In a move that has sent shockwaves through Hollywood and late-night television alike, Stephen Colbert, the man CBS quietly pushed off The Late Show, has returned with a vengeance—and a new co-host that nobody saw coming: political firebrand Jasmine Crockett. What began as a whisper in network corridors has exploded into a headline-grabbing spectacle, redefining what it means to stage a comeback in the cutthroat world of late-night television.

The Colbert-Crockett Chemistry

CBS Watching From the Sidelines

A New Blueprint for Late-Night TV
Rivals Feeling the Heat
The Revenge Tour Effect



