Stephen Colbert is wrapping up his tenure at CBS, with his final episode of The Late Show scheduled for May 21. As the clock runs down, the late-night landscape is already shifting to accommodate the vacancy.
On The Breakfast Club, Jess Hilarious noted the impending transition, observing that the network is moving to fill the void left by his departure. She noted, "The CBS late night show, which will be now taking, uh, the spot where, when, uh, Colbert goes off air."
The exit has been marked by a flurry of nostalgia. During his final week, Stephen Colbert reunited with fellow hosts Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon, John Oliver, and Seth Meyers. The group, known as Strike Force Five, previously launched a podcast during the pandemic, a project Jess Hilarious highlighted as a testament to their collaborative history.
The antics reached a peak on May 14, when David Letterman joined the host to literally throw studio furniture off the roof of the Ed Sullivan Theater. With the final broadcast just days away, the industry is watching to see how Byron Allen and his team leverage the prime real estate opening up on the network.
