CBS has reached a licensing agreement with the music company that owns the famed “Peanuts” song used by late-night host Stephen Colbert during his final show last month, with the funds set to go to ...

CBS is set to pay Lee Mendelson Film Productions Inc. (LMFP) an undisclosed amount for unauthorized use of Guaraldi’s “Linus and Lucy” track on the May 21 finale of The Late Show with Stephen ...

CBS has struck a deal to pay Lee Mendelson Film Productions, Inc., an undisclosed amount after "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert" used the famed Vince Guaraldi composition "Linus and Lucy" in the ...

Photo credit: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert via YouTube However, in a serendipitous twist of fate, the proceeds will be used to support Chef José Andrés' World Central Kitchen, a non-profit ...

On that last day of his hosting, Colbert played Linus and Lucy on air in final dig at the network On his last day hosting CBS’s The Late Show, Stephen Colbert played one of the most iconic songs from ...

Stephen Colbert's costly prank on CBS didn't cost peanuts. But it's got the most delicious ending. Let's explain: Back on May 21 during the finale of The Late Show, Colbert spoke about how Lee ...

A musical gag that appeared in the final episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert has led to a real-world licensing agreement, with CBS agreeing to pay for the use of the famed Peanuts theme ...

CBS has reached a settlement with Lee Mendelson Film Productions following the unauthorised use of Vince Guaraldi’s iconic composition “Linus and Lucy” during the final episode of The Late Show With ...

SAN FRANCISCO, June 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Lee Mendelson Film Productions, Inc. (LMFP), owner and steward of the television and film song catalog of jazz artist and composer Vince Guaraldi, today ...

Colbert got one last hit in on CBS during his “Late Show” finale last month by playing Vince Guaraldi’s “Peanuts” song, “Linus and Lucy,” without licensing it for use. Now, the eye network is paying ...

Funnyman Stephen Colbert got one last laugh at CBS by using music from “Peanuts” while joking that the publisher who owns those rights is famously litigious. “Oh no, I hope this doesn’t cost CBS any ...