Stephen Colbert's farewell from CBS may have ended with applause and celebrity tributes, but behind the scenes, tensions at the network were reportedly boiling over, RadarOnline. com can reveal.

Now that CBS' long-running late night franchise has wrapped, take a look back at the memorable comedic bits, interviews and raw emotional reactions to historic events from the past decade.

Stephen Colbert's deadpan appearance the night after his last Late Show episode caught not only viewers by surprise, but staffers at CBS as well.

Stephen Colbert has wrapped up his final broadcast of CBS' “The Late Show” with a memorable night. Paul McCartney joined him on stage for a lively performance of “Hello, Goodbye.”

The host and his colleagues were joined by such luminaries as Anderson Cooper, Gayle King, Katie Couric, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mark Hamill, Tiffany Haddish, Drew Barrymore and the CBS host's final guest,

Stephen Colbert returns to late night TV a day after final taping of ‘Late Show’

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” went out on a literal high note. Thursday night’s series finale was the most-watched weeknight episode of Colbert’s eleven-year tenure on the show, according to overnight Nielsen ratings.

After the long-running late-night institution ended last week, Guardian readers have been sharing their fondest memories of the show and its much-loved host

Stephen Colbert's 'Late Show' has led Jimmy Fallon and Jimmy Kimmel in viewers for nine years, and he recently hit a season high welcoming the other late night hosts.

In what may be the last hurrah for New York’s nearly century-old Ed Sullivan Theater, the final episode of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” didn’t feature the most uproarious jokes. Or the most biting political takedowns.