The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

American late-night talk show (2015–2026)
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Summary

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert is a television series[1]. It ranks in the top 0.0047% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26,481 views/month, #1 of 21,487).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert is the creator of David Letterman[3].
  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert's instance of is recorded as television series[4].
  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert's instance of is recorded as Q139850703[5].
  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert was directed by Jim Hoskinson[6].
  • Jay Katsir wrote the screenplay for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert[7].
  • Opus Moreschi wrote the screenplay for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert[8].
  • Stephen Colbert wrote the screenplay for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert[9].
  • Michael Brumm wrote the screenplay for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert[10].
  • Nate Charny wrote the screenplay for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert[11].
  • Aaron Cohen wrote the screenplay for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert[12].
  • Cullen Crawford wrote the screenplay for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert[13].
  • Paul Dinello wrote the screenplay for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert[14].
  • Rob Dubbin wrote the screenplay for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert[15].
  • Eric Drysdale wrote the screenplay for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert[16].
  • Ariel Dumas wrote the screenplay for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert[17].
  • Glenn Eichler wrote the screenplay for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert[18].
  • Gabe Gronli wrote the screenplay for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert[19].
  • Barry Julien wrote the screenplay for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert[20].
  • Daniel Kibblesmith wrote the screenplay for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert[21].
  • Matt Lappin wrote the screenplay for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert[22].
  • Tom Purcell wrote the screenplay for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert[23].
  • Jen Spyra wrote the screenplay for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert[24].
  • Brian Stack wrote the screenplay for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert[25].
  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert's genre is late-night talk show[26].
  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert followed Late Show with David Letterman[27].

Body

Geography

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert is part of Late Show[28].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include television series[4] and Q139850703[5].

Why It Matters

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert ranks in the top 0.0047% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26,481 views/month, #1 of 21,487).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  23. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

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  1. 10d ago · Chimatronx · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['da', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'he', 'id', 'it', 'ja', 'ko', 'nl', '
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ [[Property:P582]]: 21 May 2026"
  2. 18w ago · Skakkle · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → television series, Q139850703
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q139850703]]"
  3. 19w ago · Chimatronx · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    End time → +2026-05-21T00:00:00Z
    Instance of → television series, Q139850703
    Wikidata description → American late-night talk show (2015–2026)
    Number of episodes → {'amount': '+1652'}, {'amount': '+1801'}
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|2 */ [[Property:P371]]: [[Q212886]]"
  4. 20w ago · Animalparty · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → television series, Q139850703
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q5398426]]"
  5. 21w ago · Zestier · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    End time → —
    Genre → late-night talk show
    Topic's main category → Category:The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
    Distribution format → video on demand
    + 38 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P8600]]: 2756"
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