 On April 10, 2014 it was announced that the real-life Colbert would be replacing David Letterman as the host of CBS's "The Late Show" in 2015.It was also announced that "The Colbert Report" would be ending and Colbert would not be using the character on CBS show.Following the announcement, the character made a special surprise appearance on the April 23, 2014 episode of "The Daily Show" to report that it has become clear to him that he has "won television" and changed the world, the goal he originally set out to do, and thus no longer feels the need to continue.