CBS’s Late Show franchise will end this May after nearly 33 years and more than a few controversies. (And we’re not just talking about the uncomfortable interviews former Late Show host David Letterman had with Madonna, Joaquin Phoenix, and Lindsay Lohan.)

In fact, Stephen Colbert’s Late Show has been lighting up a firestorm of press lately, with some outsiders wondering whether Colbert and his staff are collateral damage in their corporate bosses’ political maneuvering.

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