CBS Reaches Settlement For Colbert Playing ‘Peanuts’ Music in Last Show
1 sourceUpdated Jun 17, 2026
When Stephen Colbert signed off from “Late Show” in May, he left something for CBS — a bill for playing licensed-protected music. During that last show, “ Linus and Lucy ,” owned by Lee Mendelson Film Productions (LMFP)…
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