If the recently canceled 'Late Show With Stephen Colbert' wins the talk series prize, it won't just be well-earned. It will tee up a piece of delicious live theater.

When Paramount listed its slate of highly rated TV shows during its last earnings report, including "Tracker," the top rated series and "Matlock," the highest rated new series, it also listed Colbert's "The Late Show" as the highest rated broadcast late night show. "The Daily Show," also from Paramount, was the top late night show on cable TV.