Stephen Colbert Urges Emmy Voters to Back Jimmy Kimmel Over His Own Canceled Show
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Updated · Fox News · Aug 27
Stephen Colbert Urges Emmy Voters to Back Jimmy Kimmel Over His Own Canceled Show
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 27
Summary
Stephen Colbert used a social-media video during the final 24 hours of Emmy voting to tell voters that Jimmy Kimmel, not his own nominated "Late Show," deserved Outstanding Variety Series.
Five shows are nominated in the category — including "The Late Show," "Jimmy Kimmel Live!," "Last Week Tonight," "The Daily Show" and "Saturday Night Live" — even though Colbert’s CBS program ended with its final episode in May.
Kimmel has publicly defended Colbert since CBS canceled "The Late Show" in 2025, even urging his own viewers to watch Colbert’s farewell broadcast and then "don’t ever watch it again."
That cancellation fueled a political backlash because it came days after Paramount settled Trump’s "60 Minutes" lawsuit, though CBS said the move was financial and reports said the show was losing about $40 million a year.