The Late Show doesn’t air on election night (Tuesday, Nov. 8), meaning that Colbert would be free for something extracurricular.
The premium network is in the process of pulling together an Election Day special, emceed by the Late Night host, to air as the votes are tallied.
Don’t pencil in anything for your upcoming night off, Stephen Colbert: Showtime’s got plans for you.
“I think it’s gonna happen,” David Nevins, president and CEO of Showtime Networks Inc., said at the Television Critics Association summer press tour Thursday.