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Colbert's Final Bow: Late Night Solidarity
13 May
Summary
- Colbert's final show airs May 21, with rival shows going dark.
- Kimmel claims his show's hiatus cost Disney billions.
- Late night viewership is up overall despite fewer viewers per show.
Stephen Colbert's final appearance on "The Late Show" is scheduled for May 21. In a unique act of solidarity, both "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" and "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" will not air new episodes that evening. This gesture reflects a significant shift from the intense late-night rivalries of the early 1990s, which followed Johnny Carson's departure.
Jimmy Kimmel observed that while individual late-night shows may attract fewer viewers, the overall audience for the genre has grown. He explained that the fragmentation of viewership across multiple shows and platforms like YouTube contributes to this increase. Kimmel also recently joked about the immense financial cost his show's brief hiatus incurred for his company, stating it was potentially billions of dollars in lost revenue and other impacts.
