The Late Show with Stephen Colbert/Season Eleven

Season Eleven
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Season Premiere	September 2, 2025
Season Finale	May 21, 2026
Episode Count	118
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Season Eleven of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert premiered on September 2, 2025.

Episodes

#	#	Title			Airdate
1693	1	Show 1693 John Oliver; stand-up by Joe Dombrowski			September 2, 2025
1694	2	Show 1694 Carmelo Anthony Jamie Lee Curtis Takes "The Colbert Questionert"			September 3, 2025
1695	3	Show 1695 Drew Barrymore; Katherine Maher			September 4, 2025
1696	4	Show 1696 Cillian Murphy; musical guest Lady Gaga special appearance by Will Ferrell appearances by Julianne Moore & John Oliver			September 8, 2025
1697	5	Show 1697 Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor; Eugene Levy			September 9, 2025
1698	6	Show 1698 Jennifer Aniston; Cooper Hoffman Rescue Dog Rescue with Jennifer Aniston			September 10, 2025
1699	7	Show 1699 Usher; Jim Hoskinson; musical guest Mac DeMarco			September 11, 2025
1700	8	Show 1700 Brandi Carlile; cooking with chef Samin Nosrat			September 16, 2025
1701	9	Show 1701 Ron Howard Gary Oldman takes "The Colbert Questionert"			September 17, 2025
1702	10	Show 1702 Jake Tapper; David Remnick			September 18, 2025
1703	11	Show 1703 Scarlett Johansson; Senator Mark Kelly			September 22, 2025
1704	12	Show 1704 California Governor Gavin Newsom; Priscilla Presley			September 23, 2025
1705	13	Show 1705 Senator Chris Murphy; Lainey Wilson; musical guest Lainey Wilson			September 24, 2025
1706	14	Show 1706 Jeremy Strong; Carrie Preston			September 25, 2025
1707	15	Show 1707 Conan O'Brien; a performance by the Broadway cast of "Ragtime"			September 29, 2025
1708	16	Show 1708 Jimmy Kimmel; Sam Smith			September 30, 2025
1709	17	Show 1709 Julia Roberts; musical guest Sam Smith			October 1, 2025
1710	18	Show 1710 Lady Gaga			October 2, 2025
1711	19	Show 1711 Keanu Reeves & Alex Winter; musical guest J.I.D			October 13, 2025
1712	20	Show 1712 Bette Midler; Tim Meadows			October 14, 2025
1713	21	Show 1713 Anderson Cooper; Mason Thames			October 15, 2025
1714	22	Show 1714 Nick Offerman; cooking with José Andrés Nathaniel Rateliff sits in with Louis Cato and the Late Show Band			October 16, 2025
1715	23	Show 1715 Jeremy Renner; Karine Jean-Pierre special appearance by Laura Benanti			October 20, 2025
1716	24	Show 1716 Michael J. Fox; Jeff Tweedy; musical guest Jeff Tweedy			October 21, 2025
1717	25	Show 1717 Emma Stone; Alex Wagner			October 22, 2025
1718	26	Show 1718 Ben Stiller; Tig Notaro			October 23, 2025
1719	27	Show 1719 Emma Thompson; Judd Apatow; musical guest Thundercat ft. Remi Wolf			October 27, 2025
1720	28	Show 1720 Colin Farrell; Cameron Crowe			October 28, 2025
1721	29	Show 1721 Sarah Paulson; Senator Ruben Gallego			October 29, 2025
1722	30	Show 1722 Sir Anthony Hopkins			October 30, 2025
1723	31	Show 1723 Tom Hanks; musical guest Mavis Staples			November 3, 2025
1724	32	Show 1724 First Lady Michelle Obama; Robert Plant			November 4, 2025
1725	33	Show 1725 Tiffany Haddish; Gary Cole			November 5, 2025
1726	34	Show 1726 Sydney Sweeney; Patti Smith; musical guest Patti Smith special appearance by Guillermo del Toro			November 6, 2025
1727	35	Show 1727 Demi Moore; Ken Burns			November 10, 2025
1728	36	Show 1728 Claire Danes; Rep. Jim Clyburn			November 11, 2025
1729	37	Show 1729 Jonathan Karl; Pete Townshend Pete Townshend sits in with Louis Cato and the Late Show Band			November 12, 2025
1730	38	Show 1730 John Fogerty; musical guest John Fogerty Julia Roberts takes "The Colbert Questionert"			November 17, 2025
1731	39	Show 1731 Ted Danson; cooking with Alison Roman			November 18, 2025
1732	40	Show 1732 Benedict Cumberbatch; Patton Oswalt; musical guest Jesse Welles			November 19, 2025
1733	41	Show 1733 Senator Elizabeth Warren; musical guest Billy Strings			November 20, 2025
1734	42	Show 1734 Governor-Elect Mikie Sherrill; performance by Kristin Chenoweth and Stephen Schwartz from the Broadway production of "The Queen of Versailles" Lady Gaga takes "The Colbert Questionert" special appearance by Daniel Craig			December 1, 2025
1735	43	Show 1735 Rachel Maddow; musical guest Drive-By Truckers with Jason Isbell			December 2, 2025
1736	44	Show 1736 Michael Shannon; Jessie Buckley special appearance by Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex			December 3, 2025
1737	45	Show 1737 Jen Psaki; "Weird Al" Yankovic			December 4, 2026
1738	46	Show 1738 Sigourney Weaver; Mandy Patinkin; a performance from George Balanchine's "The Nutcracker" featuring Tiler Peck			December 8, 2025
1739	47	Show 1739 Laura Dern; Andrew Ross Sorkin Holiday First Drafts with Stephen & Evie			December 9, 2025
1740	48	Show 1740 Taylor Swift			December 10, 2025
1741	49	Show 1741 Kate Winslet; Ben & Jerry			December 11, 2025
1742	50	Show 1742 Paul Rudd; Lesley Manville			December 15, 2025
1743	51	Show 1743 Anderson Cooper & Andy Cohen; musical guest The Mountain Goats with Tommy Stinson special appearance by Laura Benanti			December 16, 2025
1744	52	Show 1744 Kumail Nanjiani; St. Vincent; musical guest St. Vincent			December 17, 2025
1745	53	Show 1745 Hugh Jackman; special holiday performance by Louis Cato & the Late Show Band The Late Show Presents: "Colbert's Canceled Christmas: The Last Noel" narrated by Nick Offerman			December 18, 2025
1746	54	Show 1746 Ethan Hawke; Julia Ioffe			January 5, 2026
1747	55	Show 1747 Jodie Foster; Tracy Letts			January 6, 2026
1748	56	Show 1748 Chris Hayes; musical guest Robyn Natalie Portman takes "The Colbert Questionert"			January 7, 2026
1749	57	Show 1749 Tom Hiddleston; Terry Gross			January 8, 2026
1750	58	Show 1750 Virginia Governor-Elect Abigail Spanberger Jimmy Kimmel Takes "The Colbert Questionert"			January 12, 2026
1751	59	Show 1751 Amanda Seyfried; Yo-Yo Ma; musical guest Yo-Yo Ma "Community Calendar" with Amanda Seyfried			January 13, 2026
1752	60	Show 1752 Paul Giamatti; Ryan Coogler			January 14, 2026
1753	61	Show 1753 Stellan Skarsgård; Jon Meacham Warren Haynes sits in with Louis Cato and the Late Show Band			January 15, 2026
1754	62	Show 1754 Senator Bernie Sanders; musical guest Lucinda Williams			January 20, 2026
1755	63	Show 1755 Jane Fonda; Jessica Williams			January 21, 2026
1756	64	Show 1756 Chance the Rapper; Maria J. Stephan; musical guest Chance the Rapper			January 22, 2026
1757	65	Show 1757 Governor Josh Shapiro; musical guest The War and Treaty			January 26, 2026
1758	66	Show 1758 Sam Rockwell; George Saunders			January 27, 2026
1759	67	Show 1759 Katherine LaNasa Bad Bunny Takes "The Colbert Questionert"			January 28, 2026
1760	68	Show 1760 Alexander Skarsgård; Jacob Soboroff			January 29, 2026
1761	69	Show 1761 John Oliver "Late Show Shopping" with John Oliver			February 2, 2026
1762	70	Show 1762 Mark Ruffalo; Father James Martin "Community Calendar" with Mark Ruffalo			February 3, 2026
1763	71	Show 1763 Ian McKellen; musical guest I'm With Her special appearance by Laura Benanti			February 4, 2026
1764	72	Show 1764 James Taylor; musical guest James Taylor Valentine's Day First Drafts with Stephen & Evie			February 5, 2026
1765	73	Show 1765 Jennifer Garner Tribute to Robert Duvall band name changed to The Great Big Joy Machine			February 16, 2026
1766	74	Show 1766 Kaitlan Collins; Walter Isaacson			February 17, 2026
1767	75	Show 1767 Senator Jon Ossoff; Kyle MacLachlan Thundercat sits in with Louis Cato and the Late Show Band			February 18, 2026
1768	76	Show 1768 Melissa McCarthy; Michael Pollan			February 19, 2026
1769	77	Show 1769 Ray Romano Emma Thompson Takes "The Colbert Questionert" special appearance by former Senator Jeff Flake Cory Wong sits in with The Great Joy Machine			February 23, 2026
1770	78	Show 1770 live John Dickerson; musical guest Mitski			February 24, 2026
1771	79	Show 1771 Teyana Taylor; Bradley Whitford			February 25, 2026
1772	80	Show 1772 Kurt & Wyatt Russell; musical guest CMAT			February 26, 2026
1773	81	Show 1773 Daniel Radcliffe; Maggie Gyllenhaal; Brett McGurk Brandee Younger sits in with the Great Big Joy Machine			March 2, 2026
1774	82	Show 1774 Jake Gyllenhaal; Maria Bamford			March 3, 2026
1775	83	Show 1775 Steve Carell; musical guest Hozier & Lake Street Dive "Late Show Home Shopping" with Steve Carell			March 4, 2026
1776	84	Show 1776 Jimmy Fallon; Harvey Guillén "Rescue Dog Rescue" with Jimmy Fallon			March 5, 2026
1777	85	Show 1777 John Lithgow; Paul Rieckhoff			March 9, 2026
1778	86	Show 1778 Michelle Pfeiffer; Dave Matthews; musical guest Dave Matthews			March 10, 2026
1779	87	Show 1779 Clarissa Ward; Pete Holmes			March 11, 2026
1780	88	Show 1780 Wanda Sykes; Robert Smigel; musical guest Dan & Peggy Reeder			March 12, 2026
1781	89	Show 1781 Stephen Celebrate the 15th Anniversary of Broadway's "The Book of Mormon" Trey Parker, Matt Stone & Robert Lopez; Andrew Rannells; performance by Andrew Rannells and the Broadway cast of "The Book of Mormon"			March 16, 2026
1782	90	Show 1782 Elijah Wood; David Alan Grier; performance by Lea Michele and the Broadway cast and orchestra of "Chess"			March 17, 2026
1783	91	Show 1783 Edward Norton; cooking with José Andrés			March 18, 2026
1784	92	Show 1784 John Mulaney; David Byrne; musical guest David Byrne			March 30, 2026
1785	93	Show 1785 Nathan Lane; Arsenio Hall			March 31, 2026
1786	94	Show 1786 Meryl Streep; musical guest Maggie Rogers Rescue Staff Rescue			April 1, 2026
1787	95	Show 1787 Paul Simon; Ramy Youssef; musical guest Paul Simon			April 2, 2026
1788	96	Show 1788 Keanu Reeves; Jack White			April 6, 2026
1789	97	Show 1789 Oprah Winfrey; Brandi Carlile; musical guest Brandi Carlile			April 7, 2026
1790	98	Show 1790 Bryan Cranston; musical guest Robert Plant and Saving Grace			April 8, 2026
1791	99	Show 1791 Maya Rudolph; Nick Offerman & Jeff Tweedy; musical guest Hayley Williams & Jeff Tweedy special appearance by Laura Benanti			April 13, 2026
1792	100	Show 1792 Billy Crystal; Ina Garten			April 14, 2026
1793	101	Show 1793 Anne Hathaway; Josh Johnson special appearance by Rachel Dratch appearances by Ken Burns & John Lithgow			April 15, 2026
1794	102	Show 1794 Anderson Cooper; Patton Oswalt			April 16, 2026
1795	103	Show 1795 Don Cheadle; Jake Tapper			April 20, 2026
1796	104	Show 1796 Neil deGrasse Tyson; John Kerry; musical guest RAYE			April 21, 2026
1797	105	Show 1797 Pete Buttigieg; Andy Serkis "Late Show Shopping" with Jon Stewart			April 22, 2026
1798	106	Show 1798 Senator Elizabeth Warren; Michael Stipe; musical guest Michael Stipe			April 23, 2026
1799	107	Show 1799 Christopher Nolan; Dave Grohl; musical guest Foo Fighters			May 4, 2026
1800	108	Show 1800 President Barack Obama			May 5, 2026
1801	109	Show 1801 Sally Field; musical guest Chris Stapleton Mother's Day First Drafts with Stephen & Evie			May 6, 2026
1802	110	Show 1802 John Krasinski "Kids Pitch Late Night Edition" with special appearances by Jenny Slate, Liam Neeson, John Oliver, Isa Briones, Taylor Dearden, The Avett Brothers and Richard Kind			May 7, 2026
1803	111	Show 1803 The hosts of "Strike Force Five" (Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers & John Oliver) former band members Ibanda Ruhumbika, Eddie Barbash & Maddie Rice sit in with Louis Cato and the Great Big Joy Machine			May 11, 2026
1804	112	Show 1804 Julia Louis-Dreyfus; Pedro Pascal			May 12, 2026
1805	113	Show 1805 Tom Hanks President Barack Obama Takes "The Colbert Questionert" a special Broadway performance featuring Annaleigh Ashford, Christopher Jackson, Bernadette Peters, Ben Platt and Patrick Wilson			May 13, 2026
1806	114	Show 1806 David Letterman; musical guest The Strokes			May 14, 2026
1807	115	Show 1807 The Worst of "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert" (Not a Clip Show!) special appearance by: Michael Keaton musical performance by Michael Cruz Kayne, Stephen Colbert and Paul Shaffer			May 18, 2026
1808	116	Show 1808 Jon Stewart; Steven Spielberg; special performance by David Byrne & Stephen Colbert			May 19, 2026
1809	117	Show 1809 musical guest Bruce Springsteen Stephen Colbert Takes "The Colbert Questionert" with John Dickerson and special guests (Billy Crystal, "Weird Al" Yankovic, Josh Brolin, Martha Stewart, Mark Hamill, Jim Gaffigan, Jeff Daniels, Tiffany Haddish, Evie McGee Colbert, Amy Sedaris, Ben Stiller, Aubrey Plaza, James Taylor, Robert De Niro)			May 20, 2026
1810	118	Show 1810 Series Finale			May 21, 2026