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'Late Show' final season earns record nine Emmy nominations after CBS cancellation

7/9/2026

Nine Emmy nominations went to the final season of "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" on Wednesday, the most the program has earned in Colbert's 11-year tenure.

The total doubles the show's previous record of five and arrives months after CBS ended the series, citing losses the network reported at $40 million per year.

A record set in the final season The show's five-nomination mark had been reached three times before: in 2021, 2022, and 2024. The nine nominations cover both creative and technical categories.

They include Outstanding Variety Series, Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series, Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series, Outstanding Production Design for a Variety or Reality Series, Outstanding Technical Direction and Camerawork for a Series, Outstanding Lighting Design/Lighting Direction for a Series, Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Variety Series or Special, Outstanding Picture Editing for Variety Programming, and Outstanding Music Direction.

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