Stephen Colbert’s surprise return to the Michigan public access show Only in Monroe aired Friday night and was followed by unofficial uploads posted by third-party accounts. Those uploads gained large view counts before Colbert’s official YouTube channel released the episode. Some accounts received copyright enforcement notices from CBS and protested the takedowns. CBS said the notices were routine but decided to pause additional enforcement for the episode while conducting further review. CBS stated the episode was financed and produced by CBS Studios and posted on Colbert’s YouTube channel in collaboration with Monroe Community Media and The Late Show’s YouTube channels. CBS said it sends notices to unauthorized sites that post copyrighted content from CBS and its talent, but waived further enforcement for this episode pending review.
"CBS suspended further copyright takedown notices targeting uploads of Stephen Colbert's surprise return to the Michigan public access show Only in Monroe on Sunday after backlash erupted online over the move. The backlash came over unofficial uploads of the episode, which aired Friday night, just 24 hours after Colbert's Late Show finale aired. Several clips and full uploads posted by third-party accounts had already amassed hundreds of thousands of views before Colbert launched an official YouTube channel carrying the episode."
"One unofficial upload by The Desk had drawn more than 620,000 views by Monday, Variety reported, outpacing the official version on Colbert's newly launched page. Soon after, the accounts began protesting copyright enforcement notices served by CBS, demanding that the content be taken down. Paramount is apparently trying to suppress copies of "Only in Monroe" from appearing on other social platforms by filing frivolous copyright notices, even though the show was produced by a public access TV channel and doesn't use their intellectual property pic.twitter.com/5t7EM8Og8H Matthew Keys (@MatthewKeysLive) May 24, 2026"
"In a statement published in Variety and Deadline, CBS defended the takedown notices as routine but said the company would pause further action until additional review. A network spokesperson told the outlet: Stephen Colbert's return to Monroe in the Only in Monroe episode was financed and produced by CBS Studios and was posted on Stephen Colbert's YouTube channel in collaboration with Monroe Community Media and The Late Show's YouTube channels. As is our regular practice, we send copyright notices to unauthorized websites that post copyrighted content from CBS and our network/studio talent such as Stephen Colbert. However, for this episode, we have decided to waive further enforcement of this standard industry practice until additional review."
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