The owner of the Charlie Brown and gang theme filed four copyright lawsuits over alleged unauthorized uses of Vince Guaraldi's iconic jazz scores earlier this week.

Stephen Colbert jokes about costing CBS money by playing the "Peanuts" theme song on his final "Late Show" on May 21, 2026.

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Stephen Colbert definitely didn’t go away mad on the final night of The Late Show on Thursday (May 21). The razor-witted host of the highest-rated non-news show in late night — whose 11-year run ended this week, a year after CBS/Paramount said they were pulling the plug for what they claimed were financial reasons — once again led with joy and good cheer in his final, superstar-packed hour.

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