Colbert’s predecessor on The Late Show, David Letterman, actually did go to Netflix with the long-form interview show My Next Guest Needs No Introduction. While John Oliver ’s Last Week Tonight is technically an HBO production, it appears that most people who watch it do so with an HBO Max subscription.

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert is not airing any new episodes this week, so when can we expect the late-night show to return?

The comedian will portray a fictional late-night host in a CBS crime comedy while his own show is set to end in May 2026.