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Fans react to Stephen Colbert’s final show

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“Fans lined up outside the Ed Sullivan Theater one last time for “The Late Show” as Stephen Colbert prepared to host his final episode”
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Multiple independent sources (robertreich.substack.com and a live update news source) confirm that Stephen Colbert is filming/airing his final episode of The Late Show at the Ed Sullivan Theater.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Late Show with Stephen Colbert is an American late-night talk show and it airs weeknights at 11:35 pm Eastern/10:35 pm Central on CBS in the United States. The hour-long show has aired since Septe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_Late_Show_with_Ste…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is the list of episodes of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert that aired in 2026.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Late Show with Stephen Colbert is an American late-night news talk show hosted by Stephen Colbert, which premiered on September 8, 2015. The show is the second and final iteration of CBS' Late Sho…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Late_Show_with_Stephen_Col…
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“marking the end of the franchise’s 33-year run on CBS”
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The claim that the franchise ran for 33 years is supported by a web search result stating 'After 33 years... the final episode of The Late Show will air'. This aligns with the franchise starting in 1993 (Wikipedia) and ending in 2026 (Wikipedia/Web search).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Late Late Show with James Corden (also known simply as Late Late) is an American late-night talk show that aired on CBS from 2015 to 2023. It is the fourth and final iteration of The Late Late Sho…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Late Show was an American late-night talk show franchise on CBS. It first aired on August 30, 1993, with host David Letterman, who previously hosted Late Night with David Letterman on NBC from 198…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Late Show with Stephen Colbert is an American late-night news talk show hosted by Stephen Colbert, which premiered on September 8, 2015. The show is the second and final iteration of CBS' Late Sho…
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“The network announced last summer that the show would end, calling it “purely a financial decision against a challenging backdrop in late night"”
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Multiple independent sources confirm CBS announced the end of the show last summer and specifically cited it as a 'financial decision'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Late Late Show is an American late-night television talk and variety comedy show that originally aired from January 9, 1995, to April 27, 2023, on CBS. Tom Snyder was the show's first host, follow…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Late Show was an American late-night talk show franchise on CBS. It first aired on August 30, 1993, with host David Letterman, who previously hosted Late Night with David Letterman on NBC from 198…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Late_Show_(franchise)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Late Show with Stephen Colbert is an American late-night news talk show hosted by Stephen Colbert, which premiered on September 8, 2015. The show is the second and final iteration of CBS' Late Sho…
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“Colbert took on the show on September 2015”
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Wikipedia explicitly states that The Late Show with Stephen Colbert premiered on September 8, 2015.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Late Show with Stephen Colbert is an American late-night talk show and it airs weeknights at 11:35 pm Eastern/10:35 pm Central on CBS in the United States. The hour-long show has aired since Septe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_Late_Show_with_Ste…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is the list of episodes of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert that aired in 2026.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_Late_Show_with_Ste…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Late Show with Stephen Colbert is an American late-night news talk show hosted by Stephen Colbert, which premiered on September 8, 2015. The show is the second and final iteration of CBS' Late Sho…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Late_Show_with_Stephen_Col…
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“after David Letterman retired from the role he'd held for 33 years”
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The claim states David Letterman held the role for 33 years. However, a specific web search result explicitly contradicts this, stating Letterman 'hosted the show for 22 years, from 1993 to 2015'.
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web search NEUTRAL — David is honored as an ideal king and the forefather of the future Hebrew Messiah in Jewish prophetic literature, and many psalms are attributed to him. David is also richly represented in post-biblic…
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web search NEUTRAL — Dec 31, 2025 · DAVID provides a comprehensive set of functional annotation tools to help understand the biological meaning behind large gene lists. Powered by the DAVID Knowledgebase, it integrates mu…
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web search NEUTRAL — Dec 19, 2025 · From the songs of his mother’s heart to the whispers of a faithful God, David’s story begins in quiet devotion. When the giant Goliath rises to terrorize a nation, a young shepherd arme…
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