Fans of late-night who are bored with the current slate of reruns are in for a treat this week, as CBS has confirmed The Late Show with Stephen Colbert will be back with all-new episodes, starting tonight, February 16.
This comes as a surprise, as The Late Show was expected to follow the trend of its fellow late-night talk shows, which are all in reruns while the 2026 Winter Olympics are underway. The Late Show had been airing old episodes since February 5, the night before the Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony in Milan and Cortina.
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