‘The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon’ has been on a summer break since June

Seth Meyers on season 12 of ‘Late Night with Seth Meyers’ ; Jimmy Fallon on season 12 of ‘The Tonight Show’.Credit : 

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Late-night talk shows have been a staple on the television schedule for decades, and now that summer is winding down, several are set to return with new episodes.

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel Live! and Last Week with John Oliver are among the nightly programs that will come back to the air with takes on the latest news.

While Jimmy Kimmel is on a scheduled long summer break, John Oliver has briefly stepped away from his desk and continued sharing content online.

Notably, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert made headlines earlier this summer when it was announced that the upcoming season would be its last. Not only is the series scheduled to sunset in May 2026, but CBS is ending The Late Show franchise altogether.

So, as the cast and crew of the late-night talk shows come back from their summer hiatus, when do each of the programs return? Here’s what to know about late-night talk shows resuming with new episodes.

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Stephen Colbert on ‘The Late Show’.Scott Kowalchyk/CBS via Getty

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert comes back with new episodes on Sept. 2.

The show aired its latest episode on Aug. 7 before going on a nearly four-week summer hiatus.

In July 2025, CBS announced that the upcoming season of The Late Show will be its last. The network said the cancellation was “purely a financial decision,” per a statement shared with PEOPLE.

“It’s not just the end of our show, but it’s the end of The Late Show on CBS. I’m not being replaced,” Stephen Colbert told the audience when he announced the news on July 17. “This is all just going away. And I do want to say that the folks at CBS have been great partners.”

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert is set to wrap up in May 2026.

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Bob Odenkirk on ‘The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon’.Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon returns on Sept. 2.

September is a busy month for Fallon. Not only will he be back behind his Tonight Show desk, but he will also host the new reality competition show, On Brand with Jimmy Fallon, premiering Sept. 30 on NBC.

The unscripted series will feature Fallon and Bozoma Saint John guiding creatives as they work on marketing campaigns to win a grand prize.

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Seth Meyers on ‘Late Night with Seth Meyers’.Lloyd Bishop/NBC via Getty

The new season of Late Night with Seth Meyers is set to debut on Sept. 2.

In 2024, the Saturday Night Live alum celebrated 10 years of Late Night with Seth Meyers, and in May of that year, it was announced that he would continue to host the show through 2028.

“I am not in any way, shape, or form bored with doing this,” Seth Meyers told Deadline. “Mostly because it’s constantly changing and you can try new things, thanks to the luxury of hours you can fill in a week. There’s always room for reinvention.”

The most recent episode of Late Night with Seth Meyers aired on Aug. 14, and it featured guests Pierce Brosnan and Sophie Turner.

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’.Randy Holmes/Disney via Getty

Jimmy Kimmel Live! comes back to TV on Sept. 1.

This summer, for the fifth year in a row, Jimmy Kimmel took an extended summer break during July and August, during which several celebrity guest hosts filled in for him.

Diego Luna, Anthony Anderson, Nicole Byer, Alan Cumming and Fortune Feimster were among the stars who took his host seat.

“Tonight is my last show until Labor Day. I’m going to be off for the summer,” Kimmel said during the June 19 episode, per Deadline. “I don’t want to go either. They put it in my contract: I have to go to a fat camp every summer.”

“The truth is I’m going to spend the bulk of my summer at the Newark airport this year,” he quipped.

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

John Oliver on ‘Last Week Tonight’.Courtesy of HBO

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver returns at the beginning of September.

The summer break for the HBO weekly show is shorter than the others, with the most recent new episode airing on Aug. 17.

Even during its brief hiatus, Last Week Tonight is still releasing fresh content. On Aug. 24, the show dropped a web exclusive segment where host John Oliver covered Mike Lindell’s online marketplace called MyStore.

After Oliver returns to his desk, he will take part in a four-show run with fellow late-night talk show host Meyers in New York City through the end of the year.

The Daily Show

Jordan Klepper on ‘The Daily Show’.Jason Kempin/Getty

The Daily Show is back with new episodes on Sept. 8, USA Today reported.

The Comedy Central satirical news program’s most recent episode aired on July 31.

To cover the then-upcoming presidential election, in February 2024, Jon Stewart returned as a part-time host for The Daily Show, and in October 2024, it was announced that he would continue his hosting duties through the end of 2025, per Deadline.

Stewart hosts The Daily Show on Mondays, while Ronny Chieng, Jordan Klepper, Michael Kosta and Desi Lydic take over the other weeknights.

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Andy Cohen interviews Heather Dubrow and Kaylor Martin on ‘Watch What Happens Live’.Charles Sykes/Bravo via Getty

Get ready to go back to the Clubhouse when Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen returns with new episodes on Sept. 8, according to Decider.

Andy Cohen has hosted Watch What Happens Live since 2009, and the new season will surely be brimming with more Bravo-lebrities, games and special guest star bartenders.

The most recent new episode of the late-night chatfest aired on Aug. 17, with Nobody 2 stars Sharon Stone and Bob Odenkirk.