Did Stephen Colbert announce plans to start ’60 Minutes’?–Style Program with Scott Pelley? No, that’s not true. The creators of TikTok labeled the video containing this fake announcement as AI-generated. A Google News search found no reports that Colbert and Perry were planning to collaborate on a new show. The articles mentioning both men are related to recent changes at CBS, not their joint “60 Minutes”-style ventures.
This video (archived here) was uploaded to TikTok on June 4, 2026. gossip navigator (@eismwc8pw6). The caption of the post read:
Stephen Colbert is launching a new 60 Minutes-style show with Scott Perry and says he hopes CBS collapses tomorrow. #Stephen Colbert #Scott Perry #CBS #America #Celebrity
At the time of writing, the post on TikTok looked like this:
Image source: Posted by @eismwc8pw6 on TikTok.
Below the post’s caption (lower left corner pictured below) is TikTok’s disclaimer that reads:
Creators labeled AI-generated
Image source: Posted by @eismwc8pw6 on TikTok.
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Lead Stories searched Google News for the names “Stephen Colbert Scott Perry” of two former hosts of the CBS show (archived here). There were no relevant results reporting the announcement of plans for the two to do a “60 Minutes” style show together. Some articles mentioned both names, but in different contexts. Variety published an article on June 5, 2026, titled “Paramount Makes Fundamental Changes to CBS Late Night and ’60 Minutes.” Will advertisers continue to spend? ” (archived here). Their names also appeared in a June 4, 2026 People article that reviewed Jimmy Kimmel’s reaction to Scott Pelley’s firing.
The late-night host explained to the audience that Perry himself was later fired, joking: 60 minutes will be replaced by Reporters releaseda nod to CBS’ relocation comics unleashed to the previously held time frame The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
