Critics, however, have called out the timing of the announcement, which came in the same month that Paramount Global, the parent company of Colbert's network, agreed to pay $16 million to President Donald Trump over an interview with former Vice President Kamala Harris that aired on 60 Minutes in November.

Jimmy Kimmel rents a West Hollywood billboard reading "I'm voting for Stephen" in support of Stephen Colbert's canceled Late Show, for Emmys campaign.