Stephen Colbert's late-night comrades are clearing the way for his farewell.
According to reports from local media outlets, the Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon will now be skipping a new episode on May 21, which is the same night the Late Show with Stephen Colbert will air the finale. Instead, Fallon's show would be airing a rerun in solidarity.
The move follows the news that Jimmy Kimmel Live would also forgo a new episode on that same night, opting for a repeat in honor of Colbert's final farewell on late-night TV.
Kimmel made the same gesture back in the year 2015 when he decided not to air a new episode as Colbert's predecessor on The Late Show.
David Letterman retired from the CBS program. Letterman is also scheduled to appear as a guest on Colbert's show this coming Thursday.