Yvonne De Mare has been promoted to director of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert ahead of the franchise series ending in May 2026.

De Mare has served as associate director under longtime director Jim Hoskinson, who announced his retirement during the taping of The Late Show on Thursday night. She joined The Late Show in Sept. 2015 and has worked with Colberts production team for 20 years, having previously served as associate director on The Colbert Report.

The end ofThe Late Showat the end of the 2025-26 season will leave CBS without a late-night presence for the first time since 1993, when David Letterman moved from NBC to launchlate night talker. The cancellation news came just ahead of CBS parent company Paramount Global closing a merger with David Ellisons Skydance. Colbert has been a consistent ratings leader among the networks 11:35 p.m. shows for much of the shows run since 2015. Before working with Colbert, De Mare had her first directing gig on Food Network, before working as an associate director on talk shows like The Rosie ODonnell Show and The Jane Pauley Show.

The Late Show, now in its 11thseason,is produced by The Late Show Inc. and CBS Studios, in association with Spartina Productions. StephenColbert, Tom Purcell and Jon Stewart are executive producers.

Cancellation of The Late Show also came amid uncertainty around the network late-night landscape. ABCsJimmy Kimmel Live!will begin the final season of its currentthree-year dealin the fall.

NBC late-night hostsJimmy FallonandSeth Meyerssigned deals last year to continue hostingThe Tonight ShowandLate Nightthrough 2028.