in July 2025, calling it a financial decision, as critics alleged the move aligned with Paramount Global’s Skydance deal and sought favor during FCC approvals backed by the president.
- Kimmel took the same approach for David Letterman’s 2015 farewell, a precedent likely to concentrate viewers on Colbert’s goodbye and turn the night into a shared tribute.