After Colbert purposely played "Linus and Lucy" on The Late Show finale without permission, CBS agreed to a licensing fee that'll be donated to the World Central Kitchen

CBS has signed a licensing deal to avoid legal problems after Stephen Colbert played copyrighted 'Peanuts' music in a joking effort to get CBS sued.

CBS and Paramount backed away from copyright challenges to limit distribution of Stephen Colbert's appearance on a Michigan cable access show. He ended his run as host of "The Late Show" on Thursday.

One night after signing off "The Late Show," Stephen Colbert appeared on a local access show in Monroe, Michigan.

Stephen Colbert hosted "The Late Show" for the final time Thursday night as the franchise came to an end after 33 years.

So when Stephen Colbert's team asked in February if the famous comedian and late-night host could guest-host their local television show "Only in Monroe," they faced the challenge of a lifetime: Don't tell a soul.

In hindsight, it's a somewhat cruel irony that the New York-based talk show would end shortly before the Knicks hoisted that Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy. Considering Colbert’s own sports fandom and athletics-centric segments he’s had,