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Stephen Colbert’s Daughter Quits CBS Amid Network Chaos
Stephen Colbert is reportedly dealing with another setback involving CBS, this time through his daughter, Madeleine Carlisle.
After spending years building a career within the network’s respected news division, Carlisle is said to be moving on from “60 Minutes.”
Her reported exit comes as the flagship program continues to grapple with major internal changes, adding another departure to a period of upheaval that has already seen several prominent figures leave the newsroom.
According to Status, Stephen Colbert’s daughter has decided to leave CBS’s flagship news magazine, “60 Minutes,” after four years as an associate producer.
Although her latest role began in 2022, her history with the program dates back even further.
Carlisle first joined the broadcast as an intern in 2017 before expanding her journalism résumé with positions at “The Atlantic” and TIME Magazine.
She later returned to “60 Minutes” in a production role, spending several years working behind the scenes at one of television’s most recognizable investigative news programs.
Colbert’s Daughter Exits As ‘60 Minutes’ Continues To Navigate Major Upheaval
Stephen Colbert’s daughter’s reported departure arrives as “60 Minutes” continues to weather significant internal disruption.
Status described the situation as an ongoing “brain drain,” with multiple producers reportedly leaving the program in the wake of a sweeping newsroom shake-up.
The turmoil followed the May dismissal of several high-profile journalists and producers during a day staff members reportedly nicknamed “Black Thursday.”
Among those who exited were correspondents Sharyn Alfonsi and Cecilia Vega, along with executive producer Tanya Simon and executive editor Draggan Mihailovich.
The changes came after Paramount Skydance CEO and Chairman David Ellison appointed The Free Press founder Bari Weiss as editor-in-chief of CBS News in October 2025.
Weiss assumed the role despite having no previous broadcast news experience, a decision that continues to fuel conversation.
Stephen Colbert Shared Why The End Of ‘The Late Show’ May Have Been A Blessing
Carlisle’s exit comes months after the network pulled the plug on her father’s top-rated “Late Show,” ending Colbert’s 11-season run after CBS called the cancellation a “purely financial decision.”
Ahead of the final broadcast in May, the comedian reflected on his own farewell to “The Late Show” and why, in hindsight, the cancellation may have been an unexpected blessing.
Speaking to PEOPLE, Colbert admitted he never expected his run to end when it did. However, he shared that CBS may have “saved my life,” explaining that hosting the nightly program “takes a lot of bone marrow.”
He compared his uncertainty about the future to being “a college senior” preparing to graduate, saying he now had the time and energy to pursue long-delayed creative projects, including co-writing a new “Lord of the Rings” film with his son Peter, while remaining open to the next chapter.
Colbert Reveals His First Move After ‘The Late Show’ Ends
Stephen Colbert also opened up about what he planned to do after the end of the show. The 62-year-old told PEOPLE that his first days away from CBS would be centered on family milestones rather than another career move.
The television personality said he would spend the day after the final episode traveling to Washington, D.C., with his eight siblings and their spouses for his brother Tommy’s wedding.
Colbert joked that the family celebration would involve singing and getting “drunk,” adding that he loved the fact that the spotlight would no longer be on him.
“The next day focus is not on me, focus is on my brother. So much better,” he said.
Stephen Colbert Returns To TV After CBS Farewell With Unexpected New Gig
Contrary to his words, Colbert wasted little time stepping back into the host’s chair. As The Blast reported, just one day after the CBS finale aired, the host made a surprise return to late-night television with a familiar yet unexpected appearance on the Michigan public access show “Only in Monroe.”
The appearance carried special significance because Colbert had previously visited the same program in 2015 as part of a playful “dry run” before taking over “The Late Show.”
During the episode, Colbert leaned into the shift between hosting one of late night’s biggest shows and returning to a local community program.
He delivered a Michigan-focused monologue, covered local stories, and reunited with regular “Only in Monroe” hosts Michelle Baumann and Kaye Lani Rae Rafko Wilson.
Jack White joined him as the show’s musical director, while other celebrity appearances helped turn the unexpected comeback into an event that felt both nostalgic and deliberately low-key.
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