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Yvonne De Mare Promoted Amid CBS Late-Night Shakeup

9/12/2025

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Yvonne De Mare has been promoted to director of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, effective before May 2026.
She has worked with Colbert since 2015 and has 20 years of production experience.
The show's cancellation will end CBS's late-night programming presence, a first since 1993.
CBS's parent company, Paramount Global, is merging with Skydance amid the cancellation.
Colbert has led CBS's 11:35 p.m. ratings since 2015.

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Yvonne De Mare has been promoted to director of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, effective before May 2026.
She has worked with Colbert since 2015 and has 20 years of production experience.
The show's cancellation will end CBS's late-night programming presence, a first since 1993.
CBS's parent company, Paramount Global, is merging with Skydance amid the cancellation.
Colbert has led CBS's 11:35 p.m. ratings since 2015.