Late-night host Stephen Colbert said he "absolutely should not run" for president in 2028 despite public support after "The Late Show" airs its final episode in May.

Colbert reminded the Political Gabfest hosts that he ran for president twice, once in 2007 and again in 2012. “I ran as president of the United States of South Carolina, because I only ran in South Carolina,” he said. “And they got mad — everybody, Democrats more than Republicans, I’ll tell you that. They got super mad at me.”

In December 2025, late-night talk show host Stephen Colbert launched a multi-million dollar "Evergreen Sanctuary" for abandoned and abused dogs.

The entertainment industry was stunned when CBS announced in July that the liberal-leaning "Late Show with Stephen Colbert" would end in 2026.

In his latest rant targeting talk-show hosts, Donald Trump said Stephen Colbert should be 'put to sleep' now that 'The Late Show' has been canceled: 'Stephen is running on hatred and fumes. A dead man walking!

Now, with just weeks left to go before the new year, The Late Show is running out of time. In the wake of the cancellation news over the summer, Stephen Colbert joked about being "available in June" for offers from Netflix and Amazon, but later said that he wanted to focus on getting to savor every day that was left on CBS and "land the plane."

NBC’s Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and Late Night with Seth Meyers both saw increases in the key demo. The late-night ratings are in for the last competitive week of 2025, and it was another neck-and-neck finish between ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! and CBS’s The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.