Stephen Colbert's better half, who recently shifted to the role of board president emeritus at the New Jersey-based Montclair Film, was recognized with the inaugural Evelyn McGee Colbert Visionary Award.

Follow live updates about the final episode of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” at Ed Sullivan Theater as CBS cancels the long-running late-night program.

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Not only was this audience significantly down on Colbert’s performance, it was also well behind the late night shows that are still on the air. NBC’s The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon attracted 1.5 million viewers on Friday, while 1.6 million people watched Jimmy Kimmel Live! on ABC despite the episode being a rerun.

The TV host is following Jimmy Kimmel’s lead by opting not to air a new episode on May 21, the same night Colbert brings his 11-season run on 'The Late Show' to an end Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty; Scott Kowalchyk/CBS Jimmy Fallon is standing with Stephen ...

But a category change that I find more interesting affects the variety series category, which will result in a big battle between late night hosts Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel, John Oliver, and NBC’s long-running sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live.