--- description: Stephen Colbert is expected to replace David Letterman as host of The Late Show in 2015 title: The Last 'The Colbert Report' Airs Dec. 18 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb7126a258405a5c6/698763ade53aba3b2f4d559c/456965896.jpg?branch=production&width=1080&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # The Last Show of _The Colbert Report_ Will Air on Dec. 18 by [Per Liljas](/author/per-liljas/) ## Per Liljas Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 31, 2014 8:46 AM CUT  Stephen Colbert attends the 2014 Storycorps Gala Hosted By Stephen Colbert at Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum on Oct. 9, 2014 in New York City. Stephen Colbert attends the 2014 Storycorps Gala Hosted By Stephen Colbert at Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum on Oct. 9, 2014 in New York City.Noam Galai—WireImage by [Per Liljas](/author/per-liljas/) ## Per Liljas Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 31, 2014 8:46 AM CUT Stephen Colbert has [announced](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/colbert-report-sets-date-final-745322 "undefined") that the last _The Colbert Report_ will air on Dec. 18. Colbert, who will replace David Letterman as host of _The Late Show_, revealed the date during Thursday’s show, writes _The_ _Hollywood Reporter._ A date has not been set for Letterman’s exit, but Colbert is expected to make the move from Comedy Central to CBS in 2015. _The Colbert Report’_s timeslot will be filled by _The Minority Report With Larry Wilmore_. \[[_The H_ _ollywood Reporter_](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/colbert-report-sets-date-final-745322 "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3550515/the-last-show-of-the-colbert-report-will-air-on-dec-18/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3550515/the-last-show-of-the-colbert-report-will-air-on-dec-18/"},"headline":"The Last Show of The Colbert Report Will Air on Dec. 18","datePublished":"2014-10-31T08:46:24.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T11:08:44.921Z","description":"Stephen Colbert is expected to replace David Letterman as host of The Late Show in 2015","url":"https://time.com/3550515/the-last-show-of-the-colbert-report-will-air-on-dec-18/","keywords":["Television","David Letterman","stephen colbert","the late show","the colbert report"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb7126a258405a5c6/698763ade53aba3b2f4d559c/456965896.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Per Liljas","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/per-liljas/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb7126a258405a5c6/698763ade53aba3b2f4d559c/456965896.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"2014 Storycorps Gala Hosted By Stephen Colbert","caption":"2014 Storycorps Gala Hosted By Stephen Colbert","creditText":"Noam Galai—WireImage","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3550515/the-last-show-of-the-colbert-report-will-air-on-dec-18/","name":"The Last Show of The Colbert Report Will Air on Dec. 18"}}]}] ```