As The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Prepares To End, It’s Still Decimating The Other Late Night Competition (Mostly)

Colbert is the current King of Late Night.
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Late-night TV’s Decline and the Vanishing Cultural Middle

Network hosts like Kimmel face soaring costs and shrinking audiences as YouTube and podcast stars claim late-night’s cultural spotlight. AFP via Getty Images Conan O’Brien sounded a little wistful ...
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Why No Late-Night Show Host Has Cracked the Streaming Code (Yet)

As streaming reshapes viewing habits, the spontaneous charm of late-night can’t compete with algorithmic precision. Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images for SiriusXM Late-night talk show hosts are intertwined ...
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Stephen Colbert’s Surprising New Roles After Late Show Exit

In a time when late-night TV is undergoing seismic shifts, one of its most respected stalwarts is demonstrating he’s very much not finished. Stephen Colbert, whose run on The Late Show will conclude ...