CBS announced in July that Colbert's late night series will end next year, claiming it was "purely a financial" decision.

Colbert’s casting was already locked in when The Late Show was canceled on July 17. “For months and months, the producers and the writers had been looking to get him on the show,” Preston tells TV Insider.

Stephen Colbert is celebrating 10 years as host of "The Late Show" as he prepares to sign off the late-night program next year.

Stephen Colbert brought his Emmy to 'The Late Show' and thanked fellow nominee Jimmy Kimmel for campaigning on his behalf instead.

The show, which Colbert has hosted since 2015, beat out “The Daily Show” on Comedy Central and “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on ABC.

Stephen Colbert marked the bittersweet 10th anniversary of 'The Late Show With Stephen Colbert,' joking that CBS gifted him 'cancellation' for the occasion

Stephen Colbert-- whose show was cancelled by CBS earlier this year -- won the award for Outstanding Talk Series.

Colbert, Stewart and Meyers all celebrated their fellow late night host ahead of the return of 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' on Tuesday night.

Stephen Colbert took the stage at the Emmy after his "The Late Show" was shockingly canceled earlier this year.

Jimmy Kimmel Live!” returned Tuesday night in an episode that’s sure to be considered momentous in the show’s history — and presumably exciting for all the audience members who got to be part of it. Kimmel’s highly anticipated opening monologue addressed his show’s suspension,