'the Late Show With Stephen Colbert' Wins Emmy After Cbs Cancellation

"The Late Show With Stephen Colbert" won nan Emmy for outstanding talk bid connected Sunday for nan first clip — 7 months earlier it goes disconnected nan air.

Colbert, accepting nan grant to rapturous applause and cheers from nan assemblage wrong Los Angeles' Peacock Theater, thanked nan astir 200 "incredible professionals" who activity down nan scenes of nan late-night show, which CBS is cancelling.

He past reflected much broadly connected nan bequest of "The Late Show," saying he primitively group retired to do a late-night drama bid astir "love" and past realized it was really astir "loss."

"Sometimes, you only cognize really overmuch you emotion thing erstwhile you get a consciousness you mightiness beryllium losing it. ... I person ne'er loved my state much desperately. God bless America. Stay beardown and beryllium brave, and if nan elevator tries to bring you down, spell crazy and punch a higher floor," Colbert said.

CBS announced successful July it would extremity "The Late Show" astatine nan conclusion of its existent season, which runs done May. In a connection astatine nan time, web executives said nan move was "not related successful immoderate measurement to nan show’s performance, contented aliases different matters happening astatine Paramount."

The different matters included nan firm tie-up betwixt Paramount, CBS' genitor company, and Skydance. The merger required support from nan Trump administration's Federal Communications Commission.

In nan aftermath of nan cancellation announcement, galore of Colbert’s fans cried foul, arguing nan comedian was being penalized for his agelong history of criticizing President Donald Trump.

Colbert had besides mocked Paramount for agreeing to salary $16 cardinal to settee a suit from Trump, who alleged that CBS' "60 Minutes" had deceptively edited a pre-election question and reply pinch then-Vice President Kamala Harris.

CBS denied that claim.

Colbert, successful his acceptance speech, did not knock nan web he has called location since 2015.

"I want to convey CBS for giving america nan privilege to being portion of precocious nighttime tradition, which I dream continues agelong aft we’re nary longer doing this show," Colbert said.

The different nominees successful nan talk show class this twelvemonth were Comedy Central's "The Daily Show" and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!"