People Making News
Coverage through Aug 14, 2026 · updated daily#61 most discussed overall#110 this week#51 most polarizingTracked since September 2025

Stephen Colbert

Late-night host

How news programs, podcasts and other audio feeds are discussing Stephen Colbert

1,307 episodes
2% of all episodes · 3,882 mentions · 50 weeks tracked
Coverage volume
Polarized
L +0.21·R -0.36
Media tone
Outlets split by leaning

What this tone is based on

Volume-weighted across 1,178 episodes — 373 positive, 319 neutral, 486 negative. See the week-by-week trajectory ↓
Who's driving it — by outlet leaning
LeftPositive· 122 eps · 10%
CenterNeutral· 616 eps · 52%
RightVery Negative· 451 eps · 38%

What changed and the freshest clips — your rapid-response view.

What changed

How coverage of Stephen Colbert shifted in the last 3 days vs the prior 28.

Volume 2.5× normal

Coverage volume jumped — Colbert's Influence on Political Humor, but the underlying story is unchanged.

Coverage volume · last 28 days

2.5× normal

5 episodes in 3d vs 2 typical · tone mostly positive · 5 outlets

As of Aug 14, 2026