In an attempt to get some positive press after making good on pulling Stephen Colbert’s popular “The Late Show” off the air and replacing it with Byron Allen’s “Comics Unleashed,” CBS issued a press statement claiming it was a sound business decision despite a massive drop in viewership.

On Friday, Stephen Colbert returned to the airwaves 23 hours after the end of The Late Show, hosting a delightful, full-length episode of Only In Monroe, a local access show based in Monroe, Michigan.

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.

Gayle wants it both ways,’ an insider said in a new report about ‘CBS Mornings’ ignoring Colbert’s final show last week.

Stephen Colbert's 'Only in Monroe' spot had former bosses CBS and its parent company Paramount in a brief tizzy over the weekend, hours after his buzzy late-night sign-off.

One night after signing off "The Late Show," Stephen Colbert appeared on a local access show in Monroe, Michigan.

CBS and Paramount backed away from copyright challenges to limit distribution of Stephen Colbert's appearance on a Michigan cable access show. He ended his run as host of "The Late Show" on Thursday.

CBS said it had issued copyright notices for a recent episode featuring a surprise appearance by Stephen Colbert on the show “Only in Monroe” per its regular practice, but would stop issuing takedown notices pending further review.

CBS has halted its crackdown on unauthorized uploads of Stephen Colbert’s guest-hosted “Only in Monroe” amid backlash from fans. Colbert guest-hosted the Michigan public-access show on May 22.