Stephen Colbert's cancelled show gets major recognition at 2026 Emmys

Even after The Late Show with Stephen Colbert's cancellation by CBS earlier this year following its successful 11-year run, the show secured a total of six wins out of its nine nominations at the 2026 Creative Arts Emmy Awards.

During Emmy Night 1, which took place on Saturday, September 5, the late-night show received five main-show Creative Arts Emmys and one for its digital companion series.

Here is the list of winning categories:

• Outstanding Short Form Comedy, Drama Or Variety Series
• Outstanding Writing For A Variety Series
• Outstanding Directing For A Variety Series
• Outstanding Picture Editing For Variety Programming
• Outstanding Lighting Design/Lighting Direction For A Variety Series

The main series also won its first-ever award in Outstanding Talk Series category after nine prior nominations

It is pertinent to mention that Stephen's show broke Last Week Tonight with John Oliver's 10-year winning streak in the Outstanding Writing For A Variety Series category.

Other two nominations:

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert received a nod for Outstanding Production Design For A Variety Or Reality Series for the episode featuring guest John Krasinski.

Last but not the least, the show also received a nomination for Outstanding Music Direction for its finale episode.

The second night of the 2026 Creative Arts Emmy Awards will take place on Sunday, September 6.