Colbert’s predecessor on The Late Show, David Letterman, actually did go to Netflix with the long-form interview show My Next Guest Needs No Introduction. While John Oliver ’s Last Week Tonight is technically an HBO production, it appears that most people who watch it do so with an HBO Max subscription.

For seven years, Jon Batiste watched Stephen Colbert lead The Late Show night after night. The musician began serving as bandleader on the series with his house band Stay Human in 2015 and held the position through 2022.

The comedian will portray a fictional late-night host in a CBS crime comedy while his own show is set to end in May 2026.