Will Stephen Colbert announce sometime in June the creation of a new show that he stars in?
55% of users predicted NO — the community got this one right. 40 predictions cast.
No announcement of a new show starring Stephen Colbert was made in June 2026. Following the May 21, 2026 series finale of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on CBS, Colbert's only confirmed post-show project remained a writing credit, not an on-camera role: he is co-writing a new Lord of the Rings film, The Lord of the Rings: Shadow of the Past, for Warner Bros. alongside director Peter Jackson and screenwriter Peter McGee, a project first announced in March 2026. Colbert told The Hollywood Reporter in early May that he could see creating a show but did not know what form it would take, and said he had received offers but was not ready to seriously evaluate them until after finishing The Late Show. He described taking time for personal matters, including family events, rather than signing on to a new program. Reporting as of late May 2026 characterized his next TV move as an open question, with no talk-show or starring vehicle confirmed. The community had been closely split ahead of resolution, with about 45% predicting a June announcement would occur; the market resolved no, consistent with the absence of any such announcement during the month.