‘The Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ Wins First-Ever Emmy in Wake of Cancelation

“The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” may have been canceled, but it won the respect of the Hollywood industry.

The long-running late-night program picked up its first-ever Emmy statuette, winning outstanding directing for a variety series for Jim Hoskinson for the episode, “David Oyelowo, Finn Wolfhard, Special Apperance by Alan Cumming, Performance By Ok Go.”

Including the two additional nominations from this year’s Emmy lineup, the CBS staple had amassed 33 Emmy nominations since its debut in 2015. It was ranked as the second most-nominated show in Emmy history without a win, trailing only AMC’s “Better Call Saul,” which infamously…