Regardless of ending the “Late Present with Stephen Colbert” and firing its host, CBS apparently nonetheless desires to take dwelling some {hardware} throughout this yr’s Emmy Awards.
On Tuesday, CBS launched a “For Your Consideration” Emmys marketing campaign for the long-running selection program it canceled, citing low rankings and monetary difficulties. The community posted an FYC video to the “Late Present’s” official YouTube web page on Tuesday, which featured clips of Colbert alongside fellow late-night hosts Jimmy Kimmel, John Oliver, Jon Stewart, David Letterman, Seth Meyers, Jimmy Fallon and Andy Cohen.
The announcement of Colbert’s termination got here simply days after the “Late Present” host rebuked the community’s choice to settle a lawsuit with President Donald Trump over a “60 Minutes” interview with former Vice President Kamala Harris.
Colbert known as the $16 million settlement a “massive fats bribe.”
“As somebody who has all the time been a proud worker of this community, I’m offended. I don’t know if something — something — will restore my belief on this firm,” Colbert stated.
CBS contended the present’s cancellation was “purely a monetary choice towards a difficult backdrop in late night time” and was not associated “in any strategy to the present’s efficiency, content material or different issues occurring at Paramount.” On the time, CBS’s guardian firm, Paramount, wanted Trump’s FCC to approve a multibillion-dollar merger with Skydance Media.
Colbert’s ultimate present aired on Might 17 to an viewers of 6.74 million and featured ultimate visitor Paul McCartney, who closed the night time out with a efficiency of the Beatles’ track “Hey, Goodbye.”
Additionally nominated on this yr’s new Excellent Selection Sequence class, which merged the outdated Excellent Discuss Sequence and Excellent Scripted Selection Sequence classes, have been “Jimmy Kimmel Dwell!,” “The Day by day Present,” “Final Week Tonight with John Oliver” and “Saturday Evening Dwell.”
Kimmel, for his half, made clear who he was supporting for this yr’s award when he erected a billboard in West Hollywood that learn “I’m Voting For Stephen” alongside his personal present’s Emmy marketing campaign advert.
Watch CBS’s full “For Your Consideration” video for Colbert right here:
